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Customize display name of "link to item" in sharepoint column

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Hello everyone,

 

in my flow I update a sharepoint (hyperlink type) column with an url via link to item function.

 

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This works, but displays of course the full url in the column

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How can update the column with an url, but let the link display name say some other custom text, e. g. Link ?

 

Thank you!

 

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    creativeopinion Profile Picture
    10,502 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    @Nuriel You need to use the Send HTTP Request to SharePoint action. Please refer to this section of one of my YT Tutorials.

     

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  • ManishSolanki Profile Picture
    15,091 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    Hi @Nuriel 

     

    You could achieve this by using "Send an http request to SharePoint" action. Pls refer the sample flow mentioned below.

     

    In this example, I have used a SharePoint list 'Action Tracker' with 'hyperlinkCol' as a hyperlink column type.

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    Site Address: <<SharePoint site collection URL>>

    Method: POST

    Uri: _api/web/lists/getbytitle('<list display name>')/items(<item id>)

    Headers:

    Key Value
    Content-Type application/json;odata=verbose
    X-HTTP-Method MERGE
    IF-MATCH *

     

    Body:

    {
    "__metadata": {
    "type": "SP.Data.Action_x0020_TrackerListItem"
    },
    "hyperlinkCol": {
    "Description": "Link",
    "Url": "https://www.microsoft.com"
    }
    }

    In the above JSON code, 'Action_x0020_Tracker' is the display name of the list. The white space between name is represented by '_x0020_', if there is no space then it is not needed. In description, pass the link title and Url contains the actual link.

     

    If this helps & solves your problem, please remember to give a 👍 and accept my solution as it will help others in the future.

     

    Thanks

  • Nuriel Profile Picture
    177 on at

    Thanks @creativeopinion : unfortunately the Json file link was not available on youtube anymore, so I typed everything off 😉 But your solution worked like a charm, many thanks.

     

    @ManishSolanki : also thank you for posting your suggestion - I tried this one first, unfortunately I was getting a getbytitle metadata error here, I guess this additional part which @creativeopinion does, is required.

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