# Quick dashboard Snapshot API **URL:** \ **Category:** Q&A\ **Tags:** qls-QuickSight, Business-Intelligence-Engineer, data-export\ **Created:** [June 26, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/quick-sight-dashboard-snapshot-api/52886 "2026-06-26T06:20:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BhavyaBangera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BhavyaBangera](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/BhavyaBangera)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 6:20am UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/quick-sight-dashboard-snapshot-api/52886/1 "2026-06-26T06:20:57Z")
I have a use case where I need to send ~37 project-specific reports and email each project’s POC automatically. We planned to use dashboard snap job api for the getting the dashboard snapshot. However, I encountered below error : ```auto aws: [ERROR]: An error occurred (AccessDeniedException) when calling the StartDashboardSnapshotJob operation: IdentityStore not found or unauthorized for account XX. Verify IdentityStore exists and credentials have proper permissions. ``` Sharing the json and command used : { “AwsAccountId”: “XX”, “DashboardId”: “XX”, “SnapshotJobId”: “job-001”, “UserConfiguration”: { { “AnonymousUsers”: [ {} ] }}, “SnapshotConfiguration”: { “FileGroups”: [ { “Files”: [ { “SheetSelections”: [ { “SheetId”: “XX”, “SelectionScope”: “ALL\_VISUALS” } ], “FormatType”: “PDF” } ] } ], “DestinationConfiguration”: { “S3Destinations”: [ { “BucketConfiguration”: { “BucketName”: “xx”, “BucketPrefix”: “xx”, “BucketRegion”: “xx” } } ] }, “Parameters”: { “StringParameters”: [ { “Name”: “Account”, “Values”: [“xx”] } ] } } } aws quicksight start-dashboard-snapshot-job --cli-input-json file://snapshot.json Is it mandatory to have pixel perfect add on added to utilize the ‘start-dashboard-snapshot-job’ API? ---
**Author:** ![Deep](https://d2orw1595917va.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.amazonquick.com/deep/32/14783_2.png) [@Deep](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/Deep)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 9:23am UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/quick-sight-dashboard-snapshot-api/52886/2 "2026-06-26T09:23:15Z")
> [@BhavyaBangera](#): > > Is it mandatory to have pixel perfect add on added to utilize the ‘start-dashboard-snapshot-job’ API? Hello Bhavya, Yes ! Exporting CSV, Excel, or Pixel Perfect PDF reports requires Pixel Perfect Report Add-on. FYI, > **[StartDashboardSnapshotJob - Amazon Quick](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/quicksight/latest/APIReference/API_StartDashboardSnapshotJob.html)** > > Starts an asynchronous job that generates a snapshot of a dashboard's output. You can request one or several of the following format configurations in each API call. In addition , Since you’re using `AnonymousUsers` in your configuration, session capacity pricing must be active. Hope this helps. Cheers, Deep ---
**Author:** ![BhavyaBangera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BhavyaBangera](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/BhavyaBangera)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/quick-sight-dashboard-snapshot-api/52886/3 "2026-06-26T09:27:42Z")
Do we have anyway other than Pixel perfect reports to email dashboard snapshots to multiple users? ---
**Author:** ![Deep](https://d2orw1595917va.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.amazonquick.com/deep/32/14783_2.png) [@Deep](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/Deep)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/quick-sight-dashboard-snapshot-api/52886/4 "2026-06-26T10:18:33Z")
Yes ! ## **Email Reports from Interactive Dashboard Sheets** In AWS QuickSight Enterprise Edition, you can **email reports from any sheet in a dashboard** — not just pixel-perfect report sheets. This includes **interactive dashboard sheets** as well. You can configure schedules that define when to send them, what content to include, and who receives the emai. Users need to be registered users in Quick. ## **Snapshot Export APIs (For Non-QuickSight / Anonymous Users)** QuickSight provides **Snapshot Export APIs** that allow you to programmatically generate and deliver dashboard snapshots to users who are **not registered in QuickSight** (anonymous/non-QuickSight users). The key APIs are : - **`StartDashboardSnapshotJob`** – Initiates a snapshot export job - **`DescribeDashboardSnapshotJob`** – Checks the status of the job - **`DescribeDashboardSnapshotJobResult`** – Retrieves the result These APIs support exporting: - **PDF format** – for pixel-perfect report sheets - **CSV and Excel formats** – for data from tables and pivot tables | Method | Registered Users | Anonymous Users | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Pixel Perfect Report Scheduling | ✅ | ❌ | Built-in email scheduling with RLS support | | Interactive Sheet Email Reports | ✅ | ❌ | Schedule emails from any dashboard sheet | | Snapshot Export APIs | ✅ | ✅ | Programmatic; requires custom app to handle email delivery | you may need to apply RLS /CLS in your dataset, to make sure user see only thoes data relevant to them. Hope this helps. Cheers, Deep ---
