How can I export the DAX query generated by a specific visual using the Performance Analyzer in Powe

Hi PrachiJain_2025 ,

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1. Open Power BI Desktop and go to the View tab, then select Performance Analyzer.

2. Start recording, refresh or interact with the visual, and once it loads, click Copy Query under the visual.

3. Paste the DAX query into a text editor for further analysis.
Use Performance Analyzer to examine report element performance in Power BI Desktop - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

FYI:

 

2, Currently, Power BI Desktop does not support programmatic access to DAX queries from visuals using tools like Spark, Python, or any API.

Reasons:

1. The Performance Analyzer is a manual feature in the Power BI Desktop UI.
2. Microsoft has not provided a public API or SDK to dynamically extract these queries from visuals.
3. Tools like Spark or other scripting environments cannot directly access visuals or the semantic model in Power BI Desktop.

 

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Currently, Semantic Link  allows programmatic access to semantic model metadata and measure evaluation using Spark (Python), but it does not expose the actual DAX query generated by a specific visual in a Power BI report (like Performance Analyzer does).

Semantic link and Power BI connectivity - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

 

If you're looking to analyse or automate DAX queries at the model level, consider these options:

1. Connect to your Power BI or Fabric semantic model using the XMLA endpoint for programmatic access.
2. Use tools like DAX Studio, Tabular Editor, or SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to explore, run, and monitor DAX queries directly against the dataset.

Thanks..