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Call Power BI REST API without delegated permissions

Hello, we need to use the Power BI API in order to get metadata about data refresh from an external app.   It looks like the only valid authentication method is through delegated permissions, but f...
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v-lionel-msft
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5 years ago

Hi Anonymous ,

 

“Anybody knows if there is any other authentication method to get metadata of every dataset in the company without a generic user with access to all workspaces?”

If the current account does not have the build permission of the dataset, it is impossible to obtain the dataset through the API. So your idea cannot be realized. You may need different accounts to obtain the corresponding data set information, and then merge them.

 

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Lionel Chen

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    Anonymous
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    5 years ago

    Hi v-lionel-msft,

     

    Thanks for your answer, I really appreciate your point of view and we will evaluate the approach of using several accounts and merge the data.

     

    In order to explore all the possibilities, I wonder if we could create a user with access to ALL datasets, but with no access to power bi service. So that this user can only access to the dataset throught the API.

     

    Thanks for your support!