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How to delete a files from sharepoint at the end of my flow?

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Posted on by Lasse4 25

Hi,

I have made a flow that pulls email attachements into sharepoint then moves data from the created files into a master file. 

However, when the data is extracted I would like to delete these attachements, so that the sharepoint folder does not get over populated with files.

I am new to using flows so it would be much appreaciated if someone could show me a way to get rid af these files once they have served their purpose 😊

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    Manish Solanki 15,167 Moderator on at

    Hi @Lasse4 

     

    You can use "Delete file" action to delete the file in SharePoint folder. This action requires the file identifier as input:

    ManishSolanki_1-1695971176724.png

     

    File identifier can be obtained from "Get file properties" action which accepts the Id of the SharePoint file as input:

    ManishSolanki_0-1695971108774.png

     

    Using the combination of those actions you will get the identifier from dynamic content window as shown below & able to delete the file:

    ManishSolanki_2-1695971352925.png

     

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

     

    Thanks

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