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Currently, I have a flow that creates a folder with some files in SharePoint and then creates a task in Planner Premium. I want to know how I can make Power Automate add the link to the SharePoint folder in the task’s attachment field.

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Hi @RN-25031533-0,

Yes. After you create the SharePoint folder, generate a sharing link for that folder and write it into the task’s References (attachments) via Planner --> Update task details. Planner treats “attachments” as links (references), so you don’t upload a folder, you store a URL (alias + resourceLink).

https://www.powertechtips.com/add-attachment-planner-task-power-automate/

https://manueltgomes.com/microsoft/power-platform/powerautomate/power-automate-action-reference/planner-update-task-details-action/

How to do it

1. Create the folder (your flow already does this).

2. Create a sharing link for the folder

Action: SharePoint --> Create sharing link for a file or folder
Point it at the same site/library and the newly created folder. Choose link type/scope that fits your sharing model (e.g., View/Edit + People in your organization).
This returns a URL you’ll use as the attachment.

3. Create or locate the Planner task

Action: Planner --> Create a task (or capture the Task Id from earlier in the flow).
(Note: the out‑of‑box Planner connector manages “basic” plans; attachments are still added via Update task details references. If you are strictly on Planner Premium/Loop, this still works when the plan is surfaced in Planner; otherwise you’d use Graph.)

4. Attach the SharePoint folder link to the task

Action: Planner --> Update task details
In References:

Reference alias 1 = e.g., “Project Files”
Reference resource link 1 = (sharing link URL from step 2)
That renders as an “attachment” tile in Planner.

Tip (multiple links): Build an array of { "alias": "<Name>", "resourceLink": "<URL>" } and pass it to Update task details to add 0‑N attachments at once.

Why this works?
Planner “attachments” are References (URLs to SharePoint/OneDrive/web). Power Automate exposes these in Update task details --> References, which is the supported way to add links programmatically.

Additional References:

https://www.enjoysharepoint.com/attach-files-to-planner-tasks-using-power-automate/

https://tomriha.com/add-0-n-attachments-from-sharepoint-to-a-planner-task-in-power-automate/

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