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Power BI REST API using postman - generate embed token.
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.
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?
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.
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?
Hi Eric_Zhang - I wanted to thank you for your contribution. This worked for me and gave me a really good steer. I have used Azure Functions apps to provide the server side functionality.