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Anonymous
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10 years ago
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Power BI Rest-API & Azure Account?

Hello community,

 

when I want to use the Power BI REST API the documentation tells me, that I need a Azure Directory where I register the APP to authentificate the application.

Do I need this only by client applications?

When I have a web app, I don't need the Azure Account and I only need a Client ID from this website? (https://dev.powerbi.com/apps?type=web)

 

Has anyone information about the cost in Azure, when I only use Power BI with a application?

 

Thanks in advance.

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Okay, I've asked the MS Azure Support: I need a Azure Acount where I register my app and a user in the AAD. So I must licence the single user.

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  • prokurors's avatar
    prokurors
    Advocate III
    10 years ago

    I am also interested in this topic

     

    1) Do I need this only by client applications?

    -so clients of my application does not need AAD account? only Power BI account to view Dashboard, right?

     

    2) native application - can this be a winforms application?

     

    3) about costs - I am also interested in what resources I have to include in my costs estimate

    AAD - because application needs it to use Power BI Rest API -> ok, clear

    ADD for users? Really hope that I don't need

    Power BI accounts - Power BI free should be ok?

    Azure SQL - for data storage

     

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
      Not applicable
      10 years ago

      >> 2) native application - can this be a winforms application?

       

      You can use every application that supports REST Calls / JSON.

      • prokurors's avatar
        prokurors
        Advocate III
        10 years ago

        Thanks, this is great that it is no limited to Web or UWP applications only! :)