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jordan413
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2 years ago
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PowerBi Add-in 401 Status ERROR, but not using the API

Hello! So I have been currently having a issue with my PowerBi and PowerPoint. I am fairly confident the issue is because of PowerBi, but I am not entirely sure how to go about fixing it.  I ma...
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    Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Hi jordan413 ,

    When we use URL to embed the report into PowerPoint, Power Bi will automatically generate a token based on the login account. For the role of the Token in Power BI, you can refer to the document: Understand the OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow in Azure AD - Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn, the picture in the document shows the role of Token in detail.

     

    Best Regards,

    Clara Gong

    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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jordan413
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2 years ago

So do you need embed tokens when embedding into PowerPoint? If possible I'd like a bit more details on how the token process works. This sounds very intresting and definitely a way into the right direction.

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Anonymous
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2 years ago

Hi jordan413 ,

When we use URL to embed the report into PowerPoint, Power Bi will automatically generate a token based on the login account. For the role of the Token in Power BI, you can refer to the document: Understand the OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow in Azure AD - Microsoft Entra | Microsoft Learn, the picture in the document shows the role of Token in detail.

 

Best Regards,

Clara Gong

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