Adding links to the SharePoint Online site quick launch left navigation menu with Power Automate

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Posted on by SkoolZ

Hi All , me again...

I'm trying to add a link to the left navigation menu using an HTTP request as below but it's not working.

I have even tried these slight variations:

Adding the IsExternal and making it true then providing an absolute URL or setting is as false and providing a relative URL or jsut excluding it completely.

{ 
 "__metadata": { type: "SP.NavigationNode" }, 
 "IsExternal": true, 
 "Title": "BBC", 
 "Url": "https://bbc.co.uk" 
 }

The seems to be, if I provide the correct full URL, it just keeps running for minutes till it times out or I cancel it. However when I provide an incorrect URL, e.g. missing a / somewhere in it, it works and adds the link instantly, but it's a non-working link to nothing. I'm stumped!

Your help is much appreciated

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Expiscornovus 33,183 Most Valuable Professional on at

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Hi @SkoolZ,

Only suggestion I would have would be to also put type between quotes.

Just to double check. The site address your are using is a site collection, not a subsite? And what type of site are you using? Communication site or a team site?

I tried to reproduce your issue on a team site. The body below worked for me (without the IsExternal property).

{ "__metadata":{"type": "SP.NavigationNode"}, "Title": "BBC", "Url":"https://bbc.co.uk" }

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TMHWSP 4 on at

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@Expiscornovus, is there a way to add multiple links in one POST action? or do they have to be added individually?

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I actually figured it out using the following links:
Using REST API to update megamenu navigation links : r/sharepoint (reddit.com)
Create SharePoint Site Pages automatically with Power Automate (youtube.com)

And below is the general flow (note: make sure you remove Version from just after menustate).

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