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Summary

Item Description
Release State General Availability
Products Excel
Power BI (Semantic models)
Power BI (Dataflows)
Fabric (Dataflow Gen2)
Power Apps (Dataflows)
Dynamics 365 Customer Insights
Analysis Services
Authentication Types Supported Windows (Power BI Desktop, Excel, online service with gateway)
Database (Power BI Desktop, Excel)
Basic (online service with and without gateway)
Function Reference Documentation MySQL.Database

Note

Some capabilities may be present in one product but not others due to deployment schedules and host-specific capabilities.

Prerequisites

You need to install the Oracle MySQL Connector/NET package prior to using this connector in Power BI Desktop. For Power Query Online (dataflows) or Power BI service, if your MySQL server is not cloud accessible and an on-premises data gateway is needed, the component Oracle MySQL Connector/NET must also be correctly installed on the machine running the on-premises data gateway. To determine if the package has installed correctly, open a PowerShell window and run the following command:

[System.Data.Common.DbProviderFactories]::GetFactoryClasses()|ogv

If the package is installed correctly, the MySQL Data Provider is displayed in the resulting dialog. For example:

Screenshot of the data provider dialog with the MySQL data provider emphasized.

If the package doesn't install correctly, work with your MySQL support team or reach out to MySQL.

Note

The MySQL connector isn't supported on the Personal Mode of the on-premises data gateway. It's only supported on the on-premises data gateway (standard mode)

Capabilities Supported

  • Import
  • Advanced options
    • Command timeout in minutes
    • Native SQL statement
    • Relationship columns
    • Navigate using full hierarchy

Connect to MySQL database from Power Query Desktop

To make the connection, take the following steps:

  1. Select the MySQL database option in the connector selection. More information: Where to get data

  2. In the MySQL database dialog, provide the name of the server and database.

    Screenshot of the MySQL database connection dialog.

  3. Select the Database authentication type and input your MySQL credentials in the User name and Password boxes.

    Screenshot of the authentication dialog with the Database authentication kind selected.

  4. Select the level to apply your credentials to.

  5. Once you're done, select OK.

    Note

    If the connection isn't encrypted, you'll be prompted with the following dialog.

    Screenshot of the encryption support dialog asking whether to use an unencrypted connection.

    Select OK to connect to the database by using an unencrypted connection, or follow the instructions to set up encrypted connections to SQL Server.

  6. In Navigator, select the data you require, then either load or transform the data.

    Screenshot of the Navigator, with one item selected and the selection's data displayed.

Connect to MySQL database from Power Query Online

To make the connection, take the following steps:

  1. Select the MySQL database option in the connector selection. More information: Where to get data

  2. In the MySQL database dialog, provide the name of the server and database.

    Screenshot of the Connection settings dialog with server and database sample entries filled in.

  3. If the MySQL server is not accessible from the cloud, include the name of your on-premises data gateway (personal mode is not supported).

  4. Select the Basic authentication kind and input your MySQL credentials in the Username and Password boxes.

  5. If your connection isn't encrypted, clear Use Encrypted Connection.

  6. Select Next to connect to the database.

  7. In Navigator, select the data you require, then select Transform data to transform the data in Power Query Editor.

Connect using advanced options

Power Query provides a set of advanced options that you can add to your query if needed.

The following table lists all of the advanced options you can set in Power Query Desktop.

Advanced option Description
Command timeout in minutes If your connection lasts longer than 10 minutes (the default timeout), you can enter another value in minutes to keep the connection open longer.
SQL statement For information, go to Import data from a database using native database query.
Include relationship columns If checked, includes columns that might have relationships to other tables. If this box is cleared, those columns aren't included.
Navigate using full hierarchy If checked, the navigator displays the complete hierarchy of tables in the database you're connecting to. If cleared, the navigator displays only the tables whose columns and rows contain data.

Once you've selected the advanced options you require, select OK in Power Query Desktop or Next in Power Query Online to connect to your MySQL database.

Limitations

The following limitations apply to the Power Query MySQL database connector.

MySQL connections cannot be used with personal gateways.

If the MySQL database is not accessible from the cloud, configure MySQL on-premises connections by upgrading to an Enterprise Gateway instead of using a personal On-premises Data Gateway. For cloud-based MySQL servers, a gateway is not required.

It is not possible to mashup MySQL on-premises data with R and Python.

For cases where Python or R is used with a MySQL database on-premises connection, use one of the following methods:

  • Make the MySQL server database accessible from the cloud.
  • Move the MySQL on-premises data to a different dataset and use the Enterprise Gateway exclusively for that purpose.