Can't run an Odata filter on URL Column?

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Posted on by jmathur

I'm trying to create a flow that retrieves a file based on the URL column, but keep running into this error:

{

"status": 400,

"message": "The field 'URL' of type 'URL' cannot be used in the query filter expression.

}

Any idea why this is or how to get around it?

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dbro 194 on at

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Hi @jmathur ,

this is a limitation of the api. So i'm afraid filtering by a hyperlink column is not possible unless you use a caml query. In which case the following should work:

   <Where>
      <Eq>
         <FieldRef Name='URL' />
         <Value Type='URL'>https://yourdomain.sharepoint.com/sites/yoursite</Value>
      </Eq>
   </Where>

If you must find the item in flow via odata, you could try setting the value of your hyperlink column at some point to a text value in a different column (hidden). Then you could do a get item(s) action based on the value of type text.

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RezaDorrani 12,145 on at

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@jmathur

Since odaa does not work on URL column
first get all files

then run for loop and then use condition to filter it out

Not the most effectoive solution but will work

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Hi @jmathur ,

The URL type is not supported in Filter Query. Please refer to this blog for more details on Filter Query:

https://veenstra.me.uk/2018/11/12/microsoft-flow-filter-queries-in-sharepoint-get-items/

Please consider using Condition or Filter array directly to filter items.

Best Regards,

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