Session Timeout in power Bi Embededd

[sajjadniazi]

Our application has a session timeout set to 30 minutes. We are using Power BI Embedded for integrating reports into our application. However, we are encountering an issue where the user session times out even while they are interacting with the embedded Power BI reports, leading to unexpected logouts.

We are seeking a solution that would allow us to keep the application session active while the user is engaged with the Power BI reports. Specifically, we are exploring the possibility of triggering events based on user interactions within the Power BI reports, which could be sent back to our application. These events would serve as "activity signals" that reset or extend the session timeout, ensuring the session remains active as long as the user is interacting with the report.

Is there a solution that utilizes Power BI's JavaScript API to listen for specific user actions? or is there a place where we can insert our custom JavaScript that would be globally executed whenever a report is rendered?

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi, @sajjadniazi 

You can refer to the following documentation to listen for events after this report is loaded in JavaScript

How to handle events in a Power BI embedded analytics application | Microsoft Learn

When the session is about to expire, you can request a new token, you can refer to the JavaScript method in the following document to obtain it:

Refresh the access token in Power BI embedded analytics | Microsoft Learn

In addition, if you want to listen to the user's actions on the report, you can use the following Javascript functions:

How to handle events in a Power BI embedded analytics application | Microsoft Learn

Use these methods above to implement your needs. If you want to listen to these events globally, you need to use in JavaScript you can use: 

window.addEventListener('click', function(event) {
console.log('Global click event triggers');
});

Window addEventListener() Method (w3schools.com)

This listens for global events, places the methods provided by the previous Power BI JavaScript into your global events, and sets the listening interval to ensure that the session doesn't time out back.

Best Regards

Jianpeng Li

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