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Hello,

When creating Custom Connectors in PowerApps, I can just paste a Postman response Body into the "Sample" area and PowerApps automagically parses out the items I need with the correct labels. 

 

With Flow, this is not the case. Pasting a Response Body from Postman required manual cleanup to pass validation. Now that it passes validation though, I can't tell the parameters apart.

 

Many of them are just labeled "type" due to how Flow parsed the Sample Payload. 

 

How can I get the correct labels for each parameter of the JSON payload?

 

Thank you!

 

Postman response Body:

{
 "type": "FeatureCollection",
 "metadata": {
 "generated": 1557183095000,
 "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?format=geojson&starttime=2019-04-02&endtime=2019-04-03&latitude=47&longitude=-122&maxradiuskm=300&orderby=magnitude-asc",
 "title": "USGS Earthquakes",
 "status": 200,
 "api": "1.8.1",
 "count": 5
 },
 "features": [
 {
 "type": "Feature",
 "properties": {
 "mag": 0.8,
 "place": "18km NE of Kalama, Washington",
 "time": 1554228490230,
 "updated": 1554233445550,
 "tz": -480,
 "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw61515642",
 "detail": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?eventid=uw61515642&format=geojson",
 "felt": null,
 "cdi": null,
 "mmi": null,
 "alert": null,
 "status": "reviewed",
 "tsunami": 0,
 "sig": 10,
 "net": "uw",
 "code": "61515642",
 "ids": ",uw61515642,",
 "sources": ",uw,",
 "types": ",geoserve,origin,phase-data,",
 "nst": 7,
 "dmin": null,
 "rms": 0.21,
 "gap": 237,
 "magType": "ml",
 "type": "earthquake",
 "title": "M 0.8 - 18km NE of Kalama, Washington"
 },
 "geometry": {
 "type": "Point",
 "coordinates": [
 -122.65483333333,
 46.109666666667,
 15.96
 ]
 },
 "id": "uw61515642"
 },
 {
 "type": "Feature",
 "properties": {
 "mag": 0.95,
 "place": "4km NNW of Venersborg, Washington",
 "time": 1554248973310,
 "updated": 1554311351470,
 "tz": -480,
 "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw61515687",
 "detail": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?eventid=uw61515687&format=geojson",
 "felt": null,
 "cdi": null,
 "mmi": null,
 "alert": null,
 "status": "reviewed",
 "tsunami": 0,
 "sig": 14,
 "net": "uw",
 "code": "61515687",
 "ids": ",uw61515687,",
 "sources": ",uw,",
 "types": ",geoserve,origin,phase-data,",
 "nst": 5,
 "dmin": null,
 "rms": 0.22,
 "gap": 330,
 "magType": "ml",
 "type": "explosion",
 "title": "M 1.0 Explosion - 4km NNW of Venersborg, Washington"
 },
 "geometry": {
 "type": "Point",
 "coordinates": [
 -122.442,
 45.8165,
 -1.07
 ]
 },
 "id": "uw61515687"
 },
 {
 "type": "Feature",
 "properties": {
 "mag": 1.04,
 "place": "7km WNW of Federal Way, Washington",
 "time": 1554183431770,
 "updated": 1554407575360,
 "tz": -480,
 "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw61515602",
 "detail": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?eventid=uw61515602&format=geojson",
 "felt": null,
 "cdi": null,
 "mmi": null,
 "alert": null,
 "status": "reviewed",
 "tsunami": 0,
 "sig": 17,
 "net": "uw",
 "code": "61515602",
 "ids": ",uw61515602,",
 "sources": ",uw,",
 "types": ",geoserve,origin,phase-data,",
 "nst": 14,
 "dmin": null,
 "rms": 0.13,
 "gap": 107,
 "magType": "ml",
 "type": "earthquake",
 "title": "M 1.0 - 7km WNW of Federal Way, Washington"
 },
 "geometry": {
 "type": "Point",
 "coordinates": [
 -122.39716666667,
 47.357166666667,
 17.03
 ]
 },
 "id": "uw61515602"
 },
 {
 "type": "Feature",
 "properties": {
 "mag": 2.06,
 "place": "3km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington",
 "time": 1554229776760,
 "updated": 1554418212281,
 "tz": -480,
 "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw61515652",
 "detail": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?eventid=uw61515652&format=geojson",
 "felt": 1,
 "cdi": 2.7,
 "mmi": null,
 "alert": null,
 "status": "reviewed",
 "tsunami": 0,
 "sig": 66,
 "net": "uw",
 "code": "61515652",
 "ids": ",uw61515652,",
 "sources": ",uw,",
 "types": ",dyfi,geoserve,origin,phase-data,",
 "nst": 10,
 "dmin": null,
 "rms": 0.15,
 "gap": 87,
 "magType": "ml",
 "type": "explosion",
 "title": "M 2.1 Explosion - 3km ENE of Granite Falls, Washington"
 },
 "geometry": {
 "type": "Point",
 "coordinates": [
 -121.92733333333,
 48.095,
 -0.48
 ]
 },
 "id": "uw61515652"
 },
 {
 "type": "Feature",
 "properties": {
 "mag": 2.68,
 "place": "23km W of Tieton, Washington",
 "time": 1554210002380,
 "updated": 1555258043040,
 "tz": -480,
 "url": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uw61515622",
 "detail": "https://earthquake.usgs.gov/fdsnws/event/1/query?eventid=uw61515622&format=geojson",
 "felt": 6,
 "cdi": 3.1,
 "mmi": null,
 "alert": null,
 "status": "reviewed",
 "tsunami": 0,
 "sig": 112,
 "net": "uw",
 "code": "61515622",
 "ids": ",uw61515622,us2000k94k,",
 "sources": ",uw,us,",
 "types": ",dyfi,geoserve,origin,phase-data,",
 "nst": 28,
 "dmin": null,
 "rms": 0.28,
 "gap": 78,
 "magType": "ml",
 "type": "earthquake",
 "title": "M 2.7 - 23km W of Tieton, Washington"
 },
 "geometry": {
 "type": "Point",
 "coordinates": [
 -121.0665,
 46.7035,
 4.22
 ]
 },
 "id": "uw61515622"
 }
 ],
 "bbox": [
 -122.65483333333,
 45.8165,
 -1.07,
 -121.0665,
 48.095,
 17.03
 ]
}

