# Using DirectQuery in Power BI with CData Power BI Connectors

**URL:** <https://community.cdata.com/t/using-directquery-in-power-bi-with-cdata-power-bi-connectors/1033>\
**Category:** CData Drivers\
**Tags:** directquery, large-datasets, discussion, power-bi, bigquery, cdata-drivers\
**Created:** [February 28, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/using-directquery-in-power-bi-with-cdata-power-bi-connectors/1033 "2025-02-28T21:52:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cameron\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@Cameron\_L](https://community.cdata.com/u/Cameron_L)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cdata.com/t/using-directquery-in-power-bi-with-cdata-power-bi-connectors/1033/1 "2025-02-28T21:52:45Z")

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[CData Power BI Connectors](https://www.cdata.com/powerbi/)&nbsp;support real-time integration with any data source using DirectQuery in Power BI. With DirectQuery, Power BI users can seamlessly work with large datasets while avoiding the&nbsp;issues associated with using traditional import&nbsp;methods that take too much time.

Read more about using DirectQuery to connect to large datasets with CData Power BI Connectors here:  
[Using DirectQuery in Power BI with CData Power BI Connectors](https://www.cdata.com/kb/articles/powerbi-directquery.rst)

If you have additional questions, please let us know!