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Powershell script to connect to Power BI but without using a Service Principal

I would like to use a PowerShell script for Azure Devops but I would like to be able to connect to my personal account and not to a Service Principal. 


Is this possible?

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v-jianboli-msft
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Hi @Anonymous ,

 

It’s very straightforward and quick to prototype solutions that make Power BI Rest API calls. Just log in to Power BI by using the Login-PowerBI cmdlet. It supports user accounts, service principals, and application credentials (key or certificate). Then fire away by using one of the pre-built cmdlets or use the Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod cmdlet.

 

For more details, please refer to:

Power BI Cmdlets reference | Microsoft Learn 

Working with PowerShell in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI 

 

Best Regards,

Jianbo Li

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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v-jianboli-msft
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Community Support

Hi @Anonymous ,

 

It’s very straightforward and quick to prototype solutions that make Power BI Rest API calls. Just log in to Power BI by using the Login-PowerBI cmdlet. It supports user accounts, service principals, and application credentials (key or certificate). Then fire away by using one of the pre-built cmdlets or use the Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod cmdlet.

 

For more details, please refer to:

Power BI Cmdlets reference | Microsoft Learn 

Working with PowerShell in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI 

 

Best Regards,

Jianbo Li

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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