Getting around the "Get Emails (v3)" Top 25 limitation

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Hello All,

I'm creating a manual flow to get emails using "Get Emails (v3)" from Office 365 that have a specific subject heading and are unread.

I will then save specific attachments etc. We receive this email type once a month but when we do the emails are around 200.

The Top 25 limitation is creating a bottleneck for processing this. At worst, I need to create a loop of some sort that will process 25 at a time. I'm trying to create a DO UNTIL loop for value = 0 but haven't thought out how to set a variable because my email step is further down in the flow.

Any ideas? Am I close?

Thanks!

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leyburn19 2,157 on at

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If the amount is 25 then have two integer variable. One set at 0 and the other at 25.
The in the do until have it based on first variable equals second variable,

In you loop use the Increment Variable action by 1

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r96359 228 on at

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@leyburn19 It's unknown how many emails there will be ahead of time to set a counter variable value.
Could I start with variable ListEmails = 25, DoUntil value is less than 1? Then before the end change ListEmails to "value" which is the number of email objects? Would this work?
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r96359 228 on at

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Can anyone assist in explaining the suggestion recommended above?
I'm not understanding. Thanks!

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razorSlash 6 on at

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I was able to accomplish this through using
length(outputs('Get_emails_(V3)')?['body/value'])

As long as the GetEmail continues to return emails in the list - we will stay in the while loop. If it returns 0 items in the list, we get out of the loop and have finished processing all emails.

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rachidbe90 4 on at

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Hello,
can you share a copy of your solution?

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Shrikrishna_G 2 on at

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I utilized this solution which solved my problem partially . In a day I receive 200 300 emails . Hence In order to process earlier emails this solution will not suffice . Need some pointer on how to add "date range" to filter messages.

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VictorIvanidze 13,079 on at

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Use a GRAPH request instead of "Get emails" action.

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leoU 22 on at

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@razorSlash Please, I need help on this code; the Do Until is not stopping; just continue running!

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razorSlash 6 on at

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It depends on what you're doing with the emails once you retrieve them. In my case, I retrieve emails from the Inbox folder and then archive them to a different folder [1].

Hence the next time I retrieve emails, it isn't getting the same set of emails again. It'll get a new set and archive those. In this way, it'll run until all emails retrieved are archived and then exit the while loop.

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leoU 22 on at

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Thank you, mine is retrieving and adding a row into an excel file; but yet the loop is not stopping; AllEmailsProcessed Set Variable never reach 0; it always the same number, and therefore; forced the loop not to stop. I also tried Decrement variable; but it will stop for only 25 emails; and never pass 25 emails.

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