Filter from Json and apply to each

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Posted on by vidarv

Hi ,

I have a flow that collect sites from SharePoint online using microsoft graph

The output is going to Parse Json and the schema is

{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
 "body": {
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
 "value": {
 "type": "array",
 "items": {
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
 "createdDateTime": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "id": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "name": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "webUrl": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "displayName": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "isPersonalSite": {
 "type": "boolean"
 },
 "siteCollection": {
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
 "hostname": {
 "type": "string"
 }
 }
 },
 "root": {
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {}
 }
 },
 "required": [
 "createdDateTime",
 "id",
 "name",
 "webUrl",
 "displayName",
 "isPersonalSite",
 "siteCollection",
 "root"
 ]
 }
 }
 }
 }
 }
}

The compose action is

Since there is a lot of Output, I do not want the Onedrive accounts. I want to use the filter function and filter on
isPersonalSite equal to false

When i am using the filter function, I can see the input bot the output is body[] - I am stuck on this filtering
After the filtering i want to take the Output from this filter and use a apply to each for checking the subsites on SharePoint

Can someone help to guide me trhough the filtering and am I thinking right abot the apply to each where i am going to use the filtering an the id of the filtering

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ManishSolanki 15,091 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Re: Filter from Json and apply to each

Hi @vidarv

In Filter array action, instead of entering false as text, pls try adding it as an expression to make it compatible with left side operand as shown below:

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Re: Filter from Json and apply to each

Thank you for answering @ManishSolanki I am sorry but the output is still

{ "body": [] }

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Nived_Nambiar 18,129 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Re: Filter from Json and apply to each

Hi @vidarv

I think the error is due to usage of array() function over parse json output 🤔

Based on schema i tried to generate a sample json object

{ "body": { "value": [ { "createdDateTime": "2024-02-18T08:00:00Z", "id": "123456789", "name": "example", "webUrl": "https://example.com", "displayName": "Example Site", "isPersonalSite": true, "siteCollection": { "hostname": "example.com" }, "root": {} }, { "createdDateTime": "2024-02-17T08:00:00Z", "id": "987654321", "name": "test", "webUrl": "https://test.com", "displayName": "Test Site", "isPersonalSite": false, "siteCollection": { "hostname": "test.com" }, "root": {} } ] } }

Now i tried to do same as you tried (for mocking the api part, i just kept the given JSON object in compose and then used it in Parse JSON )

Hope this helps !

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Re: Filter from Json and apply to each

Thank you for answering @Nived_Nambiar I am sorry but i got the following error
The 'from' property value in the 'query' action inputs is of type 'Null'. The value must be an array.

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Nived_Nambiar 18,129 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Re: Filter from Json and apply to each

Hi @vidarv

Have you checked whether the output of http get request action,

Also show how you have designed the flow ?

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Re: Filter from Json and apply to each

Hi @Nived_Nambiar
Yes there are Output from http request that showes up in the parse json output, or was there something else you where thinking. I have showe the flow in pictures, but here are a overview. Http request are using microsoft graph and behind is a api with fill application rights

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ManishSolanki 15,091 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Re: Filter from Json and apply to each

Hi @vidarv

Pls update the expression used in Compose action, try this one:

body('Parse_JSON')?['value']

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Re: Filter from Json and apply to each

Hi @vidarv ,

I've tested your use case, and it works successfully for me.
Please follow the steps outlined in the snapshot:

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Venkadesh Sundaramurthy

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Re: Filter from Json and apply to each

Thank you for answering @ManishSolanki @S-Venkadesh
In my compose i set
body('Parse_JSON')?['value']
and in the Filter array from i used
outputs('Compose')
Both of the soloutions work 🙂
Out of this I got 19500 records instead of 49 000. Any suggestion of how to use apply to each of the filter tu run the http throug every id to get subsites ?

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S-Venkadesh 888 Moderator on at

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Re: Filter from Json and apply to each

Hi @vidarv
You can Extend the flow by adding another HTTP action with below endpoint to retrieve the subsites
GET https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{site-id}/sites
Sample Screenshot:

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