How to run a PAD flow from command line

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Posted on 5 Feb 2024 13:34:38 by Yishu

I tried this Powershell command:

Start-Process ms-powerautomate:/console/flow/run?workflowName=myflow

but it didn't work.

Is there any command prompt or Powershell command that can start a PAD flow?

Thank you.

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Agnius Bartninkas 10,045 Most Valuable Professional on 07 Feb 2024 at 05:53:26

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Re: How to run a PAD flow from command line

The reason why you have no Run URL and FLow ID, is not because you run it on Windows 11 Home, but because you need a Power Automate Premium license to have that. The free license does not support these features.
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Yishu 20 on 06 Feb 2024 at 08:36:27

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Re: How to run a PAD flow from command line

I find that there is no Run URL or Flow ID in the Details tab of Flow Properties in my PAD. I guess it is because my device runs Windows 11 Home, so I can't run flows via URL.
Thank you for your help anyway.
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Gidi 592 on 06 Feb 2024 at 07:29:45

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Re: How to run a PAD flow from command line

You can find an automatically created run URL consisting of the environment and flow IDs on the properties section of the desktop flow. You can find more information about flow properties in Desktop flow properties.

Compare this URL with yours.
Yishu 20 on 06 Feb 2024 at 01:54:47

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Re: How to run a PAD flow from command line

My PAD is a Microsoft Store installation, so I have to run my flow via Powershell.

I tried it with double quotes but it still didn't work.

Is there any problem with my URL? I typed it in my browser, but the flow didn't start.
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Gidi 592 on 05 Feb 2024 at 23:29:14

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Re: How to run a PAD flow from command line

Hi Yishu,
try it with double quotes and note that you might need a premium license to use it.

Example for running from command prompt:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Power Automate Desktop\PAD.Console.Host.exe" "ms-powerautomate:/console/flow/run?workflowName=[workflowName]"

Refer also the the related learning page:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/run-desktop-flows-url-shortcuts#use-a-run-url-in-the-command-prompt