PowerBi Api - How to get GroupId and DatasetId of Dashboard via API - powerbi

Question

I have been reading https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-data-refresh-apis-in-the-power-bi-service/
In this post, it mentions "To get the group ID and dataset ID, you can make a separate API call".
Does anybody know how to do this from the dashboard URL, or do I have to embed the group id and dataset id in my app alongside the dashboard URL???

Answer 1

To get the group ID and dataset ID, you can make a separate API call.
This sentence isn't related to a dashboard, because in one dashboard you can put visuals showing data from many different datasets. These different API calls are Get Groups (to get list of groups, find the one you want and read it's id) and Get Datasets In Group (to find the dataset you are looking for and read it's id).
But you should already know the groupId anyway, because the dashboard is in the same group.
Eventually, you can get datasetId from particular tile using Get Tiles In Group, but I do not know a way to list tiles in dashboard using the Rest API.

Answer 2

This is a C# project code to get the dataset id from Power BI.
Use the below method to call the 'Get' API and fetch you the dataset Id.
public void GetDatasetDetails()
{
HttpResponseMessage response = null;
HttpContent responseContent = null;
string strContent = "";
PowerBIDataset ds = null;
string serviceURL = "https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/admin/datasets";
Console.WriteLine("");
Console.WriteLine("- Retrieving data from: " + serviceURL);
response = client.GetAsync(serviceURL).Result;
Console.WriteLine(" - Response code received: " + response.StatusCode);
try
{
responseContent = response.Content;
strContent = responseContent.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
if (strContent.Length > 0)
{
Console.WriteLine(" - De-serializing DataSet details...");
// Parse the JSON string into objects and store in DataTable
JavaScriptSerializer js = new JavaScriptSerializer();
js.MaxJsonLength = 2147483647; // Set the maximum json document size to the max
ds = js.Deserialize<PowerBIDataset>(strContent);
if (ds != null)
{
if (ds.value != null)
{
foreach (PowerBIDatasetValue item in ds.value)
{
string datasetID = "";
string datasetName = "";
string datasetWeburl = "";
if (item.id != null)
{
datasetID = item.id;
}
if (item.name != null)
{
datasetName = item.name;
}
if (item.qnaEmbedURL != null)
{
datasetWeburl = item.qnaEmbedURL;
}
// Output the dataset Data
Console.WriteLine("");
Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------------------------------------------------------");
Console.WriteLine("");
Console.WriteLine("Dataset ID: " + datasetID);
Console.WriteLine("Dataset Name: " + datasetName);
Console.WriteLine("Dataset Web Url: " + datasetWeburl);
} // foreach
} // ds.value
} // ds
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(" - No content received.");
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine(" - API Access Error: " + ex.ToString());
}
}
points to remember:
Make sure these classes exist in your project
PowerBIDataset is a class with List
PowerBIDatasetValue is a class with id, name and webUrl (all string data type) data members
provide below constants in your project class
const string ApplicationID = "747d78cd-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx";
// Native Azure AD App ClientID -- Put your Client ID here
const string UserName = "user2#xxxxxxxxxxxx.onmicrosoft.com";
// Put your Active Directory / Power BI Username here (note this is not a secure place to store this!)
const string Password = "xyxxyx";
// Put your Active Directory / Power BI Password here (note this is not secure pace to store this! this is a sample only)
call this GetDatasetDetails() method in the Main method of your project class
and finally
use the below 'Get' API to get the Group Id
https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/groups