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Monitoring usage for shared reports via Public Web based links
Hello Jitian, Sai and Community:
Many thanks for all your help and suggestions.
I was able to solve my issue using a third party tool Bitly (www.bitly.com)
It provided me with the basic statistics that I needed.
Once again thanks for all your help.
Best regards....Adi
Hi,AdiBiAcumen. I am glad to help you.
If you want to get the recent usage of a report that has been shared with other users.
I recommend you to use the Situation Monitor report to monitor the usage of the report.
You can see the recent usage of the report in a very visual way.
Here is the official link, hope it helps you:
URL:
Monitor report usage metrics - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Monitor usage metrics in workspaces (preview) - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
You can save a copy of the tracking report or analyze the data in Excel.
You can also try using the Power BI RESTAPI to get recent access to the report
The REST API provides a variety of functionality including managing reports, datasets, user activity, and more!
Below are the official links to help you:
URL:
Admin - Get Activity Events - REST API (Power BI Power BI REST APIs) | Microsoft Learn
Power BI REST APIs for embedded analytics and automation - Power BI REST API | Microsoft Learn
I hope my suggestions give you good ideas, if you have any more questions, please clarify in a follow-up reply.
Best Regards,
Carson Jian,
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Hello Carson Jian:
Many thanks for your response and suggestions.
Maybe, I was not clear in my question and request.
I am aware of the Report usage metrics for the Reports in Power BI Service and I have had no problems in the past for using it.
However, my question is tracking of the link that is generated from Power BI Service as 'Publish to Web'; that you can send out via Email.
I would like to track traffic on this link sent out via Email.
Is there a way in Power BI Service to track the traffic ? If not in Power BI is there another way?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Best regards....Adi