web
You’re offline. This is a read only version of the page.
close
Skip to main content

Announcements

Agent Academy Hackathon is happening now!
Welcome to the Power Platform Communities
News and Announcements icon
Community site session details

Community site session details

Session Id :
Power Platform Community / Forums / Power Automate / Global Error catch - i...
Power Automate
Answered

Global Error catch - if an error occurs at any part of the flow then run subflow?

(0) ShareShare
ReportReport
Posted on by beebul 259

Is it possible to have error handling that doesn't just stop the flow but starts a subflow (to email me for example).


I can't seem to figure out how to do this - I don't want to have to put in error handling for every single step as my flow could fail at any point.


I just want to send myself a teams alert or email when the flow falls over.

 

Thanks

Categories:
Power Automate Desktop
I have the same question (0)
  • Verified answer
    MichaelAnnis Profile Picture
    MichaelAnnis 5,727 Moderator on at

    Wrap your entire main page in an On Block Error and tell it to go to a sub flow. 

    in the new subflow:

     

    get last error as %ErrorText%
    send email ‘in the body put what you want and %ErrorText% so send the last known error message.

     

    good luck!

  • beebul Profile Picture
    beebul 259 on at

    Great thanks I never thought about that! Cheers Michael

     

    👍

  • momlo Profile Picture
    momlo 1,527 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    yup.. I really love the flexibility of error handling in PAD, it allows creating very effective flows on all sort of levels, one of best things in PAD 😄

Under review

Thank you for your reply! To ensure a great experience for everyone, your content is awaiting approval by our Community Managers. Please check back later.

Helpful resources

News and Announcements

Agent Academy Hackathon is happening now!
Welcome to the Power Platform Communities

Quick Links

Introducing the 2026 Season 1 community Super Users

Congratulations to our 2026 Super Users!

Kudos to our 2025 Community Spotlight Honorees

Congratulations to our 2025 community superstars!

Congratulations to the April Top 10 Community Leaders!

These are the community rock stars!

Leaderboard > Power Automate

#1
Vish WR Profile Picture

Vish WR 791

#2
Valantis Profile Picture

Valantis 568

#3
Haque Profile Picture

Haque 535

Last 30 days Overall leaderboard

Featured topics

Known issue with browser automation in Power Automate for Desktop on Google Chrome 146 and 147
Share your ideas and struggles with building Power Automate flows!
Survey: Power Automate mobile app
How to Ask for Help with Your Power Automate Workflow
Flows are not visible for users who sign in with their personal accounts
Start and wait for an approval action
Restore a deleted flow
List of actions cheat sheet for Power Automate Desktop
Welcome to the Power Automate forum!

Product updates

Microsoft Power Platform Community release plans