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trey
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6 years ago

Get Reports endpoint returns items in Shared With Me unless I created them

Hi, I'm trying to use the REST API reports endpoint https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/reports. The description says it will return reports in My Workspace. So in the app.powerbi.com dashboard, I can...
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lbendlin
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6 years ago

Try the "Reports in Groups"  API call. That gives you the reports in a shared workspace in your tenant. It won't give you access to someone else's "My workspace", though.

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    trey
    Regular Visitor
    6 years ago

    Hi, thanks, though the Get Reports in Groups endpoint requires a groupId. Obviously this means I either need to pre-configure a groupId, or use the Get Groups endpoint to get all the groups and then call the Get Reports in Groups for all of them. As you can see, neither of these are ideal. I was just hoping to have the behavior of Get Reports, as in retrieving all reports in Shared With Me, but including those the current user has created. Is it then verified that this is not possible? Could this be considered a bug with the Reports endpoint? What is it about reports that were shared with me that make them be included in the Get Reports call (excluding those I create), even though they're not even in My Workspace?

     

    Thanks

    • lbendlin's avatar
      lbendlin
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      6 years ago

      I would call it "working as designed". Raise an idea if that's not sufficient for your scenario.

      • trey's avatar
        trey
        Regular Visitor
        6 years ago

        I suppose it could be as designed. Would you mind taking a crack at this question of mine, to help me understand the design better?

         

        What is it about reports that were shared with me that make them be included in the Get Reports call (excluding those I create), even though they're not even in My Workspace?