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Tracking Page Views through PowerBI API

Andrew-USI — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:56:11 GMT

Hello,

Currently the Get - Activity Events function through the Rest API is not on a page view grain. Meaning when tracking user activity you can determine "Who viewed a report", but not necessary "Who viewed Page 2 of a report".

Is that possible currently? Is there an alternative?

Re: Tracking Page Views through PowerBI API

cengizhanarslan — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:48:49 GMT

Power BI’s Usage Metrics report does track Report Page Views (including page changes). However, it’s primarily designed for metrics/analytics and is typically aggregated, it’s not meant as a full “audit trail” equivalent to Activity Events.

Re: Tracking Page Views through PowerBI API

v-echaithra — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:06:33 GMT

Hi @Andrew-USI ,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft Community.

This is not possible today using the Power BI REST API.
The Get Activity Events endpoint in the Power BI REST API only captures activity at the report level for example, who viewed a report and when. It does not log client-side interactions such as page/tab navigation within a report.
As a result, you can identify who viewed a report, but you cannot determine which specific report page (Page 1, Page 2, etc.) was viewed using the REST API or audit logs. This is a known platform limitation and not something that can be enabled through configuration.

Power BI service offers Usage Metrics reports that include page view counts. These metrics can show how many times each page was viewed, but they are aggregated not tied to individual users.
At the moment, the only supported approach to track page-level interactions is when using Power BI Embedded, where page change events can be captured via client-side JavaScript in the embedding application.
For standard Power BI Service reports, there is currently no native or API-based alternative to capture page-level view analytics.

Hope this helps,
Thank you.

Re: Tracking Page Views through PowerBI API

v-echaithra — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:37:52 GMT

Hi @Andrew-USI ,

We’d like to follow up regarding the recent concern. Kindly confirm whether the issue has been resolved, or if further assistance is still required. We are available to support you and are committed to helping you reach a resolution.

Best Regards,
Chaithra E.

Re: Tracking Page Views through PowerBI API

v-echaithra — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:52:05 GMT

Hi @Andrew-USI ,

I just wanted to check if the issue has been resolved on your end, or if you require any further assistance. Please feel free to let us know, we’re happy to help!

Thank you
Chaithra E.