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Power Apps canvas app triggers instant flow with premium connector — what license do end users actually need?

I’m looking for clarification on the Microsoft licensing requirement for this scenario because I’m finding the documentation hard to interpret consistently.

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I have a Power Apps canvas app.

A user clicks a button in the app.

That button triggers a Power Automate instant cloud flow using the Power Apps trigger.

The flow uses a premium connector.

The connector/connection in the flow may be owned by a single maker/service account, but the flow is being triggered by end users from the app.

What I need to know

For the end users of the app, what license is actually required?

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Hi @MD-05031545-0,

Specifically, when a flow is triggered by a button in Power Apps (an instant cloud flow), the license of the user running the flow is what matters — not just the maker’s or service account’s license. And hence, End users of your Power Apps canvas app will need a license that covers premium connector usage if they are the ones triggering the flow.

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Service Account vs. End User : Even if the connection in the flow is owned by a service account, the execution rights are checked against the end user’s license when they trigger the flow. This is why your users still need premium rights — the service account alone doesn’t cover them.

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It’s actually quite simple in this scenario.

If your app calls a Premium Power Automate flow, the app is treated as Premium, so users must have a valid licence. This can be either:

App plan

Per User plan

Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG)

The key point:

If the flow is triggered directly from Power Apps (using the Power Apps trigger / instant flow), the flow is considered part of the app’s context.

That means:

Users don’t need a separate Power Automate licence

They only need the appropriate Power Apps Premium licence

The flow ownership does not matter from a licensing perspective

So effectively, you licence the app usage, not the flow separately.

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Your scenario uses a Canvas App → Instant Flow (Power Apps trigger) → Premium connector in Microsoft Power Platform

Each end user must have a Premium license because the flow runs in the user’s context

Using a service account or shared connection alone is not sufficient

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