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I have a sharepoint list in which a flow sometimes adds items, but at the start of every year it should be stored in a new list, that is identical to the previous one.

Is there a way to automatically create an empty list with the same columns when needed? Right now a new one is manually added every time.

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Hi @Sofie_D,

Do you want to create an empty SharePoint list with same columns as previous one within Microsoft Flow automatically?

Creating an empty SharePoint list is not supported in Microsoft Flow currently, if you would like this feature to be added in Microsoft Flow, please submit an idea to Flow Ideas Forum:

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Flow-Ideas/idb-p/FlowIdeas

In addition, you could consider take a try to delete all original items within the SharePoint list at the start of every year as an alternative way. I have made a test on my side and please take a try with following workaround:

Add a proper trigger, here I use Flow Button trigger.
Add a Condition, click "Edit in advanced mode", type the following formula:

@equals(utcNow('MM/dd'), '01/01')

Within "If/yes" branch of Condition, add a "Get items" action, specify Site Address and List Name. Then add a "Apply to each" action, input parameter set to output of "Get items" action. Within "Apply to each" action, add a "Delete item" action, specify Site Address and List Name, Id field set to ID dynamic content of "Get items" action.
Under Condition, add a "Create item" action.

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