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Power BI Groups API

Manage workspaces (groups) including listing, creating, deleting, and managing workspace users. Workspaces are containers for dashboards, reports, datasets, and dataflows.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
Analytics & BI Management BC-610.50

Operations 21

Each operation below carries the questions people ask an LLM about it and the instructions they give an agent to run it. Generated by API Evangelist overlay

GET /v1.0/myorg/groups Returns a list of workspaces the user has access to #
POST /v1.0/myorg/groups Creates a new workspace #
GET /v1.0/myorg/groups/{groupId} Returns a specified workspace #
DELETE /v1.0/myorg/groups/{groupId} Deletes the specified workspace #
PATCH /v1.0/myorg/groups/{groupId} Updates a specified workspace #
GET /v1.0/myorg/groups/{groupId}/users Returns a list of users that have access to the specified workspace #
POST /v1.0/myorg/groups/{groupId}/users Grants the specified user the specified permissions to the specified workspace #
PUT /v1.0/myorg/groups/{groupId}/users Updates the specified user permissions to the specified workspace #
DELETE /v1.0/myorg/groups/{groupId}/users/{user} Deletes the specified user permissions from the specified workspace #
GET /groups List workspaces I can access · Power Bi List Workspaces #
Ask an LLM
“Which Power BI workspaces do I have access to?”
“Can I filter workspaces by name or page through a long list?”
Tell an agent
List all my workspaces.
List workspaces matching {filter}.
POST /groups Create a workspace · Power Bi Create a Workspace #
Ask an LLM
“How do I create a new workspace for my team?”
“Can I set up a fresh workspace just by giving it a name?”
Tell an agent
Create a workspace named {name}.
Set up a new team workspace called {name}.
DELETE /groups/{groupId} Delete a workspace · Power Bi Delete a Workspace #
Ask an LLM
“How do I delete a workspace I no longer need?”
“Does deleting a workspace permanently remove its reports, dashboards and datasets?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete workspace {groupId}.
Permanently remove workspace {groupId} and everything in it.
GET /groups/{groupId}/users List a workspace's members · Power Bi List Workspace Users #
Ask an LLM
“Who has access to a particular workspace?”
“What access rights does each member of a workspace have?”
Tell an agent
List the users of workspace {groupId}.
Show who can access workspace {groupId} and their roles.
POST /groups/{groupId}/users Add a user to a workspace · Power Bi Add a Workspace User #
Ask an LLM
“How do I give a colleague access to a workspace?”
“Can I add someone to a workspace as a Viewer instead of a Member?”
Tell an agent
Add {emailAddress} to workspace {groupId} as {groupUserAccessRight}.
Give {emailAddress} {groupUserAccessRight} rights in the {groupId} workspace.
PUT /groups/{groupId}/users/{userId} Change a workspace member's access right · Power Bi Update Workspace User Access #
Ask an LLM
“How do I promote an existing workspace member from Contributor to Admin?”
“Can I change the role of someone already in a workspace?”
Tell an agent
Change {userId} ({emailAddress}) in workspace {groupId} to {groupUserAccessRight}.
Update existing member {emailAddress} in workspace {groupId} to access right {groupUserAccessRight}, user ID {userId}.
DELETE /groups/{groupId}/users/{userId} Remove a user from a workspace · Power Bi Remove a Workspace User #
Ask an LLM
“How do I revoke someone's access to a workspace?”
“Can I remove a former teammate from a workspace?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Remove {userId} from workspace {groupId}.
Revoke all of {userId}'s access to workspace {groupId}.
GET /groups/{groupId}/datasets List datasets in a workspace · Power Bi List Datasets in a Workspace #
Ask an LLM
“Which datasets are in a shared team workspace?”
“Can I list datasets for a workspace other than My Workspace?”
Tell an agent
List the datasets in workspace {groupId}.
Show all datasets inside the {groupId} workspace.
GET /groups/{groupId}/reports List reports in a workspace · Power Bi List Reports in a Workspace #
Ask an LLM
“Which reports are in a shared team workspace?”
“Can I get embed info for every report in one workspace?”
Tell an agent
List the reports in workspace {groupId}.
Show all reports inside the {groupId} workspace.
GET /groups/{groupId}/dashboards List dashboards in a workspace · Power Bi List Dashboards in a Workspace #
Ask an LLM
“Which dashboards live in a shared workspace rather than My Workspace?”
“Can I list the dashboards of one team workspace?”
Tell an agent
List the dashboards in workspace {groupId}.
Show all dashboards inside the {groupId} workspace.
GET /groups/{groupId}/imports List imports in a workspace · Power Bi List Imports in a Workspace #
Ask an LLM
“Did my PBIX upload to a workspace finish importing?”
“What content has been imported into a workspace, and with what status?”
Tell an agent
List the imports in workspace {groupId}.
Show the status of recent imports into workspace {groupId}.
POST /groups/{groupId}/imports Import a PBIX or Excel file into a workspace · Power Bi Import Content Into a Workspace #
Ask an LLM
“How do I upload a PBIX file into a workspace?”
“Can I import an Excel workbook and decide what happens if the dataset name already exists?”
Tell an agent
Import {file} into workspace {groupId} as dataset {datasetDisplayName}.
Upload {file} to workspace {groupId} named {datasetDisplayName}, using {nameConflict} on a name clash.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/power-bi/
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Authentication
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/get-azuread-access-token
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GettingStarted
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/embedding-content
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RateLimits
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/automation/api-rest-api-limitations
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Troubleshooting
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/troubleshoot-rest-api

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/power-bi/openapi/power-bi-groups-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/power-bi/json-schema/power-bi-import-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/power-bi/json-schema/power-bi-group-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/power-bi/json-schema/power-bi-group-user-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/power-bi/json-schema/power-bi-dataset-list-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/power-bi/json-schema/power-bi-dashboard-list-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://artifacts.apis.io/power-bi/json-schema/power-bi-group-list-schema.json

Other Resources

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JSONLD
https://artifacts.apis.io/power-bi/json-ld/power-bi-rest-context.jsonld
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SDKs
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/overview/powerbi/
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ChangeLog
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/embedded-analytics-power-bi-changelog

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OpenAPI Specification

power-bi-groups-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Power Bi Groups API
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged Groups across 3 of this provider''s published API definitions: power-bi-client-swagger.json, power-bi-rest-api-openapi.yml, power-bi-client-openapi.json. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.powerbi.com
- url: https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg
  description: Power BI REST API - User context
tags:


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