Rest API vs Power BI Embedded

[fasi_kk]

What is the basic difference between Power BI Embedded and Power BI Rest API.

Link for power bi embedded:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/services/power-bi-embedded/

And Rest API link is:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/mt147898.aspx

Regards

[Seth_C_Bauer · Accepted solution]

@fasi_kk On a very high level.

Power BI Embedded is for use with external facing applications and doesn't require the end user to have a Pro license. (Licensing is handled differently)

REST API - is for internal facing applications to perform the various actions, and requires users to have the licensing appropriate to the level of reports shared.

I think another difference is that Embedded doesn't require authentication against Azure AD, but the other does.

[fasi_kk]

@Seth_C_Bauer Thanks for the reply. Are you sure Embedded doesn't require authentication against azure AD. Please click the link below and see the diagram.

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/power-bi-embedded-what-is-power-bi-embedded...

REST API - is for internal facing applications to perform the various actions

Please can you explain what do you mean by the various task. Can you give some examples please

Regards

[Eric_Zhang]

@fasi_kk

The main difference is as @Seth_C_Bauer mentioned.

Do note that as of now there's no gateway/refresh feature in Power BI emebeded and only direct query to Azure DB/data warehouse is supported. So the option for data source can be very limited if in-time refreshing is required.

[Seth_C_Bauer]

@fasi_kk Sure, another link on the bottom of the one you provided points here to the various things you can do.

And yes, I'm sure. The answer to your question is in the same link you provide. @Greg_Deckler posted the snippet that is relevant.

 

[Greg_Deckler]

I second @Seth_C_Bauer's position that Azure AD is not required:

Authentication and authorization with app tokens

Microsoft Power BI Embedded defers to your application to perform all the necessary user authentication and authorization. There is no explicit requirement that your end users be customers of Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).

[fasi_kk]

What is the basic difference between power BI embedded and Rest API.

Llink for embedded.

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/services/power-bi-embedded/

Link for Rest API.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/library/mt147898.aspx

Regards