README.md

powerbi-dotnet-server-aspnet-web-api

Sample WebAPI application demonstrating use of PowerBI-CSharp SDK for creating embed REST API.

View demo: powerbipaasapi.azurewebsites.net

Running this sample

Pre-requisites:

You must have a workspace collection provisioned in azure. For infromation about provisioning see: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/power-bi-embedded-get-started/

1. Clone repository

   git clone https://github.com/Azure-Samples/powerbi-dotnet-server-aspnet-web-api.git
   

2. Set properties in Web.config from Azure Portal.

   <add key="powerbi:WorkspaceCollectionName" value="[your workspace collection name]" />
   <add key="powerbi:WorkspaceCollectionAccessKey" value="[your workspace collection access key]" />
   <add key="powerbi:WorkspaceId" value="[workspace id containing your reports]" />
   

3. Build and Run solution

Deploy this sample to Azure

About the code

See: PowerBI-CSharp for details about usage of NuGet packages to facilitate creating tokens for authentication.

More information

We're interested in feedback. Open a new issue if you have requests or find bugs.