Clarification about the Azure App needed to use PBI Rest API

Hello,

I'm a Power BI user with a pro license, and would like to use the Power BI rest API (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/ ).

My main objective is to use the Dataflow refresh via the API, to automatize the multiple ones I have. I'm planning to use Microsoft Power Automate to easily call these APIs.

From what I understood, it's mandatory to create an app on Azure as described here (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/power-bi/developer/embedded/register-app ).

Unfortunately I can't do it myself, as it's managed by my company IT (I don't have Azure admin rights).

That's where the confusion begins: my company security team and IT don't understand why it's required to create an Azure app, and I have troubles to explain to them.

So, my questions are:

• Is my understanding correct that it's mandatory to register an app on azure to use Power BI API, or not? Like refresh dataflow
• Is the usage of the app only to manage permissions, and give tokens? Or anything else?

Any clarification on this is welcome! Or if it exists any documentation explaining the why we need to create an Azure app...

Thank you in advance!