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ponyo_pankun
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10 months ago
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Power BI Embedded and PBIR Format Support

Hello Experts,   We embed Power BI reports into our custom web app, and per Create a Power BI report in enhanced report format - Power BI | Microsoft Learn, Microsoft makes it look like PBIR format...
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  • v-dineshya's avatar
    v-dineshya
    10 months ago

    Hi ponyo_pankun ,

    Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community Forum.

     

    PBIR format is currently not supported in Power BI Embedded. It is part of the Power BI Project (PBIP) structure, designed to improve source control and developer workflows. While PBIR supports advanced development scenarios, it is still in preview.

     

    According to the official documentation, under the Limitations section. “PBIR format can’t be utilized in Power BI Embedded.” This limitation is expected to be addressed in the upcoming months, but as of now, PBIR reports cannot be embedded into custom applications using Power BI Embedded. 

     

    Note: PBIR supports for source control and developer workflows. And not yet supported in Power BI Embedded.

     

    I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.

     

    Regards,

    Dinesh

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v-dineshya
Community Support
10 months ago

Hi ponyo_pankun ,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community Forum.

 

PBIR format is currently not supported in Power BI Embedded. It is part of the Power BI Project (PBIP) structure, designed to improve source control and developer workflows. While PBIR supports advanced development scenarios, it is still in preview.

 

According to the official documentation, under the Limitations section. “PBIR format can’t be utilized in Power BI Embedded.” This limitation is expected to be addressed in the upcoming months, but as of now, PBIR reports cannot be embedded into custom applications using Power BI Embedded. 

 

Note: PBIR supports for source control and developer workflows. And not yet supported in Power BI Embedded.

 

I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.

 

Regards,

Dinesh

  • v-dineshya's avatar
    v-dineshya
    Community Support
    3 months ago

    Hi DocHypoport ,

    The current “PBIR considerations and limitations” page no longer mentions Power BI Embedded as a limitation, this removal does not mean GA support exists. Microsoft has not announced GA Embedded support for PBIR yet in the roadmap.  It still in preview state. Please refer below Mircosoft Road Map link for upcoming release features.

     

    Microsoft Fabric Roadmap


    Note: If you want to use Power BI Embedded, Continue embedding reports authored as PBIX. Reports stored in Service but not converted to PBIR-only workflows.

     

    I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.

     

    Regards,

    Dinesh

     

    • marcio_fornari's avatar
      marcio_fornari
      Resolver I
      10 days ago

      Following up with a concrete, reproducible case (tested today, August 6, 2026), because the mobile layout part of this limitation still reproduces even though the docs no longer list it.

      Setup:

      • Report published from a PBIX; the service stores it as "format": "PBIR" (confirmed via GET https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/reports/{reportId}).
      • Embedded with powerbi-client 2.24.1, AAD token, settings.layoutType = models.LayoutType.MobilePortrait, and pageName explicitly set to the section name of a page that has a mobile layout.

      What happens:

      • Embedding itself works fine — the report loads, data and interactions are all OK (so PBIR does embed).
      • But the mobile layout is not applied. The SDK fires: mobileLayoutError — Warning: Mobile layout was not found for current page: "<sectionName>", loading page in default layout referencing exactly the page I requested, and the page renders using the desktop layout squeezed into the phone-sized container.
      • The mobile layout definitely exists on that page: page.mobileSize returns 324 × 2711, page.hasLayout(models.LayoutType.MobilePortrait) returns true, and the same page renders perfectly in the service's mobile layout view and in the Power BI mobile app. Only the embedded rendering refuses to apply it.
      • Control test: the exact same embed configuration, token and container against a report stored as "format": "PBIRLegacy" applies the mobile layout perfectly (no warning, correct phone rendering). So the only differentiating variable is the stored report format.

      Screenshots attached:

      • Image 1 — the page viewed in the Power BI service mobile layout view (it looks exactly the same in the official Power BI mobile app): the mobile layout renders correctly.
      • Image 2 — the very same page, same day, embedded with layoutType: MobilePortrait: the mobile layout is ignored and the desktop layout is rendered squeezed into the phone-sized container.

      Questions:

      1. Is applying mobile layouts (layoutType: MobilePortrait) in embedded scenarios officially supported today for PBIR-format reports, or is this still a known limitation? The "PBIR considerations and limitations" page no longer mentions it, but the behavior above suggests it is not supported yet.
      2. If it is still a limitation, is there a roadmap item or ETA we can track specifically for mobile layout support in embedded PBIR reports?
      3. Since January 2026 the service stores new/republished reports as PBIR by default, so every republish re-breaks mobile embedding. For ISVs whose embedded apps depend on mobile layouts, what is the recommended path today — restore reports to PBIR-Legacy via report settings and/or have the tenant admin disable the automatic PBIR conversion setting until this is fixed? Both feel temporary given PBIR will become the only format at GA.

      Thanks!