Flow failing : "You do not have permissions to open this file in the browser"

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Hi,

I have a power automate "cloud" flow in which an action adds a row in table in excel file stored in my onedrive account. It has been running well since 3 years and since few weeks I am facing an issue for the Action 'Add_a_row_into_a_table' , error message "You do not have permissions to open this file in the browser."

When I connect to my powerautomate account to review failed flow, when "resubmitting" it, with no fix actions before, flow sometimes run well.

I do not understant what is the root cause that make flow sometimes run and sometimes fails.

Thanks for your suppport.

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Flow failing : "You do not have permissions to open this file in the browser"

Hi,

This largely sounds like a connection string issue. Go to make.powerautomate.com and click on Connections. Review you OneDrive for Business connection, reauthenticate, etc. As you said, the resubmits often run with errors so it is likely an outdated connection string.

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CU02122012-0 10 on at

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Flow failing : "You do not have permissions to open this file in the browser"

Thanks for advice.

I am using a "Personal account" and using "Excel (Onedrive)" connector and when I just tried to edit and save flow I have this message :

Has there been updates and are there limitation with "Personal accounts" ?

Thanks.

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Flow failing : "You do not have permissions to open this file in the browser"

Have you solved the problem there? What exactly is the reason? How was it resolved?

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Flow failing : "You do not have permissions to open this file in the browser"

Hey there!

I am following up on this post flow failing : "you do not have permissions to open this file in the browser" in this category building flows from 12/10/2024. I know the post is a little older, but it is a common question here so wanted to take a moment and follow-up. I see there have been 3 replies and 1 likes and asking if your question has been answered. If so, please help the community out by completing one or more of the following actions! Thanks in advance!

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CU02122012-0 10 on at

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Flow failing : "You do not have permissions to open this file in the browser"

Unfortunately removing excel connectors and recreate new authentication did not fix the issue.

I have such issue each time my flows are executed :(

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CU12032053-0 3 on at

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Flow failing : "You do not have permissions to open this file in the browser"

I'm facing a similar issue, I have a scheduled flow that runs well when I trigger it manually, but whenever it gets triggered by the schedule it fails with this error, not sure what might be causing it

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CU16031008-0 2 on at

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Flow failing : "You do not have permissions to open this file in the browser"

Hi dude,

I'm experiencing the same issue. It would appear that they don't officially support graph API calls to files stored in personal accounts. You can take a look at the discussion here:

Excel: Error from multiple endpoints—"You do not have permissions to open this file in the browser." · Issue #4506 · OfficeDev/office-js

I've found that what helps minimize the amount of times it errors is to keep the file open on your desktop.

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