How to manage report subscriptions in Power BI cloud version using Power BI API?

[felaray]

Hi all,

I’m currently trying to manage report subscriptions in the cloud version of Power BI using the Power BI API. However, I haven't been able to find the correct API endpoint to achieve this. While searching through the documentation, I found that there are APIs available for managing subscriptions on Power BI Report Server (on-premises), but those are not applicable to the cloud service.

Has anyone successfully found the API endpoint for managing report subscriptions specifically on the Power BI cloud service (SaaS)? Any guidance or examples would be greatly appreciated!

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[felaray]

@v-linyulu-msft Thanks for getting back to me and for the detailed solution.

I've tried this approach before, but I noticed that the email formats from Power BI report subscriptions are different from those sent via Power Automate. With Power BI, you get a thumbnail image that you can click to see a larger version, while Power Automate just sends the PDF as an attachment.

Also, since the user has already set up a bunch of rules in the report, it would be way easier to enable or disable those through a RESTful API (if that’s available). Using Power Automate would mean rewriting all the logic for the report subscriptions.

The format issues might be solved with the Report Export File API, but the real headache is managing those subscription rules. So, having an API that can handle subscription management would be the best solution.

Anyway, thanks again for your detailed explanation and for confirming my tests! I spent a week looking for different ways to tackle this, and even tried the Fabric API. I really hope Microsoft will recognize this problem that so many users are facing and come up with a solution.

[v-linyulu-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi, @felaray 

I think your idea is great! However, currently, there is no direct API to automate Power BI service subscriptions. But you can try using Power Automate to automatically create and send emails. This method still has some limitations, so you can choose based on your needs:

1.First, log in to Power Automate and create a new flow. Choose an appropriate trigger, such as "When a new item is created" in a SharePoint list or "When an email arrives" in Outlook.

2.Next, add the necessary actions to your flow. For example, you can use the "Send an email" action to automate the email sending process. You can also include conditions to check specific criteria before sending the email.

3.Finally, test your flow to ensure it works as expected, then save and activate it.

4.For more details, you can refer to the following link:

Export and email a report with Power Automate - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Create flows for popular email scenarios in Power Automate - Power Automate | Microsoft Learn

5.I also found the API for exporting files, which I hope will be helpful to you:

First, you can use the following API to generate the export ID:

POST https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/groups/{groupId}/reports/{reportId}/ExportTo

Reports - Export To File In Group - REST API (Power BI Power BI REST APIs) | Microsoft Learn

Next, use the following API to retrieve the exported file:

GET https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/groups/{groupId}/reports/{reportId}/exports/{exportId}/file

For more details, please refer to:

Reports - Get Export To File Status In Group - REST API (Power BI Power BI REST APIs) | Microsoft Le...

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Thanks for your understanding.

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