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path 'emailMessage/To' with type/format 'Object' is not convertible to type/format 'String/email'.

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Posted on by AK-14012118-0
Hi All,
I am new to Power Automate. I am trying to read "Manager" (Type: Person or Group) field from the SharePoint list in 'emailMessage/To' but getting below error.
 
Flow save failed with code 'OpenApiOperationParameterValidationFailed' and message 'Input parameter 'emailMessage' validation failed in workflow operation 'Send_Email': The parameter with value '"@triggerOutputs()?['body/Manager']"' in path 'emailMessage/To' with type/format 'Object' is not convertible to type/format 'String/email'.'.
 
Any way to convert the Object to String/email
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    creativeopinion 10,508 Moderator on at
    @AK-14012118-0 It's hard to offer any recommendations without seeing the logic behind your flow. In edit mode, click on each action to expand it. Upload a screenshot of your full flow.
     
    The error you are getting indicates that the Manager dynamic content is an Object and not a string/email. 
     
    If the Manger column in your SP list is a person column, you need to ensure you are selecting the Manager Email dynamic content which will output the email address.
     
    You might also be interested in this YT Tutorial:

    Building a Power Automate flow that will send an email with multiple SharePoint items can be a bit complex. In this video tutorial I’ll cover how to build a flow that will send a single email to each user with tasks that have been assigned to them. The logic in this flow can be applied to many different scenarios.

    First, I’ll show you how to use a Filter Query to return items from your SharePoint list that meet your criteria. Then I’ll show you how to return a list of unique email addresses so that each user receives a single email. Lastly I’ll show you how to compose an email that will contain an HTML table with a list of tasks for each user.

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    ✓ How to use the Convert Time Zone action
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    ✓ How to count number of items in an array
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    NickWarner 113 on at
    Look for "Manager Email" in the dynamic content. I have a people column in my list called Employee for this example. Manager for you and Employee for me contains an object of the name, email address, department etc.
     

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