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Syndicate_Admin
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Export Tables to Excel

If I have a PowerBI PRO license, and I generate Web's so that my users can access it without registering, they have the possibility of being able to export the tables of this Website to Excel.

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Sahir_Maharaj
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Hello @embarloIT,

 

Users cannot export data directly to Excel from a report shared via Publish to Web.

 

To enable exporting, you can use Power BI Service sharing with proper user permissions and enable the Export Data feature.


However, please note that I wouldn't recommend Publish to Web for sensitive data because it makes the report publicly accessible without restrictions.

 

Perhaps, consider using row-level security (RLS) for better control over who can view and export data.

 

Here's a resource worthwhile exploring: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/visuals/power-bi-visualization-export-data?tabs=powerbi-d...

 

Hope this helps.


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Anonymous
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Hi @Syndicate_Admin ,

 

As a side note, if you have a Power BI Pro license and have generated a web link for users to access the report without registering, they will not be able to export the tables to Excel. exporting data from a Power BI report to Excel requires that the user has a Power BI Pro license or that the report is hosted on Power BI Premium capacity.
Users without a Power BI Pro license will not be able to view or export the data. The only other option is to use Power BI Premium, which allows users with a free license to view and export reports.

 

For more details, you can refer to below document:

vkongfanfmsft_0-1732779246407.png

 

Best Regards,
Adamk Kong

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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Anonymous
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Hi @Syndicate_Admin ,

 

As a side note, if you have a Power BI Pro license and have generated a web link for users to access the report without registering, they will not be able to export the tables to Excel. exporting data from a Power BI report to Excel requires that the user has a Power BI Pro license or that the report is hosted on Power BI Premium capacity.
Users without a Power BI Pro license will not be able to view or export the data. The only other option is to use Power BI Premium, which allows users with a free license to view and export reports.

 

For more details, you can refer to below document:

vkongfanfmsft_0-1732779246407.png

 

Best Regards,
Adamk Kong

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Sahir_Maharaj
Super User
Super User

Hello @embarloIT,

 

Users cannot export data directly to Excel from a report shared via Publish to Web.

 

To enable exporting, you can use Power BI Service sharing with proper user permissions and enable the Export Data feature.


However, please note that I wouldn't recommend Publish to Web for sensitive data because it makes the report publicly accessible without restrictions.

 

Perhaps, consider using row-level security (RLS) for better control over who can view and export data.

 

Here's a resource worthwhile exploring: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/visuals/power-bi-visualization-export-data?tabs=powerbi-d...

 

Hope this helps.


Did I answer your question? Mark my post as a solution, this will help others!

If my response(s) assisted you in any way, don't forget to drop me a "Kudos" 🙂

Kind Regards,
Sahir Maharaj
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➤ Lets connect on LinkedIn: Join my network of 15K+ professionals
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➤ About: https://sahirmaharaj.com/about.html
➤ Email: sahir@sahirmaharaj.com
➤ Want me to build your Power BI solution? Lets chat about how I can assist!
➤ Join my Medium community of 30K readers! Sharing my knowledge about data science and artificial intelligence
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