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"When PowerApps Calls a Flow (V2)" vs "Power Apps (V2)" Trigger

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Hello All,
 Can someone explain the difference between these 2 triggers?
 
It seems like maybe Power Apps (V2) is using my service account correctly, but "When Power Apps calls..." is using the user account for a downstream "Send an email (V2)" action.
 
Thanks for any clarity you can provide. 
 
 
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  • AnthonyAmador Profile Picture
    2,557 Moderator on at
    Hi, 
     
    This is interesting because the only one that shows up for me is ‘When a Power App calls a flow (V2)’. I thought they had just changed the name. From my understanding, it is the same trigger, but I can’t find any documentation about it.

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    Hope this helps. 
    Anthony. 
     
  • djurecicK2 Profile Picture
    37 on at
    Thanks Anthony. I was also wondering if it was related to creating a flow inside Power Apps vs creating from Power Automate. 
     
    It is strange because my flows appear to be behaving differently and this is the main difference that I could identify between them.
  • AnthonyAmador Profile Picture
    2,557 Moderator on at
    @djurecicK2 have you checked if one of your flows is using connection references instead of a normal connection? Maybe that’s why one of your flows is using the service account connection to send the email.

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