How to import JSON exported flow ?

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Hello,

As an Admin it's easy to backup flow in JSON format but how to import JSON exported flow ?

Thx in advance

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yashag2255 24,769 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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Hey @Anonymous

You can only import Flow's exported as a .zip package. the JSON ones are for importing as Logic Apps.

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You confirm that MS never think about UX...

Create a logic App is out of reach for 99% of flow creator. But the option is next to zip one with no help/alert...

For Admin, there are no way to export a flow as zip, only json.
For a user, natively, you have no versionning or restoration.

Nevertheless thx

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A missing feature indeed!

Actually it can be imported. It is just not implemented.
I don't know how, but some dude called John Liu, figured it out.
But he provides it as a service you pay for. (along with a lot of other useful features missing in the default GUI)

https://flowstudio.app/

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Hey @MichelH

Yes! So John Liu's solution is a way more advanced one and he has come with a better version of it named as Power Clarity to bring better governance on a whole to the PowerPlatform. For individuals, the package in extra contains the flow definitions and all that stuff and it can be exported as individual files and then use an external api to pack it all and then import it to the flow environment. Now that UI Flows have come this should be a cake walk.

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Please check here - https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Automate-Ideas/Export-and-Import-Flow-with-different-SharePoint-Site-Connect/idi-p/483247#M19980

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Recently I found there is a Flow management connector

It has amongst others a 'create flow' and 'modify flow'.

This could be what you need.

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Hi @MichelH

Where di you find this ?

I have just checked my potential connectors and could not find one.

Regards

Nigel

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Just found it - It has been renamed to PowerAutomate Management !

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