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Integrate or Embedded Power BI dashboard using API to display data
Hi Abhishek_Jain ,
1. Using APIs for Data Retrieval:
To retrieve data without storing it elsewhere, you can leverage Power BI Embedded. This feature allows you to embed Power BI reports directly into your application using APIs.
2. API Key for Power BI:
When you create an application that embeds Power BI reports, you'll need an access token to authenticate your application with the Power BI service. The access token serves as the API key.
3. Selecting the Client Based on User Login
To dynamically select the client based on user login, you can leverage Row-Level Security (RLS) in Power BI. RLS allows you to control data access based on user roles, which you can define based on the client selection in your application.
4. Embedding Power BI in Your Application
Yes, it is entirely possible to embed Power BI reports and dashboards into your application. Power BI provides a comprehensive set of APIs for embedding content for your application users. You'll want to look into Power BI Embedded, which is designed for this purpose.
5. Licensing Requirements
To display Power BI dashboards to your application users, you will need to consider licensing. If you're using Power BI Embedded, you'll be working with Azure capacity-based licensing, which doesn't require individual Power BI licenses for each user viewing the reports.
For more details, please refer:
How to Integrate Power BI Reporting into .NET apps | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI
Get started with Power BI Embedded - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Best Regards,
Neeko Tang
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Hi Anonymous
Thanks for your suggestions.
So, to Embed the Power BI Report, We have to create it.
To create Power BI report, we have to use API to call the data based on client. But how we know for which client data need to show and How we select it. Beacuse a user has access of multiple client. And what parameter we need to pass in the API and How will we pass that value.
When we create a Power BI Report then we need to follow the suggested steps.
Kindly suggest how to call API to display required of particular Client, so that we can create power BI
Hi Abhishek_Jain ,
1.Use Power Query parameters to dynamically change the data source in your Power BI report. This allows you to set up a single report template that can switch between different clients' databases. You can define parameters for the database name, server, or any other part of the connection string that changes between clients.
Change the Source of Power BI Datasets Dynamically Using Power Query Parameters - RADACAD
2.When using the Power BI REST API, you can update the parameters of a dataset to change the data source dynamically. For example, if you have a parameter for the client's database name, you can use the Update Parameters API to set this parameter to the desired client's database before refreshing the dataset.
Datasets - Update Parameters - REST API (Power BI Power BI REST APIs) | Microsoft Learn
How do I connect to REST APIs with Power BI? (Part 1) - Data with Dom
Here's a simplified example of how you might update a parameter for a client's database name:
```json POST https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/datasets/{datasetId}/Default.UpdateParameters { "updateDetails": [ { "name": "ClientDatabaseName", "newValue": "Client_DB_Name" } ] } ```Remember to replace `{datasetId}` with the actual ID of your dataset and `Client_DB_Name` with the database name of the client you want to display data for.
Best Regards,
Neeko Tang
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