Microsoft Forms (Teams) File Uploads – Error When Getting File Content in Power Automate

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Hello,

I have a Microsoft Form with a File Upload question that allows up to five attachments, and I’m trying to save the responses (including the files) to a SharePoint list using Power Automate. The Form was created within a Teams channel.

I followed an online tutorial to build the flow, but I keep getting an error when trying to Get file content. The tutorial uses OneDrive for Business – Get file content, but since this Form was created in Teams, I believe the uploaded files are stored in the Team’s SharePoint site, not OneDrive.

I’ve tried switching to SharePoint – Get file content / Get file content using path, but I’m still running into errors and can’t get the attachments to save correctly.

Has anyone successfully handled file uploads from a Teams-based Microsoft Form and saved them to a SharePoint list?

Any guidance on the correct connector, file path, or approach would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your help!

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If you look at the details of one of the responses to the form you can click on the file and it will show you exactly where the files are stored. Forms created inside Teams are Shared Forms, so the files are stored in SharePoint already. Here's a screenshot of a flow I used for testing that reads the file from where it is stored in SharePoint and creates it in my OneDrive. Just replace the OneDrive action with an add attachment action.

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Hi @DM-30101910-0,

Because the Form was created in Teams, the uploaded files are stored in the Team’s SharePoint site, not OneDrive, so OneDrive – Get file content is not the right action here.

The recommended approach is:

Get response details

Parse JSON for the file upload question

loop through each file

use SharePoint to get the file content

create the list item first, then use Add attachment for each file
(or Create file if you want to save them in a document library instead)

Also, use Get file content if you have a file identifier, and Get file content using path if you have a file path.

If it still fails after that, check the Team’s SharePoint/library settings, because those can also block file handling.

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Valantis

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Hi @DM-30101910-0,

Just wanted to check in and see if everything is working now. If you still need any help, feel free to let me know.

Also, if the issue is resolved, it would be great if you could mark the answer as solved so others with the same question can find it easily.

Thanks and have a great day!

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@DM-30101910-0,

If you’re seeing a File Not Found error (or similar) in the Get file content using path action, see: Microsoft Group Forms: How to Handle File Uploads and Email Them Using Power Automate

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