Push Datasets - Datasets PostDataset

Service:

Power BI REST APIs

API Version:

v1.0

Creates a new dataset on My workspace.

Required Scope

Dataset.ReadWrite.All

Limitations

This API call only supports push datasets. For a complete list of limitations, see Push datasets limitations.

POST https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/datasets

With optional parameters:

POST https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/datasets?defaultRetentionPolicy={defaultRetentionPolicy}

URI Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
defaultRetentionPolicy	query		DefaultRetentionPolicy	The default retention policy

Request Body

Name	Required	Type	Description
name	True	string	The dataset name
tables	True	Table[]	The dataset tables
datasources		Datasource[]	The data sources associated with this dataset
defaultMode		DatasetMode	The dataset mode or type
relationships		Relationship[]	The dataset relationships

Responses

Name	Type	Description
201 Created	Dataset	Created
202 Accepted	Dataset	Accepted

Examples

Push example

Sample request

POST https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/datasets?defaultRetentionPolicy=basicFIFO

Request Body

{
  "name": "SalesMarketing",
  "defaultMode": "Push",
  "tables": [
    {
      "name": "Product",
      "columns": [
        {
          "name": "ProductID",
          "dataType": "Int64"
        },
        {
          "name": "Name",
          "dataType": "string"
        },
        {
          "name": "Category",
          "dataType": "string"
        },
        {
          "name": "IsCompete",
          "dataType": "bool"
        },
        {
          "name": "ManufacturedOn",
          "dataType": "DateTime"
        },
        {
          "name": "Sales",
          "dataType": "Int64",
          "formatString": "Currency"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Sample response

Status code:

201

{
  "id": "cfafbeb1-8037-4d0c-896e-a46fb27ff229",
  "name": "SalesMarketing",
  "defaultRetentionPolicy": "basicFIFO"
}

Definitions

Name	Description
ASMashupExpression	A dataset table source
Column	A dataset column
CreateDatasetRequest	A Power BI dataset
CrossFilteringBehavior	The filter direction of the relationship
Dataset	A Power BI dataset. The API returns a subset of the following list of dataset properties. The subset depends on the API called, caller permissions, and the availability of the data in the Power BI database.
DatasetMode	The dataset mode or type
DatasetQueryScaleOutSettings	Query scale-out settings of a dataset
DatasetUser	A Power BI user access right entry for a dataset
DatasetUserAccessRight	The access right that the user has for the dataset (permission level)
Datasource	A Power BI data source
DatasourceConnectionDetails	The Power BI data source connection details. See examples in Get Datasources or Get Datasources In Group.
DefaultRetentionPolicy	The default retention policy
DependentDataflow	A Power BI dependent dataflow
Encryption	Encryption information for a dataset
EncryptionStatus	Dataset encryption status
Measure	A Power BI measure
PrincipalType	The principal type
Relationship	A relationship between tables in a dataset
Row	A data row in a dataset
ServicePrincipalProfile	A Power BI service principal profile. Only relevant for Power BI Embedded multi-tenancy solution.
Table	A dataset table

ASMashupExpression

A dataset table source

Name	Type	Description
expression	string	The source expression

Column

A dataset column

Name	Type	Description
dataCategory	string	Optional. The string value to be used for the data category which describes the data within this column.
dataType	string	The column data type
formatString	string	Optional. The format of the column as specified in FORMAT_STRING.
isHidden	boolean	Optional. Whether the column is hidden. The default is false.
name	string	The column name
sortByColumn	string	Optional. String name of a column in the same table to be used to order the current column.
summarizeBy	string	Optional. The aggregate function to use for summarizing this column.

