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How do you use power automate desktop to download PDF from link straight to sharepoint without storing locally???

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I am having issue downloading a pdf from a url and save it as "text to variable for (web pages)" to pass that to sharepoint "create file's file content".

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  • Nived_Nambiar Profile Picture
    18,138 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi @JackAttack 

     

    I think you have to download it, then needs to be upload to sharepoint, after that you can delete that local file 

  • Riyaz_riz11 Profile Picture
    4,150 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi @JackAttack 

    Without downloading into local you cant able to push into sharepoint, you can create a temp folder once bot run you move or delete the file.

     

    If resolves mark as solution 

     

    Regards,

    Riyaz

  • JackAttack Profile Picture
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    @Ahammad_Riyaz Thank you for your solution, this makes sense. But for the temporary folder part, is there a guide on how to create one? I see "get temporary file" as one of the actions, but nothing for the folder one.

     

  • Nived_Nambiar Profile Picture
    18,138 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi @JackAttack 

     

    What he meant by temporary folder is to create a folder in a specific location for download purposes and then once all files are uploaded to sharepoint, delete all files present in folder with folder itself. 

     

    You can use create folder action to create a folder 🙂

     

  • Srini007 Profile Picture
    3,473 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    @JackAttack 

     

    Check below link for your reference

     

    https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-365/download-save-pdf-file-directly-from-browser-to-sharepoint/m-p/339255

     

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     If this reply answers your question or solves your issue, please ACCEPT AS SOLUTION 

     

    Thanks,

    Srini

     

  • Riyaz_riz11 Profile Picture
    4,150 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi @JackAttack 

    You can able to create folder manually temp else use create folder action and once all files uploaded by bot itself you can delete that folder.

     

    If helps marks as solution 

    Regards,

    Riyaz

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