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Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

pontushaglund — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 04:06:35 GMT

When using the built in Usage Metrics report it is possible to view usage down to the report page level:

When accessing the Power BI Logs using either PowerShell or the REST API I can only get usage down to the Report level, not down to the report page level. If we can only get data down to the report level we are driven to create reports with only one page to be able to get full statistics.

Is it possible to get data on the page level? What am I missing?

Re: Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

lbendlin — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 02:13:55 GMT

You're not missing anything. Well, sort of.

Basically - page level details are ONLY available in the in-workspace usage reports.

Re: Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 19:21:00 GMT

Does anyone know if this is still the case?

Re: Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

lbendlin — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 19:58:20 GMT

for the time being, yes.

Track user activities in Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

There were a couple of announcements about enhancements to logging activities.

Administrative insights with long-term historical tenant activity retention, central metadata, and built-in reports - Power Platform Release Plan | Microsoft Docs

Re: Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 15:45:43 GMT

Thank you.

Re: Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

MarcinSz — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:50:36 GMT

Hi,

Does anyone know if something was change in that case? Is it possible to get data on the page level now?

Re: Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

lbendlin — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:33:58 GMT

Still waiting for that feature.

Re: Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

MarcinSz — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 11:35:46 GMT

Thank you.

Re: Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

SG_PEM — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 14:55:12 GMT

We are almost end 2023 and still it's not there. Any chance with Log Analytics ?

Re: Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

Martin_D — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:12:07 GMT

My workaround is to activate the usage metrics report for the worksapces, then you can retrieve page level usage stats from the underlying dataset, either through XMLA or REST API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/datasets/execute-queries

Re: Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:03:22 GMT

Hi @Martin_D

Your solution sounds very interesting, but how do you connect to the underlying dataset?

When I connect to the XMLA Endpoint of the workspace I cannot see the dataset of the Usage Metrics.

Thank you!

Re: Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

Martin_D — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:28:06 GMT

Hi @Anonymous ,

It's only there after you have created the usage metrics report for any of the reports in the workspace. Then it's hidden if you try to live-connect from Power BI Desktop, but you can list and query it from the REST API and XMLA API.

Re: Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:33:15 GMT

Thank you! I saw that the dataset was hidden right after I sent you the message. That's a very useful option!

Re: Getting Activity Logs on the Report Page level

Chenrycmq — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 12:53:59 GMT

Hi Ibendlin,

Is there maybe some updates on this thread? I am still looking for a possibility to get the whole organisation's report and also Pages views and viewers. But I connect with REST GET ACTIVITY EVENTS API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/admin/get-activity-events however this could only capture Report page level activity?

How should I proceed further on the page level of user activity?

I have tried :

1. Pages API being offered, but it was not related to activity, it is general I can know which are the pages under the report, but not possible to link the activity to it

2. there is previous comment mention through XMLA or REST API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/datasets/execute-queries But it was a quite old reply, maybe there is already a better way to connect to page level views report?