Microsoft Power BI Cmdlets for Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core
Welcome to the PowerShell reference for Microsoft Power BI. Here you will find resources for PowerShell modules targeting Power BI.
PowerShell modules
Below is a table of the Power BI PowerShell modules covered in this reference.
| Description | Module Name | PowerShell Gallery link |
|---|---|---|
| Rollup module for Power BI Cmdlets | MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt |  |
| Admin module for Power BI Cmdlets | MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt.Admin |  |
| Capacities module for Power BI Cmdlets | MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt.Capacities |  |
| Data module for Power BI Cmdlets | MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt.Data |  |
| Profile module for Power BI Cmdlets | MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt.Profile |  |
| Reports module for Power BI | MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt.Reports |  |
| Workspaces module for Power BI | MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt.Workspaces |  |
Supported environments and PowerShell versions
- Windows PowerShell v3.0 and up with .NET 4.7.1 or above.
- PowerShell Core (v6) and up on any OS platform supported by PowerShell Core.
Installation
The cmdlets are available on PowerShell Gallery and can be installed in an elevated PowerShell session:
Install-Module -Name MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt
Optionally you could install individual modules (based on your needs) instead of the rollup module, for example if you only wanted the Workspaces module:
Install-Module -Name MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt.Workspaces
If you have an earlier version, you can update to the latest version by running:
Update-Module -Name MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt
Uninstall
If you want to uninstall all the Power BI PowerShell cmdlets, run the following in an elevated PowerShell session:
Get-Module MicrosoftPowerBIMgmt* -ListAvailable | Uninstall-Module -Force
Usage
Two scopes are supported by cmdlets that interact with Power BI entities:
- Individual is used to access entities that belong to the current user.
- Organization is used to access entities across the entire company. Only Power BI tenant admins are allowed to use.
If the -Scope parameter doesn't exist on the cmdlet, the entity doesn't support an Administrative API.
Log in to Power BI
Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount # or use aliases: Login-PowerBIServiceAccount, Login-PowerBI
Get workspaces
Get workspaces for the user. By default (i.e. without -First parameter) it shows the first 100 workspaces assigned to the user:
Get-PowerBIWorkspace
Use the -All parameter to show all workspaces assigned to the user:
Get-PowerBIWorkspace -All
If you are a tenant administrator, you can view all workspaces in your tenant by adding -Scope Organization:
Get-PowerBIWorkspace -Scope Organization -All
Update a workspace
Update the name or description of a user's workspace:
Set-PowerBIWorkspace -Scope Organization -Id "3244f1c1-01cf-457f-9383-6035e4950fdc" -Name "Test Name" -Description "Test Description"
Add a new user to a workspace
Add a user to a given workspace:
Add-PowerBIWorkspaceUser -Scope Organization -Id 3244f1c1-01cf-457f-9383-6035e4950fdc -UserEmailAddress john@contoso.com -AccessRight Admin
Remove a user from a given workspace
Remove user's permissions from a given workspace:
Remove-PowerBIWorkspaceUser -Scope Organization -Id 3244f1c1-01cf-457f-9383-6035e4950fdc -UserEmailAddress john@contoso.com
Get workspace migration status
Get Power BI workspace migration status:
Get-PowerBIWorkspaceMigrationStatus -Id 038f9a64-1fcd-42f2-957a-13a63b3d3235
Restore a workspace
To view deleted workspaces as a tenant administrator:
Get-PowerBIWorkspace -Scope Organization -Deleted -All
Restore a deleted workspace:
Restore-PowerBIWorkspace -Id "3244f1c1-01cf-457f-9383-6035e4950fdc" -RestoredName "TestWorkspace" -AdminEmailAddress "john@contoso.com"
Recover an orphaned workspace
A workspace becomes orphaned when it has no assigned administrators. If you are a tenant administrator, run the following to view all orphaned workspaces:
Get-PowerBIWorkspace -Scope Organization -Orphaned -All
To correct this issue, use:
Add-PowerBIWorkspaceUser -Scope Organization -Id f2a0fae5-1c37-4ee6-97da-c9d31851fe17 -UserPrincipalName 'john@contoso.com' -AccessRight Admin
Get reports
Get all reports for the user:
Get-PowerBIReport
If you are a tenant administrator, you can view all reports in your tenant by using assigning -Scope Organization:
Get-PowerBIReport -Scope Organization
Get dashboards
Get dashboards for the user:
Get-PowerBIDashboard
If you are a tenant administrator, you can view all dashboards in your tenant by adding -Scope Organization:
Get-PowerBIDashboard -Scope Organization
Get tiles
Get tiles within a dashboard:
Get-PowerBITile -DashboardId 9a58d5e5-61bc-447c-86c4-e221128b1c99
Get imports
Get Power BI imports:
Get-PowerBIImport
Create a report
Create a report in Power BI by uploading a *.pbix file:
New-PowerBIReport -Path .\newReport.pbix -Name 'New Report'
By default, the report is placed in the user's My Workspace. To place in a different workspace, use the -WorkspaceId or -Workspace parameters:
New-PowerBIReport -Path .\newReport.pbix -Name 'New Report' -WorkspaceId f95755a1-950c-46bd-a912-5aab4012a06d
Export a report
Export a Power BI report to *.pbix file:
Export-PowerBIReport -Id b48c088c-6f4e-4b7a-b015-d844ab534b2a -OutFile .\exportedReport.pbix
If the workspace exists outside the My Workspace, export with the WorkspaceId or -Workspace parameter:
Export-PowerBIReport -Id b48c088c-6f4e-4b7a-b015-d844ab534b2a -OutFile .\exportedReport.pbix -WorkspaceId 3bdd9735-0ab5-4f21-bd5d-87e7f1d7fb84
Get datasets
Get Power BI datasets:
Get-PowerBIDataset
Update dataset storage mode
Set Power BI dataset to use Premium Files for storage mode:
Set-PowerBIDataset -Id 038f9a64-1fcd-42f2-957a-13a63b3d3235 -TargetStorageMode PremiumFiles
Get datasources
Get Power BI datasources for a dataset:
Get-PowerBIDatasource -DatasetId 65d7d7e5-8af0-4e94-b20b-50a882ae15e1
Get tables
Get Power BI tables contained within a dataset:
Get-PowerBITable -DatasetId 65d7d7e5-8af0-4e94-b20b-50a882ae15e1
Call the Power BI Rest API
For Power BI API that lacks corresponding cmdlets, you can reuse the authenticated session from Connect-PowerBIServiceAccount to make custom REST requests:
Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod -Url 'reports/4eb4c303-d5ac-4a2d-bf1e-39b35075d983/Clone' -Method Post -Body ([pscustomobject]@{name='Cloned report'; targetModelId='adf823b5-a0de-4b9f-bcce-b17d774d2961'; targetWorkspaceId='45ee15a7-0e8e-45b0-8111-ea304ada8d7d'} | ConvertTo-Json -Depth 2 -Compress)
If you want to use the authenticated session outside of PowerShell, get the access token by using:
Get-PowerBIAccessToken -AsString
Troubleshooting errors
To get more information about an error returned back from the cmdlets, use:
Resolve-PowerBIError -Last
This information can be useful for opening support tickets for Power BI.
Issues and feedback
If you find any bugs or would like to see certain functionality implemented for the PowerShell Cmdlets for Power BI, please file an issue.
If your issue is broader than just the PowerShell cmdlets, please submit your feedback to the Power BI Community or the official Power BI Support site.