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Get current App ID within the app and across environments

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Hi Community!

I have an app which lives in two different environments and hence has 2 different App IDs but the same app display name (ALM with Solutions).

Is there a way to get the current App ID directly within a canvas app? I know about the way to add an environment variable to a solution and edit the value within the Azure DevOps pipeline, however you need to add Dataverse tables as datasource to the canvas apps and this is cannot be fulfilled for all apps in my case due to the premium functionality.

The reason why I need the app ID is to create and re-use a component to show all Infos about the currently opened app, like Environment id, app id, last published etc.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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PowerDash 32 on at

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In case if somebody else is struggling: I managed to get the current app ID with this formula:
Set(AppID,Last(Split(Param("appId"),"/")).Result);

Can we add this to the MS documentation?

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ShaileshP 31 on at

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@PowerDash I dont see the below code works.. Any other recommendations?

Set(AppID,Last(Split(Param("appId"),"/")).Result);

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DS-11060559-0 on at

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I am facing the same issue, and I could not find anything helpful.

I found a workaround, which I think would work for you as well. I am not sure this is the best way, but it works :)

I have created an environment variable where I store the app ID, and then I have created a very simple power automate flow that returns that value.
This way you avoid using Dataverse tables and your app does not become premium :) See the screenshot below:

I have then added the following formula on App - OnStart:

Set(varAppId, 'Nameofyourflow'.Run().appid);

I hope this helps :)

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HJ-23070237-0 40 on at

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@DS-11060559-0

I'm confused though, once I deploy the app through the pipeline to a managed solution, I can't update the value of the environment variable, but I cant get the new App ID until I deploy the app for the first time. Am I missing something?

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Power Platform 1919 1,890 on at

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Hi @HJ-23070237-0, @DS-11060559-0

You can check this thread, this can help :

Link : https://community.powerplatform.com/forums/thread/details/?threadid=cd12ff60-3aab-f011-bbd3-000d3a1516b2

In this thread, you can find a way to get current app details without using any variables or manual config.

This is my simple solution for ALM

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VGKolar 33 on at

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This is a clever workaround, I can Say
Since Canvas apps cannot read the App ID at runtime, using a Power Automate flow to return an environment variable value is a practical solution. The environment variable stores the app ID per environment, and the flow simply passes it back to the app, keeping the app non-premium. This approach works well and fits ALM scenarios, although it's still an indirect method because Canvas apps don’t natively expose metadata like App ID.

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