Power BI Embedded

[Markzolotoy]

If I use it in my web application do application's users have to have any kind of Power BI account? What about linsense? By users I mean 3rd party companies we sell applications to.

what kind of lisense an application vendor is going to need in order to publish dashboards/reports for future embedding? Are there any documents that detail that?

Thanks

[Eric_Zhang · Accepted solution]

@Markzolotoy

It depends on the way you embed.

If the apps are integrated with Power BI via Rest API, the applications' users will have to have a Power BI account to authenticate.

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-developer-authenticate-a-client-app/

https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/

If the apps are integrated with Power BI Embedded, users do not need a Power BI account. They can view and interact with the Power BI reporting experience without requiring any additional licensing. Licensing for Power BI is not the responsibility of the end-user. Instead, renders are purchased by the developer of the app that is consuming the visuals, and are charged to the subscription that owns those resources.

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/power-bi-embedded-what-is-power-bi-embedded...