Welcome back to the Power Platform Clinic, your weekly check-in for diagnosing everyday Power Platform challenges — and fixing them without the consulting invoice.

Whether you’re a maker, a consultant, or someone who just typed “Power Automate funny API” into Google — you’re in the right place.

In this week’s episode (Episode 3!), co-hosted by myself (Tech Tweedie) and Duncan (Power BI Kinda Guy), we tackled two questions you’ve either already asked — or definitely will soon.

🎥 Watch the Episode

Catch the full walkthrough, demos, and our usual healthy dose of banter in the video:

🤖 Calling a Dad Joke API from Power Automate

Ever needed data from an API only to find there’s no Power Automate connector?

In my segment, I showed how to call the icanhazdadjoke.com REST API — a lightweight, no-auth service for generating random dad jokes.

What I Covered:

• Testing the endpoint in Postman to check the response.
• Setting a simple Accept: application/json header.
• Using HTTP actions in Power Automate to call the API.

No authentication, no custom connectors, no nonsense — just a clean, quick integration to liven up your flow.

📊 Custom Visuals in Power BI with Duncan

Been tempted by flashy Power BI visuals but wondered if they’re actually safe?

Duncan walked through how to bring Power BI custom visuals into your reports safely and effectively.

What Duncan Covered:

• Where to find custom visuals.
• Understanding publisher trust and Microsoft certification.
• Connecting visuals to your data model and formatting options.

Custom visuals can level up your dashboards — as long as you know where they came from.

💬 Got More Power Platform Puzzles?

Drop your questions in the comments or use the form on https://powerplatformclinic.github.io/ — we take requests.

Because making your job easier shouldn’t involve sacrificing peace of mind, right?

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