Get started with Power BI CLI

Welcome to the Power BI CLI! This article introduces the CLI and helps you complete common tasks.

Note

All scripts and Power BI CLI examples are written for the bash shell. One-line examples will run on any platform. Longer examples which include line continuations (\) or variable assignment need to be modified to work on other shells, including PowerShell.

Install the Power BI CLI

You can install the CLI by following the installation instructions.

After installing the CLI for the first time, check that it's installed and you've got the correct version by running pbicli --version.

Sign In

Before using any CLI commands with a local install, you need to sign in with pbicli login.

  1. Run the login command of the Azure CLI
az login

If the Azure CLI can open your default browser, it will do so and load an Azure sign-in page.

Otherwise, open a browser page at https://aka.ms/devicelogin and enter the authorization code displayed in your terminal.

  1. Sign in with your account credentials in the browser.
  2. After a successfull login run the login command of the Power BI CLI
pbicli login --azurecli

See the Azure CLI documentation for more info.

There are other ways to sign, which are covered in detail in Sign in with Power BI CLI.

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