Where the exported Power BI report is stored?

[semptra]

Hello!

I'm trying to find any documentation that will explain where the exported Power BI is stored, and can this be changed somehow?

This Microsoft article explains how to use the Power BI API to export the report and download it as a PDF. The response that I get after the export process is finished contains a URL like this: 

https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/groups/{groupId}/reports/{reportId}/exports/{exportId}=/file

I, as a user, should then use this URL to download the exported PDF.

What I want to know is that where and how exactly this exported PDF is stored before I download it, can this be changed, who can access it, etc.

This is all important due to security reasons, and I wonder why does Microsoft didn't include this information on the documentation page.

Thanks.

[v-shex-msft · Accepted solution]

HI @semptra,

In fact, these exported files are generated and converted by rest API and they weren't stored on the specific path of network.

In addition, it does not include parameter to custom the download path. So the exported file will saved to the default download path.

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng