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Hi, 
 
I need to check if records meeting a criteria exist before I add a new item (if they do I'll delete).  My source is a sharepoint list and the fields I'm wanting to check are "Sprint Number", "Approval State" which is a Choices field and "Requested Approver" which is a Person field. 
 
All records will have a Pending state and both Sprint Number and Requested Approver have been stored in a compose variable "Sprint Num" and "Sprint Approvers".
 
I've used CoPilot having exhausted my knowledge and still get various errors (if it even lets me save the flow).
 
Any help on my Filter Query?
 
Cheers,
Neil 
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    Vish WR Profile Picture
    1,212 on at
     
    Use SharePoint internal column names and correct field formats in your Filter Query.

    Eg:
    • Choice field → Approval_x0020_State eq 'Pending'
    • Person field → use Email
      • Requested_x0020_Approver/Email eq 'user@domain.com'
    • Sprint Number → Sprint_x0020_Number eq 'value'


     
  • Ellis Karim Profile Picture
    12,033 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
     
    As @Vish WR has mentioned, use the internal name of the SharePoint column.
     
     
    For filtering on the email address, email must be upper case E and M:
    Screenshot showing an example of a Get items filter query in Power Automate using the email attribute, formatted as Owner/EMail eq 'email@example.com'
     
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