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Hi
I have an A4 embedded instance set up using Service Principal.
I can import a paginated report .rdl file in a workspace using the PowerBI web ui.
However if I try to import the same .rdl file using the REST API via the .NET sdk using the PostImportWithFileAsyncInGroup it fails with "BadRequest" error with response
{"error":{"code":"RequestedFileIsEncryptedOrCorrupted","pbi.error":{"code":"RequestedFileIsEncryptedOrCorrupted","parameters":{},"details":[],"exceptionCulprit":1}}}
I am able to import a .pbix successfully.
Does anyone have any ideas what may cause this?
Thanks
hi @kevinnmo ... you can try this for
The official Power BI REST APIs documentation says that .rdl files are supported for import (via the imports or imports/inGroup endpoint). Microsoft Learn+2Microsoft Learn+2
For .rdl, the docs require that the datasetDisplayName query parameter include the .rdl extension (e.g. myReport.rdl). Microsoft Learn+1
The docs also recommend using the official C# SDK (Microsoft.PowerBI.Api) when uploading .rdl files. Microsoft Learn+1
Did you ever resolve this issue? I am experiencing the same and can't find any docs or posts that help.
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