CreateDatasetRequest

A Power BI dataset

Name	Type	Description
datasources	Datasource[]	The data sources associated with this dataset
defaultMode	DatasetMode	The dataset mode or type
name	string	The dataset name
relationships	Relationship[]	The dataset relationships
tables	Table[]	The dataset tables

CrossFilteringBehavior

The filter direction of the relationship

Name	Type	Description
Automatic	string	Cross filtering behavior is automatically defined
BothDirections	string	For filtering purposes, both tables are treated as a single table.
OneDirection	string	For filtering purposes, the filter will be applied on the table where values are being aggregated.

Dataset

A Power BI dataset. The API returns a subset of the following list of dataset properties. The subset depends on the API called, caller permissions, and the availability of the data in the Power BI database.

Name	Type	Description
ContentProviderType	string	The content provider type for the dataset
CreateReportEmbedURL	string	The dataset create report embed URL
CreatedDate	string	The dataset creation date and time
Encryption	Encryption	Dataset encryption information. Only applicable when $expand is specified.
IsEffectiveIdentityRequired	boolean	Whether the dataset requires an effective identity, which you must send in a GenerateToken API call.
IsEffectiveIdentityRolesRequired	boolean	Whether row-level security is defined inside the Power BI .pbix file. If so, you must specify a role.
IsInPlaceSharingEnabled	boolean	Whether the dataset can be shared with external users to be consumed in their own tenant
IsOnPremGatewayRequired	boolean	Whether the dataset requires an on-premises data gateway
IsRefreshable	boolean	This field returns true when the dataset is either recently refreshed or is configured for automatic refresh, with the connection mode specifically set to 'Import'. The value will return false for other connection modes, such as 'DirectQuery' and 'LiveConnection', regardless of whether the dataset is manually refreshed or is set up for automatic refresh.
QnaEmbedURL	string	The dataset Q&A embed URL
addRowsAPIEnabled	boolean	Whether the dataset allows adding new rows
configuredBy	string	The dataset owner
description	string	The dataset description
id	string	The dataset ID
name	string	The dataset name
queryScaleOutSettings	DatasetQueryScaleOutSettings	Query scale-out settings of a dataset
targetStorageMode	string	The dataset storage mode
upstreamDataflows	DependentDataflow[]	The list of all the dataflows this item depends on
users	DatasetUser[]	(Empty value) The dataset user access details. This property will be removed from the payload response in an upcoming release. You can retrieve user information on a Power BI item (such as a report or a dashboard) by using the Get Dataset Users as Admin API, or the PostWorkspaceInfo API with the getArtifactUsers parameter.
webUrl	string	The web URL of the dataset

DatasetMode

The dataset mode or type

Name	Type	Description
AsAzure	string	A dataset with a live connection to Azure Analysis Services
AsOnPrem	string	A dataset with a live connection to on-premises Azure Analysis Services
Push	string	A dataset that allows programmatic access for pushing data into Power BI
PushStreaming	string	A dataset that supports data streaming and allows programmatic access for pushing data into Power BI
Streaming	string	A dataset that supports data streaming. For more information, see Real-time streaming in Power BI.

DatasetQueryScaleOutSettings

Query scale-out settings of a dataset

Name	Type	Description
autoSyncReadOnlyReplicas	boolean	Whether the dataset automatically syncs read-only replicas
maxReadOnlyReplicas	integer	Maximum number of read-only replicas for the dataset (0-64, -1 for automatic number of replicas)

DatasetUser

A Power BI user access right entry for a dataset

Name	Type	Description
datasetUserAccessRight	DatasetUserAccessRight	The access right that the user has for the dataset (permission level)
displayName	string	Display name of the principal
emailAddress	string	Email address of the user
graphId	string	Identifier of the principal in Microsoft Graph. Only available for admin APIs.
identifier	string	Identifier of the principal
principalType	PrincipalType	The principal type
profile	ServicePrincipalProfile	A Power BI service principal profile. Only relevant for Power BI Embedded multi-tenancy solution.
userType	string	Type of the user.

