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cokiedo
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Unauthorised when using Get-PowerBIWorkspace

I am connecting to powerbi service the following command but get an unauthorised message.  Which specific api permissions are needed to be able to retrieve PowerbiWorkspace.

 

Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount -CertificateThumbprint $CertThumbprint -ApplicationId $Appid -Tenant $TenantID -ServicePrincipal

 

 

Get-PowerBIWorkspace : Operation returned an invalid status code 'Unauthorized'
At line:2 char:14
+ $workspace = Get-PowerBIWorkspace -Name $workspaceName
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (Microsoft.Power...owerBIWorkspace:GetPowerBIWorkspace) [Get-PowerBIWorkspace], HttpOperationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Operation returned an invalid status code 'Unauthorized',Microsoft.PowerBI.Commands.Workspaces.GetPowerBIWorkspace

 

 

I have setup these api permissions already:

 

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Anonymous
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Hi  @cokiedo ,

 

It would appear that your account does not have access to view all the workspaces.
Confirm with your admin that your account is part of the Power BI Admin Group.

Refer to:

Solved: Can't access entire organizational datasets using ... - Microsoft Fabric Community

 

This is the related document, you can view this content:

Solved: Get-PowerBIActivityEvent - throws Unauthorized err... - Microsoft Fabric Community

Operation returned an invalid status code 'Unautho... - Microsoft Fabric Community

Solved: Service Principle cannot Get-PowerBIWorkspace - Microsoft Fabric Community

 

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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Anonymous
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Hi  @cokiedo ,

 

It would appear that your account does not have access to view all the workspaces.
Confirm with your admin that your account is part of the Power BI Admin Group.

Refer to:

Solved: Can't access entire organizational datasets using ... - Microsoft Fabric Community

 

This is the related document, you can view this content:

Solved: Get-PowerBIActivityEvent - throws Unauthorized err... - Microsoft Fabric Community

Operation returned an invalid status code 'Unautho... - Microsoft Fabric Community

Solved: Service Principle cannot Get-PowerBIWorkspace - Microsoft Fabric Community

 

Best Regards,

Liu Yang

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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