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How to open Power Automate Desktop Code File

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Hello everyone. 

 

How I can access the Power Automate Desktop code file?

 

In Power Automate cloud flows it is possible to export the flow, and access the JSON file containing the code corresponding to the flow, but I am not able to do this in the PAD, it is not enable to acess.

  • ryule Profile Picture
    929 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    Not 100% sure if this is what you are asking but:

    You can copy your actions and paste them into a text file.

    You can then take that text and copy it and paste it into PAD, as well.

  • iMathness Profile Picture
    4 on at

    This copy and paste option I already did, but I need the complete code file.

    I need to access the JSON file that contains the Power Automate Desktop code.

     

    For example, when you export a flow from the Power Automate cloud, it downloads a JSON file containing all the actions in the flow. I need this but for Power Automate Desktop.

  • ryule Profile Picture
    929 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    I know there is a JSON file if you put the desktop flow in a Solution, then export and extract it, however, not sure if that is the one you are needing or not.

  • iMathness Profile Picture
    4 on at

    Yes, I need this. 

    But when downloading the solution and opening the JSON file corresponding to the desktop flow, it is incomprehensible, perhaps encrypted because it is into a solution.

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