Subscriptions: Programmatically creating subscriptions

[ForTheQuestions]

Does anyone know a way to programmatically create subscriptions? We already have the azure groups we just don't want to have to go through and create all the (50-100) subscriptions if there is a way to automate this. 

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @ForTheQuestions ,

Base on my research, I didn't find a suitable way to programmatically create subscriptions. You can try using the method in the link below as a workaround to create a subscription.

1. Power Bi subscriptions by Powershell

You cannot programmatically trigger e-mail subscriptions. They are running according their schedule. But you can use Export to File API to export the report to a PDF file (or some other supported file type) and send it to someone. This means that the workspace must be attached to a dedicated capacity (Power BI Premium P SKU, Power BI Premium EM SKU or Power BI Embedded A SKU, and probably Premium per user) and you should maintain the list of "subscribers" on your own.

Here is some PowerShell code, which uses Power BI Management CmdLets, which will export a report to PDF and send it by e-mail. You need to edit the parameters in the beginning of the code, like report ID, workspace ID, credentials, recipients, etc.

#############################################################
# Install-Module -Name MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt
# Install-Module -Name MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt -Scope CurrentUser
#############################################################
Import-Module MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt
....
#############################################################
# E-mail settings
#############################################################
$emailSmtpServer = "smtp.office365.com"
$emailSmtpServerPort = 587
$emailTo = $username
$emailSubject = "Here is your report"
$emailBodyHtml = "Please find <b>your report</b> attached here."
$emailUser = "account@example.com"
$emailPassword = "SuperStrongPassword"
$emailFrom = $emailUser
$credential = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential($username, $password)
Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount -Credential $credential
$settings = @{ includeHiddenPages = $false; locale = "en-us" }
$powerBIReportConfiguration = @{ settings = $settings }
$export_body = @{ format = $format; powerBIReportConfiguration = $powerBIReportConfiguration }
#'{
#  format: "$format",
#  powerBIReportConfiguration: { settings: { includeHiddenPages: false, locale: "en-us" } }
#}'
.....

2. PowerAutomate

Export and email a Power BI report with Power Automate

Schedule, Export and Email Power BI Reports using Power Automate

Best Regards