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ShannaBo
Level 2
February 5, 2026
Question

AEM Data Connect to Power BI or other tools

I’m exploring whether AEM data can be connected directly to Power BI for reporting and visualization.

Our initial thought is to present the data in a Power BI dashboard, as that would be more digestible and useful than sharing raw data exports. I recall a similar question being asked several years ago (around 10 years back), and at the time the options were fairly limited.

Has anyone implemented this more recently?

  • Is there now a supported or practical way to connect AEM data to Power BI (e.g., via APIs, connectors, or intermediate data stores)?

  • Any lessons learned or recommended approaches?

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Vishal_Anand
Vishal_Anand
Level 6
February 6, 2026

Hi ​​​​@ShannaBo ,  Short answer: Yes - technically possible, but the practical and supported approach is to sync AEM data into a reporting store and connect Power BI to that store.
 

Options:

  • Direct APIs (Sling/QueryBuilder JSON, Content Fragment GraphQL): possible for small, low-frequency pulls but not recommended for dashboards due to auth, pagination, rate limits, and production performance risk.
  • Third‑party connectors: vendors (e.g., CData) offer AEM connectors—quicker to implement but add licensing and fewer customization options.
  • Adobe Experience Platform / Adobe Analytics: viable if you already use Adobe Experience Cloud and want native export pipelines into analytics tools.
  • Recommended: ETL to a reporting store (Azure SQL/ADLS/AWS S3 + Athena or a data warehouse). Use Azure Data Factory / AWS Glue / custom jobs to extract, transform, and load on a schedule; connect Power BI to the data warehouse for fast, secure dashboards.

Recommended next step: I would suggest to perform short assessment to identify which AEM endpoints and metrics you need, and to size a simple ETL + reporting store. That will give a clear effort and cost estimate.

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