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powerbi_jenhen
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Resolver II

PowerShell - Get Power BI Service Account

Hi,

 

When using PowerShell to connect to the Power BI API I use "Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount", after authenticating, I can see the "UserName" is returned. How can I assign this to a variable in my code for further use, or is there another way to return the authenticated service account? I want to remove the account being used to create workspaces via the API after I have assigned an AD group to the workspace for admin access.

 

Thanks.

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powerbi_jenhen
Resolver II
Resolver II

You got me moving in the right direction. This worked for me:

$pbiServiceAccount = Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount -WarningAction:SilentlyContinue
$userName = $pbiServiceAccount.UserName
Write-Host "Username: $userName"

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powerbi_jenhen
Resolver II
Resolver II

You got me moving in the right direction. This worked for me:

$pbiServiceAccount = Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount -WarningAction:SilentlyContinue
$userName = $pbiServiceAccount.UserName
Write-Host "Username: $userName"
powerbi_jenhen
Resolver II
Resolver II

Is this a .Net namespace? How would I use this in Powershell?

 

Thanks

lbendlin
Super User
Super User

Output:  Microsoft.PowerBI.Common.Abstractions.Interfaces.IPowerBIProfile

 

Assign the output to a variable and then grab the UserName from it.

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