Service Principal accessing power BI Rest APIs

[xhan]

I followed https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/embed-service-principal, to set up a service principal for using power bi rest APIs.

I am able to access admin APIs like scanResult, getInfo etc.

But when I tried to use it access `datasets` or `reports` apis, I got 

{'Message': 'API is not accessible for application'}

Could anyone suggest how could I enable the scopes for the reports and datasets apis?

Thank you!

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @xhan ,

According to your statement, I think the API is not accessible for your application.

For an Azure AD app to be able to access the Power BI content and APIs, a Power BI admin needs to enable the following setting:

• Embed content in apps

• Allow service principals to use Power BI APIs.

You need to apply this setting to your Security Group in which your Service Principal is a member.

For reference:

 Step 3 - Enable the Power BI service admin settings

Please make sure you have add your Service Principal as a member or admin into your Workspace which contains your datasets.

For reference:

 Step 4 - Add the service principal to your workspace

Best Regards,
Rico Zhou

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