Adding an OS basemap
Follow the steps below to add an OS basemap:
Create a project on the OS Data Hub
Once logged in to the OS Data Hub website, select Data from the main menu, then select APIs > API Projects from the secondary navigation menu, then click the Create a new project button.

Paste the OS Maps API Key into the OS Maps for Power BI Visual
Within the OS Visual setting menu in Power BI, open the Visualizations pane and navigate to Format visual > Map Settings. The first entry of the Map Settings menu is an input text box called 'OS API Key’. Paste in your project API Key from the OS Data Hub into this text box.
Once your project API Key has been added, an OS basemap should render automatically.

Using Premium data
Public Sector Organisations / PSGA (Public Sector Geospatial Agreement) Members
If you want to fully zoom into the map, please make sure that the ‘Use Premium data’ toggle setting located beneath the OS API Key input box (in the Visualizations pane) is switched to On. If you registered on the OS Data Hub using a Public Sector Plan account (i.e. you are a PSGA Member), then there is no additional charge for using Premium data.
Non-PSGA Members
For non-PSGA Members using the free OS OpenData plan, please note that the maximum zoom levels will incur a cost as they are classed as Premium data. You should ensure that the ‘Use Premium data’ toggle setting located beneath the OS API Key input box (in the Visualizations pane) is switched to Off.
For more information on which zoom levels are OS OpenData and which are Premium data for the OS Maps API, please see the tables on the OS Maps API Layer and Styles page.
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