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Action: Start Power Automate / Azure Function

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Start Power Automate / Azure Function action allows you to trigger existing Power Automate flow using "When an HTTP request is received" trigger or configured Azure Function. 

Example of Start Power Automate / Azure Function action configuration on the current site

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For more information about Action Builder read Action Builder introduction article.

For more information how to start a Microsoft Flow read Starting a Microsoft Flow from skybow Actions article

For more information how to make secure calls to Azure Functions read article

To configure the action Start Power Automate / Azure Function the additional properties should be specified. 

Configuration

Property Required Type Description

URL

 yes String

Specify the URL generated by Power Automate "When an HTTP request is received" trigger or URL to Azure Function

Authorization*

 yes Choice
  • Anonymous access - For Power Automate Flows or Azure Functions configured with anonymous access.
  • Microsoft Flow Service - For Power Automate Flows configured with user authorization scheme
    Note: Please, make sure you have approved the API access request (SharePoint Admin Center -> Advanced -> API access) with 'User' permissions for the Microsoft Flow Service. This should be done once per tenant by a tenant admin.
  • Microsoft Entra ID - Requires an App registration in Microsoft Entra ID

Application (client) ID

 yes String Application (client) ID from Microsoft Entra ID
Note: Please, make sure you have approved your application with 'user_impersonation' delegated permissions for the SharePoint Online Web Client Extensibility app
JSON Schema no Object Define the JSON schema to pass parameters from the skybow action to flow.

* This option is available only in Modern Forms and Automation Actions.
* In Scheduled and Triggered Actions 'Anonymous access' is used by default without Authorization option.

Availability

Modern Forms List Actions Scheduled/Triggered Actions
✓ ✓ ✓

Note: action is available only in SharePoint Online

Output

Output Parameter Type Description
ResponseBody   Returns response value of request.

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