Do I have to register a new app in Power BI if I already have an application where I am embedding to

[lizi]

I am stuck getting power bi embedded working. I keep reading that I need to register an application in Azure/Power BI.

I have an existing web application. Does that mean I can skip this step of creating one? https://app.powerbi.com/embedsetup/AppOwnsData

note: I'm trying to set this up with AppOwnsData, masteruser.

additionally:

1. how does granting my application permissions help, if I am embedding this on my front end?

2. if I were to register this application in power bi using the link above, how does my application where I embed to know about it?

[v-yangliu-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi  @lizi ,

1. You'll use a service principal to authenticate you're web app against Azure AD. You'll also need an Azure AD app which will enable you to generate an Azure AD token.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/embed-customer-app#step-1---configure-y...

2. There are two kinds of Power BI embedded, one is Embed for your customers, the other is Embed for your organization, I recommend you to use Embed for your customers.

App users don't need a license.

This is a comparison of the two methods:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/overview/powerbi/power-bi-embedded-analytics#compari...

3. You can try to open a file through visual studio, then modify the parameters in it, run it directly, a web link will pop up, and then display the embedded content.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/embed-sample-for-customers?tabs=net-cor...

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

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