Power BI Custom Visual API version

[satishr]

Hi All,

I have few questions regarding the version of custom visual API. If someone can answer them it will help me a lot.

1. What is the latest version of Power BI Custom Visual API?

2. When I create a new project using "pbiviz new" command, API version 1.10 is used.  Is 1.10 the latest version? If not why doesn't this command create the project with the latest version of the API?

3. I have created few simple visuals in the API version 1.10. Will this work on Power BI Report Server? or do I have to upgrade or downgrade to any other version to make it work?

[v-viig · Accepted solution]

Hi @satishr,

Please find the answers below:

1. The latest version 1.11.0.
2. The "pbiviz new" creates a new custom visual using the latest API that is installed on your PC. That means you should update pbiviz by executing this command: npm -g install powerbi-visuals-tools@latest
3. Power BI Desktop October 2017 optimised for Power BI Report Server supports API 1.8.0.

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

[email protected]

[v-viig · Accepted solution]

Hi @satishr,

Please find the answers below:

1. The latest version 1.11.0.
2. The "pbiviz new" creates a new custom visual using the latest API that is installed on your PC. That means you should update pbiviz by executing this command: npm -g install powerbi-visuals-tools@latest
3. Power BI Desktop October 2017 optimised for Power BI Report Server supports API 1.8.0.

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

[email protected]

[satishr]

Thanks for the reply @v-viig. So, this means I have to downgrade the version of my custom visuals to version 1.8 or lower for it to work on the report server. Where can I get Power BI Desktop October 2017 version? Is this the latest version of Power BI desktop?

[v-viig · Accepted solution]

Yes, that's correct. You must downgrade the API version to support PBI Report Server.

Power BI Report Server uses the special version of Power BI Desktop October 2017

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

[email protected]

[rahul_aginicx]

What is the API version suppored by PBI Report Server march 2018 release?

[v-viig]

Power BI Desktop March for RS supports API 1.11.0 and less.

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

[email protected]

[mattfloyd]

Thank you Ignat for the previous two answers. What API version is needed for Power BI Desktop August for RS?

[Anonymous]

I have this same question. 

"Thank you Ignat for the previous two answers. What API version is needed for Power BI Desktop August for RS?"

But more importantly, how do we find out what the answer is on our own? Why am I asking?  Because if I knew the August release didn't support version 2.1.1 I wouldn't have wasted my time or the time of others by creating this post:

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Developer/Debug-Assert-Failed-The-API-Version-2-1-0-is-Invalid/m-p/...

[v-viig]

API 1.11.0 should work fine in August version.

Ignat Vilesov,

Software Engineer

Microsoft Power BI Custom Visuals

[email protected]