Programatically start/stop Azure PowerBI capacity for PowerBI Embedded

[Anonymous]

With the new start/stop capacity options on Azure for PowerBI, can I start and stop the capacity from a .net app or powershell?

I understand that I can pause capacity in the Azure Portal, but would like to be able to pause/start capacity using an API call.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi all.

Here is the documentation:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi-embedded/capacities

Here is guide for setting up Postman:
https://www.codit.eu/blog/2017/03/14/authenticate-postman-against-azure-service-management-api/

Wish you well!

Goddamn hate Azure by now though.... hope that changes

[Anonymous]

I agree that the call looks like it is generic, but the description and example point to only SQL Server. Would be nice to get an official response from MS on this matter. We can't afford to have the PowerBI service up and running all the time, but would like to be able to script a 'go to sleep/wake up' task.

[horizondave]

Same boat.....There is a world of difference between £7.50/user and £560/month.  I'm pretty sure as it is a standard Azure Portal resource, the standard azure Portal API will apply to it.  In fact, iirc, the portal uses the API in the same way we would anwyay.

[Anonymous]

There's also this: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/sql/Databases/Pause, but again, it appears to be just for SQL Server resources.