sequential approval skips condition loop.

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Hello, ive been trying to crack my head with the sequential approval problem, ive been trying to let it submit emails once its approved but every time i run the loop, it skips the condition part.
As far as i understand, the blank columns need a value and the left is the outcome via dynamic expression while the right one is "Approve" since the flow needs to detect that word.

Need help, it skips condition.

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MParikh 521 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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This behavior is expected and the condition is not failing, it is evaluating before the approval action completes.

In sequential approvals, Start and wait for an approval already blocks the flow until the responder acts. When you place a Condition immediately after it, Power Automate does not re-evaluate the approval outcome inside a loop unless you explicitly reference the correct output and timing.

Why your condition is being skipped

Start and wait for an approval returns Outcome, not body/outcome.

The value is case-sensitive and returns Approve or Reject.

In loops, conditions often evaluate against an empty value when the dynamic token is not bound correctly.

The UI comparison you used silently resolves to false, so the condition path is skipped.

This is why you see no error, only skipped logic.

Correct way to evaluate approval outcome
Do not rely on the UI comparison.
Use an expression instead.
In the Condition, switch to Expression and use:
equals(outputs('Start_and_wait_for_an_approval')?['body/outcome'],'Approve')

Replace Start_and_wait_for_an_approval with your exact action name.
This guarantees:

Correct timing

Correct value

Correct scope inside loops

Recommended pattern for sequential approvals
Best practice is to avoid extra conditions entirely.
Structure like this:

Start and wait for an approval

Configure Run after

Success → Approved path

Failed / Timed out → Rejected path

Or, if branching is required:

Initialize a variable ApprovalResult

Set variable to Outcome

Evaluate the variable in later conditions

This avoids skipped conditions and improves readability.
Quick validation tip
Add a Compose action right after approval and output:

outputs('Start_and_wait_for_an_approval')?['body/outcome']

Run once. You will see the exact string returned. Match it exactly.

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Kalathiya 2,456 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hello @LJ-10020157-0,

This usually happens because the condition is checking the wrong output.

In the condition, make sure the left side is the Outcome from the approval action (or use the expression outputs('Start_and_wait_for_an_approval')?['body/outcome']) and compare it to Approve (case-sensitive).

Expression:

outputs('Start_and_wait_for_an_approval')?['body/outcome']

Hope this helps 😊

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LJ-10020157-0 4 on at

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@Kalathiya i did the way you advised but it seems its the same, i did edit mine to be outputs('Start_and_wait_for_an_approval_1')?['body/outcome'] would the problem be in the 'apply to each' block?

outputs('Start_and_wait_for_an_approval')?['body/outcome']

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LJ-10020157-0 4 on at

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after checking your solutions i've come to realize its either the lacking of power automate or the over analyzing of your expertise.

Solution was extremely simple:

body/outcome -> is equal to -> Approve, Approve

since the final result is like that i suppose i try it like that too.

it works :)! thanks for helping i have deeper understanding of how this app works now

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