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How to Track User Sign-In and Logout in Power Apps Canvas App?

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Hi everyone,

I have a Power Apps Canvas app and I want to track user sign-in and logout history.

I need to:

Capture when a user opens the app

Capture when a user logs out or exits

Store user email and date/time in a data source (Dataverse or SharePoint)

Since Canvas apps don’t have a built-in logout or app close event:

What is the recommended approach?

Is using OnStart and a Logout button the best practice?

Any simple guidance or examples would be appreciated.

Thanks! 🙏

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Hi @RB-05021216-0,

You would need to have a log file of some description with something like this (assuming SharePoint here) at App OnStart

Patch( Logfile, Defaults(Logfile), { NameField: User().FullName, ActionField: "Logged in" TimeField: Now() } )

You need three fields as above - 2 x Single Line of Text and 1 x Date/Time. You could actually rely on the Created field for the last one.

For the log out, yes, a log-out button would be needed with the same code (except the Action), except there is always the danger of the user simply closing the tab and there is no workaround for this.

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Hi @RB-05021216-0,

A quick follow-up to see if you received the answer you were looking for. Happy to assist further if not.

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