Data Source Types

Lesson in the Power BI Roadmap · Stage 2: Data Source Types

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Data Source Types?

Power BI can connect to many kinds of data sources, grouped broadly into databases, files, APIs, web and open data, and cloud services. Each source type uses its own connector inside Power BI, with settings for authentication and query options specific to that source. Picking the right source type and connector is the first step before any transformation work begins.

Study this in the interactive course See the whole Power BI roadmap

Free resources to learn Data Source Types

Official docsGet data in Power BI Desktop
VideoHow To Connect Data Sources In Power BI?

Data Source Types: common questions

Can I learn Data Source Types in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Data Source Types in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Data Source Types tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 5 of 131 in the free Power BI roadmap, in stage 2, Data Source Types. If you are new to Power BI, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.