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Posted on 22 Jul 2020 12:05:20 by Mirtemir

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Hi,

Is there a way to start a specific Power Automate (flow) by pressing a button in an app that is build in PowerApps?

And if yes, what kind of trigger should the flow start with?

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TheFreeMan 48 on 19 Apr 2024 at 11:51:17

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Re: Start a Power Automate (flow) by pressing a button in PowerApps

It's less than 2 years later and your linked MS page now states that it's "(retired)".

Is there a better/new/updated way of doing this now, or do we continue to use a "retired" version waiting for it to fail because MS finally decides to completely kill the process and remove the functionality?
caribu 28 on 21 Jan 2021 at 18:05:38

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Re: Start a Power Automate (flow) by pressing a button in PowerApps

Thanks for the detail. It helped me achieve what I needed!
Mirtemir 242 on 23 Jul 2020 at 10:14:57

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Re: Start a Power Automate (flow) by pressing a button in PowerApps

It works, i used this formula: MyFlow.Run(BrowseGallery1.Selected.'Id (ID)') to start the flow of the selected item. Thanks!
v-yutliu-msft on 23 Jul 2020 at 05:30:56

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Re: Start a Power Automate (flow) by pressing a button in PowerApps

Hi @Mirtemir ,

Do you want to trigger a flow by pressing a button in an app ?

Then you need to use the trigger named powerapps in your flow.

You need to create the flow like this:

Then you will create a flow with the trigger that you need.

Please notice that all the "ask in powerapps" that you select in the flow will be the parameters that you need to use in the formula to call the flow in powerapps.

Just like this:

After you create this flow successfully, you need to set your app like this:

choose the button that you want to trigger the flow, choose the flow that you want to trigger.

Then use formula like this to call this flow:

flowname.Run(paramaters) //please fill in your flow name and the parameters that the flow needs

Best regards,
mdevaney 29,987 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 22 Jul 2020 at 21:13:45

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Re: Start a Power Automate (flow) by pressing a button in PowerApps

@Mirtemir
Did you read the tutorial?
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mdevaney 29,987 Super User 2025 Season 1 on 22 Jul 2020 at 12:09:20

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Re: Start a Power Automate (flow) by pressing a button in PowerApps

@Mirtemir

This official tutorial by Microsoft will tell you everything you want to know

Link to Power Apps + Flow Article

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powerapps/maker/canvas-apps/using-logic-flows

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