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Getting the following error when trying to take over dataset using this REST API: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/datasets/take-over-in-group
Following is my code:
#Login using Service Principal
#-------------------------------
cls
$applicationId = "XXXXX"
$clientsec = "XXXXX" | ConvertTo-SecureString -AsPlainText -Force #
$tenantId = "XXXXX"
$resource = "https://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api"
$credential = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $applicationId, $clientsec
Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount -ServicePrincipal -Credential $credential -TenantId $tenantId
# Get token
#-------------------------------
$token = Get-PowerBIAccessToken -AsString
# Building Rest API header with authorization token
#-------------------------------
$authHeader = @{
'Content-Type'='application/json'
'Authorization'=$token
}
#Group and Dataset Parameters
#-------------------------------
$group= "xxxxx" #workspace ID
$dataset= "xxxxxx" #dataset ID
# POST body
#-------------------------------
$postParams = @{
"datasetId" = "$dataset"
}
$jsonPostBody = $postParams | ConvertTo-JSON
$Url = "https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/groups/$group/datasets/$dataset/Default.TakeOver"
## Take Over DataSet
#-------------------------------
Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod -Url $Url -Headers $authHeader -Body $jsonPostBody Method -POST -Verbose
The Service Principal has the following permissions:
What am I missing? Please help! Thanks in advance.
@Anonymous instead of
Method -Post
you need
-Method POST
Getting the same error after replacing -POST with POST:
Please read my reply again. Use -Method (note the dash)
Thank you, I changed the code but getting this new error now:
Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod -Url $Url -Headers $authHeader -Body $jsonPostBody -Method POST -Verbose
Looks like
Get-PowerBIAccessToken -AsString
returns more than you need. Investigate that and then only use the auth part.
most likely
$authHeader = @{
'Content-Type'='application/json'
'Authorization'=$token.Values[0]
}
Hmm, maybe the issue is elsewhere. Both
Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount
$headers = Get-PowerBIAccessToken -AsString
$authHeader = @{
'Content-Type'='application/json'
'Authorization'=$headers
}
Invoke-RestMethod -Headers $authHeader -Uri 'https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/groups'
and
Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount
$headers = Get-PowerBIAccessToken
Invoke-RestMethod -Headers $headers -Uri 'https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/groups'
work for me.
Maybe Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod is the culprit. Use Invoke-RestMethod instead.
Tried this code:
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Headers $authHeader -Body $jsonPostBody -Method POST -Verbose
Getting the following error now:
@Anonymous replace the nonunicode "-" sign and type "-" again to each parameter.
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