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Is there any way to get token with .Net Core project? I couldn't resolve "Microsoft.PowerBI.Api" and "Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory" packages in .Net Core project. It requires .net framework.
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May I know the reason why not resolve those packages? Anyway, one way to get data with username and password through pure REST API call.
using System;
using System.Net;
//Install-Package Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory -Version 2.21.301221612
//using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory;
//Install-Package Newtonsoft.Json
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using System.IO;
using System.Web;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
namespace ConsoleApplication39
{
class Program
{
//Step 1 - Replace {client id} with your client app ID.
//To learn how to get a client app ID, see Register a client app (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/dn877542.aspx#clientID)
private static string clientID = "client id";
//RedirectUri you used when you registered your app.
//For a client app, a redirect uri gives AAD more details on the specific application that it will authenticate.
private static string redirectUri = "https://login.live.com/oauth20_desktop.srf";
//Resource Uri for Power BI API
private static string resourceUri = "https://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api";
//OAuth2 authority Uri
private static string authority = "https://login.windows.net/common/oauth2/authorize";
//the account used to login Power BI
private static string username = "pbiaccount";
private static string password = "pbipassword";
private static string token = String.Empty;
static void Main(string[] args)
{
/**
the way use Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory
**/
//getAccessTokenWithLoginPopUp()
getAccessTokenSilently();
Console.WriteLine(token);
Console.ReadKey();
}
static void getAccessTokenSilently()
{
string resourceUri = "https://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api";
HttpWebRequest request = System.Net.HttpWebRequest.CreateHttp("https://login.windows.net/common/oauth2/token");
//POST web request to create a datasource.
request.KeepAlive = true;
request.Method = "POST";
request.ContentLength = 0;
request.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
NameValueCollection parsedQueryString = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(String.Empty);
parsedQueryString.Add("client_id", clientID);
parsedQueryString.Add("grant_type", "password");
parsedQueryString.Add("resource", resourceUri);
parsedQueryString.Add("username", username);
parsedQueryString.Add("password", password);
string postdata = parsedQueryString.ToString();
//POST web request
byte[] dataByteArray = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(postdata); ;
request.ContentLength = dataByteArray.Length;
try
{
//Write JSON byte[] into a Stream
using (Stream writer = request.GetRequestStream())
{
writer.Write(dataByteArray, 0, dataByteArray.Length);
var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
var responseString = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()).ReadToEnd();
dynamic responseJson = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<dynamic>(responseString);
token = responseJson["access_token"];
}
}
catch (WebException wex)
{
if (wex.Response != null)
{
using (var errorResponse = (HttpWebResponse)wex.Response)
{
using (var reader = new StreamReader(errorResponse.GetResponseStream()))
{
string errorString = reader.ReadToEnd();
dynamic respJson = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<dynamic>(errorString);
Console.WriteLine(respJson);
//TODO: use JSON.net to parse this string and look at the error message
}
}
}
}
}
/**
static string getAccessTokenWithLoginPopUp()
{
if (token == String.Empty)
{
//Get Azure access token
// Create an instance of TokenCache to cache the access token
TokenCache TC = new TokenCache();
// Create an instance of AuthenticationContext to acquire an Azure access token
authContext = new AuthenticationContext(authority, TC);
// Call AcquireToken to get an Azure token from Azure Active Directory token issuance endpoint
token = authContext.AcquireToken(resourceUri, clientID, new Uri(redirectUri), PromptBehavior.RefreshSession).AccessToken;
}
else
{
// Get the token in the cache
token = authContext.AcquireTokenSilent(resourceUri, clientID).AccessToken;
}
return token;
}
**/
}
}
May I know the reason why not resolve those packages? Anyway, one way to get data with username and password through pure REST API call.
using System;
using System.Net;
//Install-Package Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory -Version 2.21.301221612
//using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory;
//Install-Package Newtonsoft.Json
using Newtonsoft.Json;
using System.IO;
using System.Web;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
namespace ConsoleApplication39
{
class Program
{
//Step 1 - Replace {client id} with your client app ID.
//To learn how to get a client app ID, see Register a client app (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/dn877542.aspx#clientID)
private static string clientID = "client id";
//RedirectUri you used when you registered your app.
//For a client app, a redirect uri gives AAD more details on the specific application that it will authenticate.
private static string redirectUri = "https://login.live.com/oauth20_desktop.srf";
//Resource Uri for Power BI API
private static string resourceUri = "https://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api";
//OAuth2 authority Uri
private static string authority = "https://login.windows.net/common/oauth2/authorize";
//the account used to login Power BI
private static string username = "pbiaccount";
private static string password = "pbipassword";
private static string token = String.Empty;
static void Main(string[] args)
{
/**
the way use Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory
**/
//getAccessTokenWithLoginPopUp()
getAccessTokenSilently();
Console.WriteLine(token);
Console.ReadKey();
}
static void getAccessTokenSilently()
{
string resourceUri = "https://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api";
HttpWebRequest request = System.Net.HttpWebRequest.CreateHttp("https://login.windows.net/common/oauth2/token");
//POST web request to create a datasource.
request.KeepAlive = true;
request.Method = "POST";
request.ContentLength = 0;
request.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
NameValueCollection parsedQueryString = HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(String.Empty);
parsedQueryString.Add("client_id", clientID);
parsedQueryString.Add("grant_type", "password");
parsedQueryString.Add("resource", resourceUri);
parsedQueryString.Add("username", username);
parsedQueryString.Add("password", password);
string postdata = parsedQueryString.ToString();
//POST web request
byte[] dataByteArray = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(postdata); ;
request.ContentLength = dataByteArray.Length;
try
{
//Write JSON byte[] into a Stream
using (Stream writer = request.GetRequestStream())
{
writer.Write(dataByteArray, 0, dataByteArray.Length);
var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
var responseString = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream()).ReadToEnd();
dynamic responseJson = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<dynamic>(responseString);
token = responseJson["access_token"];
}
}
catch (WebException wex)
{
if (wex.Response != null)
{
using (var errorResponse = (HttpWebResponse)wex.Response)
{
using (var reader = new StreamReader(errorResponse.GetResponseStream()))
{
string errorString = reader.ReadToEnd();
dynamic respJson = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<dynamic>(errorString);
Console.WriteLine(respJson);
//TODO: use JSON.net to parse this string and look at the error message
}
}
}
}
}
/**
static string getAccessTokenWithLoginPopUp()
{
if (token == String.Empty)
{
//Get Azure access token
// Create an instance of TokenCache to cache the access token
TokenCache TC = new TokenCache();
// Create an instance of AuthenticationContext to acquire an Azure access token
authContext = new AuthenticationContext(authority, TC);
// Call AcquireToken to get an Azure token from Azure Active Directory token issuance endpoint
token = authContext.AcquireToken(resourceUri, clientID, new Uri(redirectUri), PromptBehavior.RefreshSession).AccessToken;
}
else
{
// Get the token in the cache
token = authContext.AcquireTokenSilent(resourceUri, clientID).AccessToken;
}
return token;
}
**/
}
}
Thanks for your suggested solution. It works perfectly. I just worry about if PowerBI changes any url or queryParameter when my app is runing. That may make my embedded report stop working any more.
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