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Increase the data export row limit (30,000 rows max) in Power BI Report Server

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Ken Wetherell on 01 Feb 2018 03:41:30

The capability to export raw data from Power BI is an important function for many users.

Presently, the export data limits are as follows and confirmed at the community link below.

- Power BI Service (cloud platform): 150,000 row maximum
- Power BI Report Server (on-premise platform): 30,000 row maximum

Please increase the export limit setting on Report Server to match that of Service. Better yet, increase them both to a much higher limit as requested by others in separate idea posts.

http://community.powerbi.com/t5/Report-Server/What-is-the-Export-data-row-count-limit-for-Power-BI-Report/m-p/343951

Administrator on 14 Dec 2019 08:13:11

Thanks for your feedback - we are including the ability to Export to Excel from visuals with the Jan 2020 release, and this will up the export limit to the same levels as the PBI Service (150k rows).

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cc0782c3 0725-498c-81d7-7c000377fa2f on 06 Jul 2020 00:15:57

RE: Increase the data export row limit (30,000 rows max) in Power BI Report Server

'@admin - so do we have to have another item to vote on to address the "better yet, increase them both to a much higher limit..."???

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b98aa6db 1a05-4e88-b349-009c4ad2a341 on 06 Jul 2020 00:15:47

RE: Increase the data export row limit (30,000 rows max) in Power BI Report Server

Have just found out there is a limit of 150,000 rows when exporting to excel? We are trying to switch reports from another reporting tool (not the reporting tool mentioned in a previous comment) which does not have this limit at all and exports to excel without any problems.

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e4044509 32bf-4877-873c-e2cb21099378 on 06 Jul 2020 00:12:30

RE: Increase the data export row limit (30,000 rows max) in Power BI Report Server

We recently upgraded our on Prem server & I can confirm that as promised, they have implemented Export to Excel - and that gives 150k rows.

Not perfect, but not bad either.

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f76ada9f 823c-4e4a-ac4e-b17000665de5 on 06 Jul 2020 00:07:06

RE: Increase the data export row limit (30,000 rows max) in Power BI Report Server

hi - just wondering if the January 2020 Microsoft Powerbi RS release will allow us to export to another Microsoft product called MS Excel that has a standard 1,048,576 rows? instead of just a measly and extremely lousy 30k rows?

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ecb0c436 0d9e-4e45-8ef1-896ce49fa035 on 06 Jul 2020 00:06:40

RE: Increase the data export row limit (30,000 rows max) in Power BI Report Server

When should we expect the January release?

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d666aeda 943b-4012-9dc6-d45d8953e623 on 06 Jul 2020 00:06:26

RE: Increase the data export row limit (30,000 rows max) in Power BI Report Server

Hey there, ETA within this month?
Serious just make it unlimited the extract limit and up until the server breaks down. we can run with the cost and whinging from users haha.

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e19187bd 1496-47ba-a378-ecf8460d98d4 on 06 Jul 2020 00:04:48

RE: Increase the data export row limit (30,000 rows max) in Power BI Report Server

It would be GREAT if the limit on Service increases from the current 150,000...
But it would be REASONABLE if we could at least get an error message when exceeding this limit like we do on Desktop.

Our users have no idea that they are exceeding the download limits and are creating business reports on incomplete sets of data...

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054a3c46 2d68-4a8b-b22e-ea2aa0a24dc5 on 06 Jul 2020 00:04:44

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The limits(s) need to match excel. The ability to export to Excel from a visual seems like it should be a standard feature. Can someone please shed some light on the difficulty and/or reluctance to do so?

Qlikview exports to Excel almost perfectly. It's not even their product...

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7ac6bd4d 1894-4f85-95d6-c840a4fbe516 on 06 Jul 2020 00:04:25

RE: Increase the data export row limit (30,000 rows max) in Power BI Report Server

This is the number one complaint that we receive about Power BI from end users. It would be a game changer for us (and probably most organizations) if our end users were able to export embedded reports to Excel.

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70b86fdd 02d2-46e4-bad3-66cee90e6ae8 on 06 Jul 2020 00:03:14

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Hi Chris, We need answer please. Thanks