IdentityProvider.Default

Remarks

IdentityProvider.Default is an internal function that returns the default identity provider for the current Power Query host environment. The identity provider is used by functions such as Identity.From and Identity.IsMemberOf to construct and evaluate identity records.

Internal use only: This function is part of the internal identity infrastructure in Power Query. It is not intended for direct use in user-authored queries. The returned identity provider is host-specific and typically backed by Azure Active Directory (Entra ID) in Power BI Service and Microsoft Fabric environments.

No parameters: This function takes no arguments. It returns whatever identity provider the host has configured as the default.

Authentication: This function does not perform authentication. It returns a reference to the identity provider that the host uses to resolve identity records. The actual authentication is handled by the host environment.

Query folding: Not applicable. This function returns an in-memory identity provider reference.

Platform availability: The function is available in the Power Query runtime but only returns a meaningful result when executed within a host that provides an identity context (e.g., Power BI Service, Microsoft Fabric). In desktop environments, calling this function may return null or produce an error.

Recommended alternatives: For user-authored queries that need to work with the current user's identity, rely on the host's built-in authentication mechanisms through data connectors rather than calling identity functions directly.