Result of Sample Payload in Flow (required some cleanup):

{
 "type": "string",
 "properties": {
 "type": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "metadata": {
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
 "generated": {
 "type": "integer"
 },
 "url": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "title": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "status": {
 "type": "integer"
 },
 "api": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "count": {
 "type": "integer"
 }
 }
 },
 "features": {
 "type": "array",
 "items": {
 "type": "string",
 "properties": {
 "type": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "properties": {
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
 "mag": {
 "type": "number"
 },
 "place": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "time": {
 "type": "integer"
 },
 "updated": {
 "type": "integer"
 },
 "tz": {
 "type": "integer"
 },
 "url": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "detail": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "felt": {},
 "cdi": {},
 "mmi": {},
 "alert": {},
 "status": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "tsunami": {
 "type": "integer"
 },
 "sig": {
 "type": "integer"
 },
 "net": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "code": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "ids": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "sources": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "types": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "nst": {
 "type": "integer"
 },
 "dmin": {},
 "rms": {
 "type": "number"
 },
 "gap": {
 "type": "integer"
 },
 "magType": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "type": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "title": {
 "type": "string"
 }
 }
 },
 "geometry": {
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
 "type": {
 "type": "string"
 },
 "coordinates": {
 "type": "array",
 "items": {
 "type": "number"
 }
 }
 }
 },
 "id": {
 "type": "string"
 }
 },
 "required": [
 "type",
 "properties",
 "geometry",
 "id"
 ]
 }
 },
 "bbox": {
 "type": "array",
 "items": {
 "type": "number"
 }
 }
 }
}

Dynamic Content showing "type" duplication:

image.png

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    @mosmas (aka "Flow Poppa", aka "Flow Maestro", aka "Flow Magic", aka "Don't Call Me On The Weekend" 🙂 )comes through with the fix!!

    Key 1:  

    • Read the failure message and fix the schema!
    • "features.properties.gap" in this case is the path in the nested JSON where the error is occurring
    • image.png
    • One caveat that @mosmas  brought up is when a value can have BOTH a number (or string) AND a NULL. 
      • It needs special treatment: ["integer", "null"]
      • Example:
      • image.png

    Key 2: 

    • Once the schema passes validation, use the Select Action to create a sweet little array of each object

    BONUS!!:

    • You can search your Parse JSON sample schema with CTRL+F
    • image.png

    Thanks so much @mosmas !!

    --------------

    @KickingApps , this is a good one to play with!

  • Community Power Platform Member Profile Picture
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    BONUS BONUS!!

    • Did you know you can change the names of parameters returned from an HTTP request as part of parsing JSON!
    • WOW
    • Example
      • There are two keys named "url" in the schema 
      • image.png
      • You can rename them IN THE SCHEMA to differentiate them!
      • image.png
      • This is crazy powerful!!

    Again, all praises go to @mosmas !! Excellent work and thanks for sharing the expertise.

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