Power Automate, send email from sharepoint with a PDF attachment , is blank

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I have created the following flow; for a selected row in excel, send an email with a selected PDF file from SharePoint, everything works, the attachment file is correct , but when I open the PDF it is a blank document? what can I add to my flow to fix it? I have attached the flow I created? can you assist, thank you very much Ange

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mmbr1606 14,605 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Is IT a list or a document library (in Sharepoint)

I recently did the Same with get Attachments and get Attachments content and then appand to variable

I can Show una screeenshot in litle bit over an

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Ange Lyons 10 on at

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Thanks @mmbr1606

The PDF are coming from a document library in Sharepoint.

Thank you

Ange

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mmbr1606 14,605 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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hey

thanks for your answer.

here is what i do from a list item:

i dont know if you can match this 1:1 to a document library, but what you can try is this video:

Send Email with File Attachment from SharePoint Document Library using Power Automate - YouTube

is it a single attachment or can it be multiple aswell? if its just a single one you wont really need the array variable.

if it can contain multiple ones a variable would be needed. what you can also try is instead of using file name with extension, maybe just the name and write .pdf at the end for example (like shown in my screenshot)

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Ange Lyons 10 on at

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@mmbr1606 thank you for your reply, it will only be the one PDF...very frustrating, i clicked on the video but it's not quite what i need, its when i click on a row in excel, send a file from sharepoint, the file name is on the data base.

Hope you can help

Thank you

Andrea.

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Michael E. Gernaey 53,433 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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HI

You are definitely doing it in a more complex way.

1. You should only expect one file back, so doing a loop is unnecessary.

2. You should change your Send back, to take the Name and Bytes

3. Use the File Content dynamic property from the Get File Contents

As Body is not the accurate thing to use to get the content

4. Use the File Name dynamic property to get the name

So instead of a loop do this

after you Get Files Properties Only

Add a condition

check if the length(dynamic body/value property from the Get Files Property) = 1

In the yes side

You will then send your email, using the Dynamic Propeties I said above.

That will limit your chances of failure and should solve your problem, that or you have more details than you are saying hehe

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Ange Lyons 10 on at

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@RLMike , can you please step the how to process out for me?

I’m don’t completely understand your what your suggesting , but I think you are correct in saying k have made it to complex for the outcome , I’m new to power automate so I would appreciate any help I can get

thank you very much

Ange

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Michael E. Gernaey 53,433 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi

Sorry this storm is crushing us again, I will respond in a few hours.

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