Can you see the underlying data or the name of the publisher of Publish to the Web report?

[BenBlackswan]

Testing out the Publish to the Web function, can you see the underlying data or who name/email of the publisher?

https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiZGVkYjg2ZDItYjA5Mi00YjE0LWFhM2EtYmY5MmFmOWViZmZmIiwidCI6IjM4Z...

Thanks

github.com/benjaminblackswan

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[v-dineshya]

Hi @BenBlackswan ,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community Forum.

Hi @FBergamaschi , @anilgavhane , Thank you for your prompt responses.

Hi @BenBlackswan , In addition to @anilgavhane  response , I have added  some more points and attached official Microsoft documents links.

Please refer below things.

1. viewers can see the visuals and report pages that you have published. Interactions like slicers, filters, and drill-through if it is enabled. Any data that is visible in the visuals themselves. Detail-level data shown in visuals is accessible, but underlying data not used in visuals is not exposed.

2. viewers cannot see the underlying dataset or data model. The Power BI workspace or organization it came from. Any row-level security or permissions because Publish to Web bypasses those. Row-level security is not enforced so sensitive data should never be published this way. Unused tables or columns in the dataset are not transmitted to the browser.

Please refer below links.

Publish to web from Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Power BI implementation planning: Content distribution and sharing - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

Regards,

Dinesh

[v-dineshya]

Hi @BenBlackswan ,

We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. And, if you have any further query do let us know.

Regards,

Dinesh

[anilgavhane]

@BenBlackswan 
You cannot see the underlying data behind visuals.

- You cannot view the name or email of the publisher.

- The report is fully interactive, but only at the visual level

—no access to the data model or metadata.

This is by design: Publish to Web is intended for public sharing, so it strips away any personally identifiable information or backend access.

[FBergamaschi · Accepted solution]

Hi @BenBlackswan 

no from that link you can only consume data, as it should be

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