Re: Step 2 in Sample "Push dat to Azure by Adam Saxton :AcquireToken will acquire an Azure acce

Hi,

Below the code of all the steps. This is slightly different from the example and was partly given by the moderator.

Hope this works for you: don't forget to enter your Azure AD in this code-lines.

Ruud.

using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Net;
using System.IO;
using Newtonsoft.Json;



namespace ConsoleApplication_PowerBI_02
{
    class Program
    {

        private static string token = string.Empty;

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string token = GetToken();
            Console.WriteLine(token);
            //Console.ReadLine();

            //Create a dataset in a Power BI dashboard
            CreateDataset();

            //Get a dataset to add rows into a Power BI table
            string datasetId = GetDataset();

            //Add rows to a Power BI table
            AddRows(datasetId, "Product");


        }

        #region Get an authentication access token
        private static string GetToken()
        {
            // TODO: Install-Package Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory -Version 2.21.301221612
            // and add using Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory

            //The client id that Azure AD created when you registered your client app.
            string clientID = "ENTER YOUR AZURE AD CODE HERE";

            //RedirectUri you used when you register your app.
            //For a client app, a redirect uri gives Azure AD more details on the application that it will authenticate.
            // You can use this redirect uri for your client app
            string redirectUri = "https://login.live.com/oauth20_desktop.srf";

            //Resource Uri for Power BI API
            string resourceUri = "https://analysis.windows.net/powerbi/api";

            //OAuth2 authority Uri
            string authorityUri = "https://login.windows.net/common/oauth2/authorize";

            //Get access token:
            // To call a Power BI REST operation, create an instance of AuthenticationContext and call AcquireToken
            // AuthenticationContext is part of the Active Directory Authentication Library NuGet package
            // To install the Active Directory Authentication Library NuGet package in Visual Studio,
            //  run "Install-Package Microsoft.IdentityModel.Clients.ActiveDirectory" from the nuget Package Manager Console.

            // AcquireToken will acquire an Azure access token
            // Call AcquireToken to get an Azure token from Azure Active Directory token issuance endpoint
            AuthenticationContext authContext = new AuthenticationContext(authorityUri);

            //string token = authContext.AcquireToken(resourceUri, clientID, new Uri(redirectUri)).AccessToken;

            return authContext.AcquireTokenAsync(resourceUri, clientID, new Uri(redirectUri), new PlatformParameters(0)).Result.AccessToken;

        }

        #endregion

        #region Create a dataset in a Power BI dashboard
        private static void CreateDataset()
        {
            //TODO: Add using System.Net and using System.IO

            //Push data into a Power BI dashboard

            string powerBIDatasetsApiUrl = "https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/datasets";
            //POST web request to create a dataset.
            //To create a Dataset in a group, use the Groups uri: https://api.PowerBI.com/v1.0/myorg/groups/{group_id}/datasets
            HttpWebRequest request = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(powerBIDatasetsApiUrl) as System.Net.HttpWebRequest;
            request.KeepAlive = true;
            request.Method = "POST";
            request.ContentLength = 0;
            request.ContentType = "application/json";

            //Add token to the request header
            request.Headers.Add("Authorization", String.Format("Bearer {0}", GetToken()));

            //Create dataset JSON for POST request
            string datasetJson = "{\"name\": \"SalesMarketing\", \"tables\": " +
                "[{\"name\": \"Product\", \"columns\": " +
                "[{ \"name\": \"ProductID\", \"dataType\": \"Int64\"}, " +
                "{ \"name\": \"Name\", \"dataType\": \"string\"}, " +
                "{ \"name\": \"Category\", \"dataType\": \"string\"}," +
                "{ \"name\": \"IsCompete\", \"dataType\": \"bool\"}," +
                "{ \"name\": \"ManufacturedOn\", \"dataType\": \"DateTime\"}" +
                "]}]}";

            //POST web request
            byte[] byteArray = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(datasetJson);
            request.ContentLength = byteArray.Length;

