difference between web portal url and web service url in ssrs

Question

Hello There,

Would anyone help me understand the purpose of web-service-url in SSRS configuration?

I see that there is no helpful result when tried to access web-service-url from SSRS configuration manager. For your information, I have attached the screenshot of the result of the page.

Thank you for giving your valuable time.

Answer 1

Hi @ArunRaaman ,
The Web Service URL page to configure or modify the URL used to access the Report Server.
The Web portal URL page to configure or modify the URL used to access Report Manager.

Web Service URL
Web Service URL is the backend, which is utilize by the frontend and also can be use from own application; see Report Server Web Service.
The web service URL is to access the SSRS Report Server. It is the URL where the reports get deployed to. You also get a raw report listing from this location if you enter it into your browser. When you deploy the reports from the tools such as report designer/report builder, you will need to use the backend web service URL.

Web portal URL
Web Portal / Report Manager URL ist the frontend to manage & Show reports; see Web portal (SSRS Native Mode).
The Web Portal URL is to access the Web Portal (Report Manager) It is a frontend web application which allows a user to view or administer reports in the reports server location. When you want to do the operations such as set user permissions, subscription, viewing and managing reports, you need to navigate to Web Portal URL.
Best Regards,
Joy

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