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PowerBI Custom Visual - Licensing API - Doesn't return an attribute indicating the Service Plan Name

dakdgdl — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:02:49 GMT

Hello Guys,

Our custome visual is now published in the Microsoft AppSource with 3 different plans as below.

Core, Pro and Enterprise.

When we call the Licensing API as below page guides, it returns the "ServicePlan" array with each array node having "State" and "spIdentifier" attributes.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/visuals/licensing-api

But each request return a specific identifier, that we can not specifically identify whether the request sent by Core, Pro or Enterprise vesrsion,

So, Don't we have another attribute in the array nodes, like "Plan Name" or something similar?

Then we can specificaly validate the version and do the needful prompts to the user, based on the version/subscription he currently use.

Please advice on how to identify the service plan name, by the response got from this "Licensing API".

Thanks,

Lasantha

Re: PowerBI Custom Visual - Licensing API - Doesn't return an attribute indicating the Service Plan

jaineshp — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:12:31 GMT

Hey @dakdgdl,

Yeah, the Licensing API only gives you spIdentifier and state - no friendly plan names. Pretty frustrating!

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/visuals/licensing-api

What I Did

1. Map Your Plan IDs Go to Partner Center → Your Offer → Plan Overview. Copy those Service IDs and create a simple mapping:

const planNames = {
"abc123-core-id": "Core",
"def456-pro-id": "Pro",
"ghi789-enterprise-id": "Enterprise"
};

2. Simple Plan Detection Function

3. Use It in Your License Check

this.licenseManager.getAvailableServicePlans()
.then(result => {
if (result.isLicenseInfoAvailable && result.plans) {
const userPlan = getUserPlan(result.plans);
// Now you know if it's Core, Pro, or Enterprise!
this.enableFeaturesFor(userPlan);
}
});

Pro Tips from Experience

Cache the license info - don't call the API repeatedly
Handle multiple active licenses (user might have upgraded)
Always check for "Warning" state too (grace period)
Test with different license scenarios

Why This Works

Microsoft intentionally doesn't expose plan names for security. The spIdentifier is your unique key - you just need to maintain the mapping yourself.

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Best Regards,
Jainesh Poojara | Power BI Developer

Re: PowerBI Custom Visual - Licensing API - Doesn't return an attribute indicating the Service Plan

dakdgdl — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 06:52:55 GMT

Thanks...

As you saying each spIdentifier is a unique string based on the version/subscription.

So that it make sense..