Power BI REST API using postman - generate embed token.

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insoldev wrote:

Hello - currently working through trying to get an embed token using the Power BI rest api. I am following the guidance as on this page. https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt784614.aspx.

 

ultimately, I am trying to achieve the outcome of using javascript to host a Power BI report in the new model as per https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Developer/Embedding-without-hard-coding-master-credentials-app-owns-data/m-p/296611#M8734 as per Eric_Zhang suggestion.

 

I am not getting an embed token - I am simply getting this response. Clearly I've missed something - I am using my client secret as the bearer token.

 

 

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insoldev

The bearer token requires an access token, not the client secret. You need to follow this link to register a Native app rather than a server-side web app for Power BI Embedded cases and grant sufficient permissions.

Then to get the access token, you can call the POST API in POSTMAN as

POST /common/oauth2/token HTTP/1.1
Host: login.windows.net
Cache-Control: no-cache 
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

client_id={client id}&grant_type=password&resource=https%3A%2F%2Fanalysis.windows.net%2Fpowerbi%2Fapi&username={your power bi account}&password={your Power BI password}

With the above access_token, you can call the GenerateToken API.

By the way, using POSTMAN is recommended for testing/debug purpose, what would you like in your case?