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Can we use web sockets in custom visual?
Hello All, I am working on adding Autodesk APS viewer in our custom visual! Which I am able to complete, but we have an another requirement to use Web Sockets in custom visual I tried to test If I...
Hi swamisharma,
The issue here is Power BI custom visuals run in a sandboxed environment with strict CSP rules and Your WebSocket connection to wss://echo.websocket.org/ is being blocked because:
- The CSP directive only allows connections to specific domains Like (*.powerbi.com or *.microsoft.com)
You might need to Use a WebSocket service hosted on allowed domain or Proxy through an allowed endpoint
AlsoThis approach uses a middle-tier service to handle the WebSocket connection which then pushes the data to Power BI:
Also here is Some Resources to help you solve this issue (I recommend it):
- Content security policy (Power Platform)
- How can i connect my websocket url to power bi to visualize live data (Check this)
if this post helps, then I would appreciate a thumbs up and mark it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
Are you planning to get that visual certified at some point?
Hey lbendlin , Our visual is already on App Store, but not certified as we are doing HTTP calls