How do I resolve a azure data factory Rest call failed with client error, status code 403 Forbidden, please check your activity settings

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How do I resolve a azure data factory Rest call failed with client error, status code 403 Forbidden, please check your activity settings

Shields, Timothy 0

Trying to retrieve POWERBi usage metrics using Azure data Factory and receiving the folowwing error -> Failure happened on 'Source' side. ErrorCode=RestCallFailedWithClientError,'Type=Microsoft.DataTransfer.Common.Shared.HybridDeliveryException,Message=Rest call failed with client error, status code 403 Forbidden, please check your activity settings.

Request URL: https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/admin/activityevents?startDateTime=2024-06-06T00:00:00.000Z&endDateTime=2024-06-06T23:59:00.000Z.

Response: ,Source=Microsoft.DataTransfer.ClientLibrary,'

Any one come across this. FYI my linked service connections test succesfully

Bhargava-MSFT 31,361 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-06-07T20:35:00.5566667+00:00

Hello Shields, Timothy,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A forum.

Please try granting User.Read.All or Directory.Read.All application permissions to your app to get a list of users in the tenant as suggested in the following post: Rest call failed with client error, status code 403 Forbidden, please check your activity settings - Microsoft Q&A
Bhargava-MSFT 31,361 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-06-11T20:39:43.59+00:00

Hello Shields, Timothy,

I am checking to see if the above solution is helpful. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Anonymous

2024-06-13T13:05:31.6966667+00:00

The article points to Microsoft. I am trying to point to Powerbi

https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/admin/activityevents
Bhargava-MSFT 31,361 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-06-19T19:34:51.6366667+00:00

Hello Shields, Timothy,

I am checking to see if you have any further questions here.

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Bhargava-MSFT 31,361 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-06-07T20:35:00.5566667+00:00

Hello Shields, Timothy,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A forum.

Please try granting User.Read.All or Directory.Read.All application permissions to your app to get a list of users in the tenant as suggested in the following post: Rest call failed with client error, status code 403 Forbidden, please check your activity settings - Microsoft Q&A
Bhargava-MSFT 31,361 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-06-11T20:39:43.59+00:00

Hello Shields, Timothy,

I am checking to see if the above solution is helpful. Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Anonymous

2024-06-13T13:05:31.6966667+00:00

The article points to Microsoft. I am trying to point to Powerbi

https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/admin/activityevents
Bhargava-MSFT 31,361 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator

2024-06-19T19:34:51.6366667+00:00

Hello Shields, Timothy,

I am checking to see if you have any further questions here.

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Bhargava-MSFT 31,361 Microsoft Employee Moderator

from the error message, your application does not have the necessary permissions to access the requested resource,

from the app registrations, you need to provide the correct permissions to the power BI service to resolve the issue.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/developer/embedded/embed-service-principal#enable-access-to-the-power-bi-api

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