Skip to main content

Notifications

Community site session details

Community site session details

Session Id :
Power Apps - Power Apps Governance and Administ...
Answered

Do my app users need access to my flows and the flows' connections?

(0) ShareShare
ReportReport
Posted on by 5

I'm new to PowerApps and struggling to find a clear answer to this...

 

I've built a Power App that calls one of three variations of a Power Automate flow.  From there, the flow performs the following:

  • Creates an item in a SharePoint list
  • Adds a row to a table in an Excel spreadsheet
  • Sends an email (from a shared mailbox)

 

My question is, will the users need access to my Power Automate flows, and if so, will they also need access to that flow's connections (i.e. the SP list, the excel file, and potentially the shared email)?

 

The app itself doesn't have direct connections to the SP list, etc, just to the flows, and I don't want to give users access to those.  The app & flows work as designed when I test them.

 

Thanks!

Categories:
  • bclanders Profile Picture
    5 on at
    Re: Do my app users need access to my flows and the flows' connections?

    Thanks for the speedy reply @Pstork1 !

    I think this should definitely work for me.  I really should've switched to the V2 trigger sooner 😅

  • Verified answer
    Pstork1 Profile Picture
    66,174 Most Valuable Professional on at
    Re: Do my app users need access to my flows and the flows' connections?

    If you build the flows using the Power Apps V2 trigger and build everything inside a solution then you can set the Run ony user settings on the flows and it will use the security contxt of the maker of the flow.  This is a relatively new feature. This video explains the steps well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ts-ggDAy7IQ Doing it this way the users will not need access to the lists.

Under review

Thank you for your reply! To ensure a great experience for everyone, your content is awaiting approval by our Community Managers. Please check back later.

Helpful resources

Quick Links

🌸 Community Spring Festival 2025 Challenge Winners! 🌸

Congratulations to all our community participants!

Warren Belz – Community Spotlight

We are honored to recognize Warren Belz as our May 2025 Community…

Congratulations to the April Top 10 Community Stars!

Thanks for all your good work in the Community!

Leaderboard > Power Apps - Power Apps Governance and Administering

#1
bscarlavai33 Profile Picture

bscarlavai33 5 Super User 2025 Season 1

#2
Michael E. Gernaey Profile Picture

Michael E. Gernaey 4 Super User 2025 Season 1

#3
Vince_K Profile Picture

Vince_K 2

Overall leaderboard

Featured topics