Request or grant access to shared dashboards or reports

If someone sends you a link to a dashboard or a report, but it's not shared with you, you can request access. If you share a dashboard or a report with someone, you need to grant them access.

Request access

  1. Select the link to the report or dashboard. If you see a Request access message, select OK.

    Screenshot of the Request access message.

  2. In the Request access dialog, you can provide a reason, or just select Send request.

    Screenshot of the Request access dialog box with the Send request button.

    You see a confirmation that Power BI has sent your request.

Grant access

If you're a report owner, you might receive an email from Microsoft Power BI saying that someone has requested access to your report.

Screenshot of email requesting access to your report.

  1. Select Grant access.

    The user’s Pending access request opens automatically. Select Approve to grant the user Read permissions to the report.

    Screenshot of pending access requests.

  2. After you've approved the user’s request, you can select the Direct access tab to modify their permissions and give them Reshare permissions as well.

    Screenshot of permission options for direct access.