            //Write JSON byte[] into a Stream
            using (Stream writer = request.GetRequestStream())
            {
                writer.Write(byteArray, 0, byteArray.Length);

                var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();

                Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Dataset {0}", response.StatusCode.ToString()));

                //Console.ReadLine();
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Get a dataset to add rows into a Power BI table
        private static string GetDataset()
        {
            string powerBIDatasetsApiUrl = "https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/datasets";
            //POST web request to create a dataset.
            //To create a Dataset in a group, use the Groups uri: https://api.PowerBI.com/v1.0/myorg/groups/{group_id}/datasets
            HttpWebRequest request = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(powerBIDatasetsApiUrl) as System.Net.HttpWebRequest;
            request.KeepAlive = true;
            request.Method = "GET";
            request.ContentLength = 0;
            request.ContentType = "application/json";

            //Add token to the request header
            request.Headers.Add("Authorization", String.Format("Bearer {0}", GetToken()));

            string datasetId = string.Empty;
            //Get HttpWebResponse from GET request
            using (HttpWebResponse httpResponse = request.GetResponse() as System.Net.HttpWebResponse)
            {
                //Get StreamReader that holds the response stream
                using (StreamReader reader = new System.IO.StreamReader(httpResponse.GetResponseStream()))
                {
                    string responseContent = reader.ReadToEnd();

                    //TODO: Install NuGet Newtonsoft.Json package: Install-Package Newtonsoft.Json
                    //and add using Newtonsoft.Json
                    var results = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<dynamic>(responseContent);

                    //Get the first id
                    //datasetId = results["value"][0]["id"];

                    //Get the first id
                    //datasetId = results["value"][0]["id"];

                    var datasets = results["value"];

                    foreach (var ds in datasets)
                    {

                        //return the id of the first salesmarketing dataset
                        if (ds["name"] == "SalesMarketing")
                        {
                            datasetId = ds["id"];
                            break;
                        }
                    }


                    Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Dataset ID: {0}", datasetId));
                    //Console.ReadLine();

                    return datasetId;
                }
            }
        }
        #endregion

        #region Add rows to a Power BI table
        private static void AddRows(string datasetId, string tableName)
        {
            string powerBIApiAddRowsUrl = String.Format("https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/datasets/{0}/tables/{1}/rows", datasetId, tableName);

            //POST web request to add rows.
            //To add rows to a dataset in a group, use the Groups uri: https://api.powerbi.com/v1.0/myorg/groups/{group_id}/datasets/{dataset_id}/tables/{table_name}/rows
            //Change request method to "POST"
            HttpWebRequest request = System.Net.WebRequest.Create(powerBIApiAddRowsUrl) as System.Net.HttpWebRequest;
            request.KeepAlive = true;
            request.Method = "POST";
            request.ContentLength = 0;
            request.ContentType = "application/json";

            //Add token to the request header
            request.Headers.Add("Authorization", String.Format("Bearer {0}", GetToken()));

            //JSON content for product row
            string rowsJson = "{\"rows\":" +
                "[{\"ProductID\":1,\"Name\":\"Adjustable Race\",\"Category\":\"Components\",\"IsCompete\":true,\"ManufacturedOn\":\"07/30/2014\"}," +
                "{\"ProductID\":2,\"Name\":\"LL Crankarm\",\"Category\":\"Components\",\"IsCompete\":true,\"ManufacturedOn\":\"07/30/2014\"}," +
                "{\"ProductID\":3,\"Name\":\"HL Mountain Frame - Silver\",\"Category\":\"Bikes\",\"IsCompete\":true,\"ManufacturedOn\":\"07/30/2014\"}]}";

            //POST web request
            byte[] byteArray = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(rowsJson);
            request.ContentLength = byteArray.Length;

            //Write JSON byte[] into a Stream
            using (Stream writer = request.GetRequestStream())
            {
                writer.Write(byteArray, 0, byteArray.Length);

                var response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();

                Console.WriteLine("Rows Added");

                //Console.ReadLine();
            }
        }

        #endregion

    }
}