**Author:** ![BhavyaBangera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BhavyaBangera](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/BhavyaBangera)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/quick-sight-dashboard-snapshot-api/52886/5 "2026-06-26T12:43:39Z")
This is confusing, I did try the **`StartDashboardSnapshotJob`.** 1. I was not able to do it for registered users , here is the error encountered. aws: [ERROR]: An error occurred (ParamValidation): Parameter validation failed: Unknown parameter in UserConfiguration: “RegisteredUsers”, must be one of: AnonymousUsers 1. I tried using with null anonymous user as provided in my previous message. > Error encountered : aws: [ERROR]: An error occurred (AccessDeniedException) when calling the StartDashboardSnapshotJob operation: IdentityStore not found or unauthorized for account XX. Verify IdentityStore exists and credentials have proper permissions. 1. Scheduling via dashboard is restricted to 5 schedules only, has this changed? I have 37 project specific reports which needs to go out to users who are not registered in Quicksight. Let me know if I can achieve the above goal without the Pixel perfect add on. ---
**Author:** ![BhavyaBangera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BhavyaBangera](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/BhavyaBangera)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 5:44am UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/quick-sight-dashboard-snapshot-api/52886/6 "2026-06-29T05:44:34Z")
Hi, Is there an update around this ask? ---
**Author:** ![JacobR](https://d2orw1595917va.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.amazonquick.com/jacobr/32/37779_2.png) [@JacobR](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/JacobR)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2026, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/quick-sight-dashboard-snapshot-api/52886/7 "2026-08-14T15:57:04Z")
Hi @BhavyaBangera , As Deep mentioned, the Pixel Perfect Report add-on is mandatory for the `StartDashboardSnapshotJob` API, and there’s no way around this requirement regardless of format (PDF, CSV, or Excel). To answer your question directly: no, you cannot achieve the snapshot-to-email workflow without it. The built-in scheduling UI is capped at 5 schedules per dashboard (this hasn’t changed), so for 37 project-specific reports to non-QuickSight users, the Snapshot Export API with a custom orchestration layer (Lambda + SES, for example) is the correct architecture, but it does require the add-on. Regarding the `RegisteredUsers` parameter validation error, that’s expected. The API’s `UserConfiguration` only accepts `AnonymousUsers` as a key. Generating snapshots for registered users works differently: you use identity-enhanced IAM role session credentials and set `UserConfiguration` to null entirely. But since your recipients aren’t registered QuickSight users anyway, the `AnonymousUsers` path is the right one for your use case. Now, for the actual blocker, the “IdentityStore not found or unauthorized” error. There are a few things to check. First, confirm you’re calling the API from the same AWS region where your QuickSight identity is configured. A region mismatch is a well-documented cause of this error. Second, verify that the IAM role making the call has `identitystore:*` permissions. Third, as Deep mentioned, confirm that session capacity pricing is enabled on your account, since it’s required for anonymous user access in QuickSight, and without it the anonymous namespace may not be properly configured. You can check both your identity region and pricing plan in the QuickSight admin console under “Manage QuickSight.” Once you’ve confirmed session capacity pricing is active and verified the region alignment, the `AnonymousUsers` configuration you already have should work. ---
**Author:** ![WLS-Luis](https://d2orw1595917va.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.amazonquick.com/wls-luis/32/36723_2.png) [@WLS-Luis](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/WLS-Luis)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/quick-sight-dashboard-snapshot-api/52886/8 "2026-08-28T16:12:12Z")
Hi @BhavyaBangera, Just checking back in since this thread hasn’t received a response in a while. Was Jacob’s reply helpful to you and/or were you able to find a solution yourself in the meantime? Please help the community by marking this answer as “Solution” or following up in general within the next 3 business days! Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![JacobR](https://d2orw1595917va.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.amazonquick.com/jacobr/32/37779_2.png) [@JacobR](https://community.amazonquick.com/u/JacobR)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.amazonquick.com/t/quick-sight-dashboard-snapshot-api/52886/9 "2026-09-08T19:28:20Z")
Hi @BhavyaBangera, Since I haven’t received any further updates from you, I’ll treat this inquiry as complete for now. If you have any additional questions, feel free to create a new post in the community and link this discussion for context. Thank you