Power BI Admin Connector (via REST API)

Basic Info

This connector is working with Power BI REST API. This API has limitations on every call, permissions, and data structure. Also, this API is under continuous development, so sometimes something stops working, or a new call appears. Complete info about this API you can find HERE.

Actual categories in Connector:

FOR ALL THESE TOPICS IS REQUIRED TO HAVE POWER ADMIN RIGHTS

ID	Name	Description
0	Generic Informations About Tenant	Returns tables that are containing generinc informations about tenant like Unused Artifacts.
1	Gateways	Contains information about gateways in tenants, even about personal gateways.
2	Capacities	Contains information about capacities in tenants.
3	Groups & Workspaces	Returns all groups and workspace in a tenant.
4	Deployment Pipelines	Returns all deployment pipelines with their assigned groups and their tag by deployment progress.
5	Dataflows	Returns all dataflows in a tenant
6	Datasets	Contains table of all datasets and their refresh history in tenant but also it contains function for recieving refresh history of exact datasets.
7	Reports	Returns all reports in a tenant.
8	Dashboard	Return all dashboard in tenant and their tiles.
9	Metrics	Contains function to get Scorecards and Goals from selected Group (YOU NEED TO HAVE ACCESS INTO ITS GROUP)
10	Apps	Returns all apps in a tenant.
11	Scanner API Functions	Library of functions dedicated to Scanner API.
12	Activity Events	Log of events that happened in Power BI Service.
99	Functions library	Special functions that can be used for further Admin view about tenant.

Functions hierarchy

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Power BI ADMIN REST API [Connector]
├── Generic Informations About Tenant 
│   ├── Avaiable Features
│   ├── Encryption Tenant Keys
│   ├── Imports
│   ├── Domains
│   ├── Links shared to whole organization
│   ├── Reports published to Web
│   ├── Tenant Settings
│   └── Unused Artifacts in Groups (All)
├── Gateways
│   ├── Gateways
│   ├── Gateways under my Administration
│   └── Datasources of gatewas under my Administration
├── Capacities
│   ├── Capacities
│   └── Users of Capacities
├── Groups & Workspaces
│   └── Groups
├── Deployment Pipelines
│   └── Deployment Pipelines
├── Dataflows
│   ├── Dataflows
│   ├── Users of Dataflows
│   ├── Datasources of Dataflows
│   └── Storage Accounts assigned with Dataflows
├── Datasets
│   ├── Datasets
│   ├── Refreshables
│   ├── Refresh history of Datasets (All)
│   ├── (fx) Datasources of Dataset
│   ├── (fx) Parameters of Dataset
│   └── (fx) Refresh history of Dataset
├── Reports
│   ├── Reports
│   ├── Users of Reports
│   └── Subscriptions of Reports
├── Dashboard
│   ├── Dashboards
│   ├── Users of Dashboards
│   ├── Subscriptions of Dashboards
│   └── Tiles from Dashboards (All)
├── Metrics
│   ├── (fx) Goals
│   ├── (fx) Goal Values and Notes
│   └── (fx) Scorecards
├── Apps
│   ├── Apps
│   └── Users of Apps
├── Scanner API Functions
│   ├── Scanner API - Modified Workspaces
│   ├── (fx) Scanner API - Get Info
│   └── (fx) Scanner API - Result
├── Activity Events
│   ├── Activity Events in last 30 days
│   ├── Activity Events before two days
│   ├── Exported Reports By 30 Days
│   └── External Application Connected By 30 Days
└── Functions library
    ├── (fx) Execute Query against dataset
    ├── (fx) Own API Call
    ├── (fx) Groups Extended Caller
    ├── (fx) User - Artifact Access
    └── (fx) User - Subscriptions

Authentication method

• by Organizational Account (most of the calls require Power BI Admin Permissions)

Installing steps

1. Download actual version of connector (.mez file) from Connector Folder
2. Put this file into folder path: C:\Users{username}\Documents\Power BI Desktop\Custom Connectors\
   If you dont have this folder already, you have to create it.
3. In Power BI Desktop allow using of Custom Connector:
   File -> Options and Settings -> Options -> Security -> (Not Recommended) Allow any extension to load without validation or warning
4. Restart whole Power BI Desktop
5. Find custom connector under: Get Data -> Power Platform

Backlog of topics and fixes

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• Data Labels
• Function for Unused Artifacts (by Workspace ID)
• Function for Datasets to Dataflow Links (Dataset ID)
• Deployment Pipeline Operations History
• Dataflow refreshes API Call EXISTS but works only on dataflows, that are in workspaces where logged used have access

Feedback & Commentary

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