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Power Bi Authentication

Authentication

Power BI secures its APIs with http and oauth2 across 1 declared security scheme, as derived from its OpenAPI definitions. OAuth 2.0 is offered via the authorizationCode and clientCredentials flow(s).

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Methods: http, oauth2 Schemes: 1 OAuth flows: authorizationCode, clientCredentials API key in:

Security Schemes

bearerAuth http
scheme: bearer

Source

Authentication Profile

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generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: openapi/power-bi-rest-api-openapi.yml + Microsoft Power BI authentication docs
docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/get-azuread-access-token
summary:
  types:
  - http
  - oauth2
  oauth2_flows:
  - authorizationCode
  - clientCredentials
schemes:
- name: bearerAuth
  type: http
  scheme: bearer
  bearerFormat: JWT
  description: >-
    Azure Active Directory / Microsoft Entra ID OAuth 2.0 access token. Register
    an Azure AD application, then request a token for the Power BI Service
    resource (https://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api). Delegated (user)
    permissions use the authorization-code flow; app-only automation uses the
    client-credentials flow with the .default scope and requires tenant admin
    settings ("Allow service principals to use Power BI APIs").
  sources:
  - openapi/power-bi-rest-api-openapi.yml
identity_provider:
  name: Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
  authorize_url: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant}/oauth2/v2.0/authorize
  token_url: https://login.microsoftonline.com/{tenant}/oauth2/v2.0/token
  resource: https://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api
embed_tokens:
  docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/embed-tokens
  note: Embedded scenarios additionally mint short-lived Power BI embed tokens via GenerateToken for embed-for-your-customers and embed-for-your-organization.
scopes_ref: scopes/power-bi-scopes.yml