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ShannaBo
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February 5, 2026
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AEM Data Connect to Power BI or other tools

  • February 5, 2026
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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 5
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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