Power BI Desktop automation

[sailochanar]

Can we automate power bi desktop for uploading data files ,designing reports ,downloading pbix file etc .??

[v-jialongy-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @sailochanar 

Consider the following approach:

Power BI REST API and Power Automate

While the Power BI REST API is primarily designed for automating tasks within the Power BI Service (cloud), and Power Automate (formerly Microsoft Flow) can be used for automation involving Power BI, direct automation of Power BI Desktop tasks through these means is limited. However, you can automate data refreshes, publish reports, and more with these tools once your PBIX files are uploaded to the Power BI Service.
Trigger a cloud flow from any Power BI report - Power Automate | Microsoft Learn

Create a Power Automate visual for Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn

PowerShell Scripts

For certain tasks like uploading PBIX files to the Power BI Service, PowerShell scripts can be very effective. Microsoft provides cmdlets for interacting with Power BI, which can automate the process of uploading reports to the Power BI Service, although this doesn't directly manipulate Power BI Desktop.
Working with PowerShell in Power BI | Microsoft Power BI Blog | Microsoft Power BI

Python Scripts

Python can interact with Power BI Desktop files (.pbix) indirectly. For instance, you can use Python to automate data manipulation and then use Power BI Desktop to connect to the manipulated data. However, automating the Power BI Desktop interface directly (e.g., for report design) would be challenging without an official API for desktop automation.

Best Regards,

Jayleny

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[sailochanar]

Thanks for the response , yeah we comeacross all the points u mentioned , we got to know that Automating Power BI desktop is out of box ,so in thought of not to miss any lead I posted a query here .