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I was setting up a power flow to create a PNG file from each page in one of my Power BI reports. The flow (specifically the "Export To File for Power BI Reports") comes back with an error:

 
 "body": {
        "error": {
            "code": "InvalidRequest",
            "message": "Export report was called with a bad request"
 
I've tested this flow with many other reports in our workspaces (including reports in the same workspace as the intended report) and it worked, but for whatever reason it doesn't work with the one report I need it to work.
 
I am definitely using correct Workspace and Report IDs. 
I am also using the correct "page names" from the URL of the Power BI report.

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Building flows

Hi @SR-09032108-0,

If Export To File for Power BI Reports works for other reports but fails only for one, the issue is almost always something inside that specific report. The export API rejects reports that contain unsupported elements.

Most common causes
The report contains unsupported visuals (R/Python visuals, some custom visauls, or old uncertified visuals).
The report uses preview features or visuals that rely on live scripts (not renderable in export).
The report has too large pages, too many visuals, or a very large dataset/model causing internal timeout.
The report or dataset has Sensitivity Labels or security settings that block export.
The report uses DirectQuery to a source not supported by export (rare, but happens).

A specific page has a broken visual, causing the whole export run to fail.

How to quickly diagnose
The fastest method Power BI engineers recommend:

Duplicate the report.
Remove visuals/page one by one.
Export after each removal.
When the export starts working → the last removed visual/page is the culprit.

This almost always reveals:

A custom visual
A broken hidden visual
A page-level filter referencing a deleted field
A very large visual causing render timeout

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