Node.js Express Web API server to render Power BI Q&A as image

Description

• Server that forwards a natural language query to a headless browser that renders the Power BI answer
• A screenshot of the answer (plot or text) is returned to the client
• Can be used e.g. to render Power BI data in a chat bot

Steps

1. Run: node pbiqnawebapi.js
2. Send GET query e.g. using a browser: http://localhost:8081/api/<QUERY>
3. Sample query: http://localhost:8081/api/pbiqna/show%20average%20sales%20by%20city%20as%20pie%20chart

License

MIT

Reference

• Q&A in Power BI Embedded
• Sample Q&A
• Puppeteer API