power BI embedded vs Power BI Rest API

[Anonymous]

with all the new updates to power BI embedded, is embedding using power BI Rest API and power BI embedded the same?

[Eric_Zhang · Accepted solution]

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@Anonymous wrote:

with all the new updates to power BI embedded, is embedding using power BI Rest API and power BI embedded the same?

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@Anonymous

If Power BI Embedded refers to the new Power BI Embedded capacity-based SKUs, then the answer is YES. Two recommended embedding features at this moment are listed below, they're using the same REST APIs.

• Embedding for your organization
• Embedding for your customers

As to the legency Power BI Embedded workspace collections which is being deprecated, the answer is NO, it uses a set of Azure REST APIs.

If you're still using Power BI Embedded workspace collections, consider migrate it to Power BI before decmission(till 2018 Jun, as far as I know).

[Anmolgan]

1. I need some clarifications on powerbi embedded capacity
   1. Are the Powerbi REST API's any different as compared to App workspace collection?
   2. I have my embedded application (based on App workspace collection) which I am using for my customers, do I need to change my application when migrating to Powerbi Embedded or my application works as it is working now?
   3. When I do migrate my reports to Powerbi Embedded where can I see all my reports from azure portal?
   Any Explanation to the above scenarios will help me alot 

[Anonymous]

@Anmolgan : i am just starting on powerbi embeeded .can you help me where to start on please

[MawashiKid]

IMHO Microsoft Power BI Embedded nomenclature has been a bit paradoxal and confusing.
Power BI Embedded [as we first came to discover and use it] was first introduced as an Azure Portal service
based on Workspace Collection-Workspace topology service. That strategy has been officially removed
from Azure Portal with last June Power BI Premium announcement,
Microsoft team described it as a fusion of both Power BI Embedded and Power BI REST API into one main option,
though we cannot really talk about a real fusion in this case but rather a simple removal of a former service.
Now Microsoft is still using the same Power BI Embedded nomenclature in another context...
Oh you mean thaaaaat Power BI Embedded!!!?? Just saying...

[horizondave]

Some more clarification please....

I want to use the REST API's in the "App Owns Data" model - We are an ISV and our users aren't Power BI users.

I downloaded the sample "App Owns Data" sample code and it works just fine.  I haven't set up any Embedded service, I haven't provisioned any capacity.  Why can't I just release my app to my customers and have them run it?

If I can't, how do I go about provisioning capacity? Is there some change to the api URL or something?

And finally, where is any of this documented?!