New Power Bi API Endpoints for Managing Dataset Users

[Anonymous]

Hello,

I have a working application where I am able to create a workspace, add user/group to workspace, upload a pbix file to workspace etc. But for adding/giving user permission specific to a workspace, I was manually doing the Datasets - Manage Permissions section.

Now, I came to notice that we have new endpoints available for this purpose.

Datasets - Get Dataset Users - REST API (Power BI Power BI REST APIs) | Microsoft Docs

Datasets - Post Dataset User - REST API (Power BI Power BI REST APIs) | Microsoft Docs

I tried with an existing workspace and also I created a new workspace by passing workspacev2 flag as true. In both cases, I am not able to consume these endpoints. I am getting a 403 - "API is not accessible for application" error.

I have reverified the App permissions from the Azure portal and the permission scopes suggested in the above links are already there. I am having the SPN as Dataset(owner) also.

Can you please help me if there is something else I should do ?

[Anonymous]

Attaching the screenshots:

API Permissions:

Dataset Access for SPN:

[v-rzhou-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @Anonymous ,

According to your second screenshot, I think your application should be a Service Principal. As  far as I know, we don't need to granrt API Permissions in Azure portal like normal applications. I think we need to create a security group and add Service Principal as a member in group.

Then trun on both permissions in Power BI Tenant Setting.

• Embed content in apps
• Allow service principals to use Power BI APIs. (We need to add security group into this permission.)

And we need to add Service Principal as a member/admin in that workspace.

For reference:

Embed Power BI content with service principal and an application secret

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

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