Issue History Data Export to Power BI Through API

Overview

You can connect Issue History for Jira data to Power BI using Google Sheets as an intermediate layer.

This approach is recommended because:

• It avoids direct API configuration in Power BI

• Data sync and token handling are already managed in Google Sheets

• Setup is simpler and more stable

🔗 Step 1: Set up Google Sheets integration

Before connecting Power BI, you need to configure data export to Google Sheets.

👉 Follow the full guide here:
[Issue History for Jira → Google Sheets Integration Guide]

This setup will:

• Connect your Issue History for Jira report via API

• Automatically sync data into a Google Sheet

• Handle token refresh and scheduling

📈 Step 2: Connect Power BI to Google Sheets

Once your data is available in Google Sheets:

1. Open Power BI Desktop or Power BI Web version.

2. Click New report.

3. Select Get data.

4. Select Google Sheets (or use “Web” connector if needed).

5. Paste your Google Sheet URL.

6. Select the sheet/tab with your data.

7. Click Create a report.

You’ll be able, for example, to receive such a report in Power BI:

🔁 Step 3: Enable automatic refresh

After publishing your report to Power BI Service:

1. Go to your Workspace and navigate to More (⋯).

2. Select View semantic model.

3. Choose Refresh → Schedule refresh. Then, configure a refresh schedule (Weekly or Daily).

🔄 How updates work

After setup:

• Google Sheets automatically syncs data from Issue History for Jira.

• Power BI reads updated data from the sheet.

• Your dashboards stay up to date without manual work.

🔐 Maintenance

The only required maintenance:

• Refresh token expires approximately every 90 days.

• When it expires:

  • Update tokens in Google Sheets (via the script menu).

  • No changes needed in Power BI.

✅ Result

✔ Fully automated data pipeline
✔ No manual exports
✔ No API setup inside Power BI
✔ Minimal ongoing maintenance