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katie_pbi
Regular Visitor
10 months ago

R visual not displaying after embedding

Hi, I've encountered an issue with R visuals not being displayed once embedded on a website. The embedding is done using PBI API, on a website which handles authorization of users (to the best of my...
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grazitti_sapna
Super User
10 months ago

Hi katie_pbi 

 

The possible cause of this error usually indicates permission issues, unsupported environment settings for R visuals, or limitations in execution within the embedded token or tenant.

For your case with R visuals working in Power BI Service but not after embedding via API on a website with token-based auth, Please check the following :

 

  1. Confirm that the embedding token has the required permissions to execute R visuals in the report.

  2. Ensure the Power BI workspace is assigned to a Premium capacity that supports R visuals.

  3. Check your tenant settings and admin portal to verify that R visuals are enabled for your organization.

  4. Use only supported R packages like ggplot2, and ensure scripts complete under 20 seconds.

  5. Verify that the embedding method supports R visuals — avoid using "Publish to web" since it disables R visuals for security.

  6. If limitations persist, consider exporting R visuals as static images and embed those instead as a workaround.

 

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katie_pbi
Regular Visitor
10 months ago

Hi,


Thanks for you reply grazitti_sapna !

 

I got a similar suggestion from Copilot but it didn't allow me to find a solution, just re-confirmed the visuals seem to comply with requirements. Like I wrote, these R visuals work correctly in PBI Service and are hosted in a premium capacity, so points 2 & 3 are already covered.

As for point 4 - my test visual is only a single value and ggplot2 lib - it cannot execute over 20 seconds. Security is handled with a token so it's also not 5.

 

Regarding 1 - the web devs added to the token "loadRVisuals: true" suggested by Copilot but it made no difference - do you have any other details from documentation? I haven't been ablo to find it at all.

Exporting as static images is what we do consider as a workaround but it is really not a solution of the problem and I still can't understand why these visuals do no work 😞