DatasetUserAccessRight

The access right that the user has for the dataset (permission level)

Name	Type	Description
None	string	Removes permission to the content in the dataset
Read	string	Grants Read access to the content in the dataset
ReadExplore	string	Grants Read and Explore access to the content in the dataset
ReadReshare	string	Grants Read and Reshare access to the content in the dataset
ReadReshareExplore	string	Grants Read, Reshare, and Explore access to the content in the dataset
ReadWrite	string	Grants Read and Write access to the content in the dataset
ReadWriteExplore	string	Grants Read, Write, and Explore access to the content in the dataset
ReadWriteReshare	string	Grants Read, Write, and Reshare access to the content in the dataset
ReadWriteReshareExplore	string	Grants Read, Write, Reshare, and Explore access to the content in the dataset

Datasource

A Power BI data source

Name	Type	Description
connectionDetails	DatasourceConnectionDetails	The data source connection details
connectionString	string	(Deprecated) The data source connection string. Available only for DirectQuery.
datasourceId	string	The bound data source ID, which is empty when not bound to a gateway
datasourceType	string	The data source type
gatewayId	string	The bound gateway ID, which is empty when not bound to a gateway. When using a gateway cluster, the gateway ID refers to the primary (first) gateway in the cluster and is similar to the gateway cluster ID.
name	string	(Deprecated) The data source name. Available only for DirectQuery.

DatasourceConnectionDetails

The Power BI data source connection details. See examples in Get Datasources or Get Datasources In Group.

Name	Type	Description
account	string	The connection account
classInfo	string	The connection class information
database	string	The connection database
domain	string	The connection domain
emailAddress	string	The connection email address
kind	string	The connection kind
loginServer	string	The connection login server
path	string	The connection path
server	string	The connection server
url	string	The connection URL

DefaultRetentionPolicy

The default retention policy

Name	Type	Description
None	string	None
basicFIFO	string	basicFIFO

DependentDataflow

A Power BI dependent dataflow

Name	Type	Description
groupId	string	The target group ID
targetDataflowId	string	The target dataflow ID

Encryption

Encryption information for a dataset

Name	Type	Description
EncryptionStatus	EncryptionStatus	Dataset encryption status

EncryptionStatus

Dataset encryption status

Name	Type	Description
InSyncWithWorkspace	string	Encryption is supported and is in sync with the encryption settings
NotInSyncWithWorkspace	string	Encryption is supported but isn't in sync with the encryption settings
NotSupported	string	Encryption isn't supported for this dataset
Unknown	string	The encryption status is unknown due to dataset corruption

Measure

A Power BI measure

Name	Type	Description
description	string	Optional. The measure description.
expression	string	A valid DAX expression
formatString	string	Optional. A string describing how the value should be formatted when it's displayed as specified in FORMAT_STRING.
isHidden	boolean	Optional. Whether the measure is hidden.
name	string	The measure name

PrincipalType

The principal type

Name	Type	Description
App	string	Service principal type
Group	string	Group principal type
None	string	No principal type. Use for whole organization level access.
User	string	User principal type

Relationship

A relationship between tables in a dataset

Name	Type	Default value	Description
crossFilteringBehavior	CrossFilteringBehavior	OneDirection	The filter direction of the relationship
fromColumn	string		The name of the foreign key column
fromTable	string		The name of the foreign key table
name	string		The relationship name and identifier
toColumn	string		The name of the primary key column
toTable	string		The name of the primary key table

Row

A data row in a dataset

Name	Type	Description
id	string	The unique row ID

ServicePrincipalProfile

A Power BI service principal profile. Only relevant for Power BI Embedded multi-tenancy solution.

Name	Type	Description
displayName	string	The service principal profile name
id	string	The service principal profile ID

Table

A dataset table

Name	Type	Description
columns	Column[]	The column schema for this table
description	string	The table description
isHidden	boolean	Optional. Whether this dataset table is hidden.
measures	Measure[]	The measures within this table
name	string	The table name
rows	Row[]	The data rows within this table
source	ASMashupExpression[]	The table source