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Powerbi-jupyter powerbiclient issue with visuals_on_page api call on empty reportpages

csad1580 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:44:51 GMT

Hi all,

I have some issues with the above API call when a given power bi report page does not contain any visual. The api works perfectly fine on any page with some visuals, but not on an empty one. I have tried to catch an exception in a python notebook - but I was not sucessful doing that. It seems the notebook "hang" on those pages.

As these are my first attempts with Python / Notebooks - I am reaching out here for some ideas/help

Environment is Fabric / Python 3.11 and loading the module like:

from powerbiclient import Report, models

from powerbiclient import Report

to get the visuals I simply do:

report_visuals=report.visuals_on_page(report_page_id)

Re: Powerbi-jupyter powerbiclient issue with visuals_on_page api call on empty reportpages

lbendlin — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:58:17 GMT

when a given power bi report page does not contain any visual.

Delete that page.

If that is not an option:

If you have a Pro license you can open a Pro ticket at https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com/newsupportticket/powerbi
Otherwise you can raise an issue at https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Issues/idb-p/Issues .

Re: Powerbi-jupyter powerbiclient issue with visuals_on_page api call on empty reportpages

csad1580 — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:11:53 GMT

Hi,

I can't modify those reports - because I don't own them - so I can't delete these pages containing no visuals.

The issue I am facing is that the notebook stops working (it seems it runs in a kind of endless loop, no error messages, just "running") and the issue is cause by Powerbi-jupyter powerbiclient itself

Re: Powerbi-jupyter powerbiclient issue with visuals_on_page api call on empty reportpages

v-sshirivolu — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:26:54 GMT

Hi @csad1580 ,
You can use the Power BI REST APIs for example, Get Pages to retrieve report page metadata first, and then retrieve visuals per page. These APIs are officially documented and return structured responses for pages and visuals.

If the issue is specific to powerbiclient, it would be best to raise it in the Fabric Issues forum.
Refer this Doc Links -

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/overview/powerbi/get-visuals

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/reports/get-pages

Re: Powerbi-jupyter powerbiclient issue with visuals_on_page api call on empty reportpages

v-sshirivolu — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:17:22 GMT

Hi @csad1580 ,

I hope the above details help you fix the issue. If you still have any questions or need more help, feel free to reach out. We’re always here to support you

Re: Powerbi-jupyter powerbiclient issue with visuals_on_page api call on empty reportpages

v-sshirivolu — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:04:54 GMT

hi @csad1580 ,

I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions.

Re: Powerbi-jupyter powerbiclient issue with visuals_on_page api call on empty reportpages

csad1580 — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:49:28 GMT

thanks a lot for your help here and sorry for my late reply.

I will check if this is an option - as I am quite new to that environment I am not sure if I can use/leverage a javascript interface in a python notebook

Re: Powerbi-jupyter powerbiclient issue with visuals_on_page api call on empty reportpages

v-sshirivolu — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:44:46 GMT

Hi @csad1580 ,
The report.visuals_on_page(report_page_id) method from the powerbiclient library is used to retrieve visuals for a given Power BI report page in a Jupyter notebook environment.

As an alternative approach, Power BI REST APIs can be used to retrieve report metadata, such as report pages, before working with visuals in code.

References:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/embedded-analytics-power-bi

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/overview/powerbi/

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/reports/get-pages

Regards,
Sreeteja.