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Hello,
I am trying the get an access token in order to fetch PowerBi API. Is there a way to do it without having to pay for a capacity or a PowerBI premium licence ?
Here is what I want to do :
I have added API permissions for Microsoft Service (Reports.Read, etc..). I don't really understand why I can't use PowerBI API.
I have implemented the same flow for Sharepoint / OneDrive.
Could anyone help me ?
Hi @victordavid ,
Based on your description, you have a pro license.
Embed tokens with PRO license are intended for development testing, so a Power BI master account or service principal can only generate a limited number of tokens.
Please follow the steps for this blog:
https://www.sqlshack.com/how-to-access-power-bi-rest-apis-programmatically/
Best Regards,
Liang
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