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Is it possible to create a file link that requires a flow to “activate”?

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Posted on by dehmos27 54
I am wanting to use Power Automate as an API endpoint that will return a PDF link when a button is clicked on a website. I’d like to make it so the link will not work when copied/pasted but requires the flow API process to make the file accessible. Is this achievable/any ideas where to go for this?

I know a flow can act as a REST API with the Request trigger, and I figure scenario may require some kind of token or parameter be stored in the URL to “scope” the file to that specific API call session and have no clue if this is something I can currently do.
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    yashag2255 24,769 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at
    Re: Is it possible to create a file link that requires a flow to “activate”?

    Hi @dehmos27 

     

    You can check out this post where I have shown a Flow solution to integrate with an external website. On similar lines you can build the flow and get the PDF url returned as a response and the user can click to download it. 

     

    https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Flow-Community-Blog/Microsoft-Flow-as-a-Service/ba-p/378114

     

    Hope this Helps!

     

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