Get all connection string for reports from power bi report server reportserver database

[Anonymous]

we try to get all connection string for all reports in power bi report server reportserver database. reportserver.dbo.DataModelDataSource table has all connection string, but it is encrypted, how we decrypt it?

[josef78]

Use standard PBIRS API, you can use e.g. PowerShell or Power BI Odata feed.

if odata feed, use https://servername/reports/api/v2.0/  URL and after navigate to PowerBIReports object

[CDavies]

Hi

Use the OData connector with the report server API.

Add your report server URL to this in the two places marked:

let

    Source = OData.Feed("https://<YOUR URL>/pbireports/api/v2.0/PowerBIReports", null, [Implementation="2.0"]),

    #"Expanded DataSources" = Table.ExpandTableColumn(Source, "DataSources", {"Id", "ModifiedBy", "ModifiedDate", "ConnectionString", "DataModelDataSource"}, {"DataSources.Id", "DataSources.ModifiedBy", "DataSources.ModifiedDate", "DataSources.ConnectionString", "DataSources.DataModelDataSource"}),

    #"Expanded DataSources.DataModelDataSource" = Table.ExpandRecordColumn(#"Expanded DataSources", "DataSources.DataModelDataSource", {"Type", "Kind", "AuthType", "Username", "ModelConnectionName"}, {"DataSources.DataModelDataSource.Type", "DataSources.DataModelDataSource.Kind", "DataSources.DataModelDataSource.AuthType", "DataSources.DataModelDataSource.Username", "DataSources.DataModelDataSource.ModelConnectionName"}),

    #"Added Conditional Column" = Table.AddColumn(#"Expanded DataSources.DataModelDataSource", "DS.Connection_String", each if [DataSources.ConnectionString] = null then "No Data Source" else [DataSources.ConnectionString]),

    #"Removed Columns" = Table.RemoveColumns(#"Added Conditional Column",{"CacheRefreshPlans", "AccessToken", "Roles", "ContentType", "Content", "ParentFolder", "Properties", "Comments", "AlertSubscriptions", "AllowedActions", "Policies", "DependentItems","Id", "ParentFolderId", "DataSources.Id", "DataSources.DataModelDataSource.ModelConnectionName"}),

    #"Renamed Columns" = Table.RenameColumns(#"Removed Columns",{{"DataSources.ConnectionString", "DS.ConnectionString"}, {"DataSources.DataModelDataSource.Type", "DS.Type"}, {"DataSources.DataModelDataSource.Kind", "DS.Kind"}, {"DataSources.DataModelDataSource.AuthType", "DS.AuthType"}, {"DataSources.DataModelDataSource.Username", "DS.Username"}, {"DataSources.ModifiedBy", "DS.ModifiedBy"}, {"DataSources.ModifiedDate", "DS.ModifiedDate"}, {"Name", "Report"}, {"Path", "Report Path"}}),

    #"Add Report URL" = Table.AddColumn(#"Renamed Columns", "Report URL", each "https://<YOUR URL>/PBIReports/powerbi" & [Report Path] & "?rs:embed=true")

in

    #"Add Report URL"

[skiper]

@CDavies  Hi, when i choose Odate feed (Get Data) from Power Bi, a message popup with credentials error, when i choose windows credentials, it says use anonamous, when i choose anonamous it throws an error,

[gregHM]

does this work for anyone? I get an invalid character message after creating a .pbids with this....I also have a need to see all the unencrypted data sources and unable to get it to work?

[DMarcio]

It worked for me. Thanks, @CDavies  

[saglamtimur]

Have a look at those links

List connection strings of all SSRS Shared Datasources 

decipher ReportServer.DataSource.ConnectionString 

Show connection string in the report? 

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