Join us at FabCon Atlanta from March 16 - 20, 2026, for the ultimate Fabric, Power BI, AI and SQL community-led event. Save $200 with code FABCOMM.
Register now!The Power BI Data Visualization World Championships is back! It's time to submit your entry. Live now!
I have System Administrator and System User permissions to the Power BI Report Server, but I'm met with with the following error when attempting to access the /Reports/api/v2.0/DataSources and CatalogItems endpoints:
{
"error":{
"code":"","message":"An error has occurred.","innererror":{
"message":"The permissions granted to user 'DOMAIN\\username' are insufficient for performing this operation.","type":"Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Utilities.AccessDeniedException","stacktrace":" at Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.DataSourceCatalogItem.ThrowIfNoAccess(DatasourceOperation operation)\r\n at Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.GetDataSourceContentsAction.PerformActionNow()\r\n at Microsoft.ReportingServices.Library.RSSoapAction`1.Execute()\r\n at Microsoft.ReportingServices.Portal.Repositories.CatalogItemRepository.GetDataSource(IPrincipal userPrincipal, String path)\r\n at Microsoft.ReportingServices.Portal.Repositories.CatalogItemRepository.<>c__DisplayClass37_0`1.<TraverseFolder>b__1(FavoriteableCatalogItemDescriptor i)\r\n at System.Linq.Enumerable.WhereSelectListIterator`2.MoveNext()\r\n at System.Linq.Enumerable.<OfTypeIterator>d__95`1.MoveNext()\r\n at System.Linq.Enumerable.WhereEnumerableIterator`1.MoveNext()\r\n at System.Web.OData.Formatter.Serialization.ODataFeedSerializer.WriteFeed(IEnumerable enumerable, IEdmTypeReference feedType, ODataWriter writer, ODataSerializerContext writeContext)\r\n at System.Web.OData.Formatter.ODataMediaTypeFormatter.WriteToStream(Type type, Object value, Stream writeStream, HttpContent content, HttpContentHeaders contentHeaders)\r\n at System.Web.OData.Formatter.ODataMediaTypeFormatter.WriteToStreamAsync(Type type, Object value, Stream writeStream, HttpContent content, TransportContext transportContext, CancellationToken cancellationToken)\r\n--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---\r\n at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()\r\n at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)\r\n at System.Web.Http.Owin.HttpMessageHandlerAdapter.<BufferResponseContentAsync>d__27.MoveNext()"
}
}
}Why am I able to access other endpoints except these? Is there even a means to adjust this security? Seems off.... I'm using the January 2020 update. Am I the only one that is having this problem or is it normal?
Help!
The Power BI Data Visualization World Championships is back! It's time to submit your entry.
Check out the January 2026 Power BI update to learn about new features.
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 | |
| 1 |
| User | Count |
|---|---|
| 5 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 |