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I've been trying to follow these YT videos,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVi4ubxcmTg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkcZ6IxiD5w without much success.

My end goal is to get the base64 from the image column 'Attachment2' from a Sharepoint list that we'll send to an external system. I'm stuck on parsing the JSON output from the HTTP request, I cannot get any of the parameters I need extracted out.

Here is the setup I have:

the first Parse Json's generated Schema using the output from the HTTP Get request,

{
    "content": {
        "d": {
            "Attachment2": "{\"fileName\":\"Screenshot 2025-05-09 0659092.png\",\"originalImageName\":null,\"serverRelativeUrl\":\"/teams/mycompanyname/SiteAssets/Lists/12329fc5-db95-4f5c-9489-21ccd672cb91/Screenshot%202025-05-09%200659092.png\",\"id\":\"fec059c2-0a8a-4b97-93a8-346138461be0\",\"serverUrl\":\"https://mycompanyname.sharepoint.com\",\"thumbnailRenderer\":null}"
        }
    },
    "schema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
            "fileName": {
                "type": "string"
            },
            "originalImageName": {},
            "serverRelativeUrl": {
                "type": "string"
            },
            "id": {
                "type": "string"
            },
            "serverUrl": {
                "type": "string"
            },
            "thumbnailRenderer": {}
        }
    }
}
 
 
this is the output from the above's Parse JSON that is used in Compose:
{
    "body": {
        "d": {
            "Attachment2": "{\"fileName\":\"Screenshot 2025-05-09 0659092.png\",\"originalImageName\":null,\"serverRelativeUrl\":\"/teams/mycompanyname/SiteAssets/Lists/12329fc5-db95-4f5c-9489-21ccd672cb91/Screenshot%202025-05-09%200659092.png\",\"id\":\"fec059c2-0a8a-4b97-93a8-346138461be0\",\"serverUrl\":\"https://mycompanyname.sharepoint.com\",\"thumbnailRenderer\":null}"
        }
    }
}
 
 
 
 
 
the final Parse JSON 1 which uses the output from Compose
 
and finally the Get file content, which is coming out like this when I test it:
'//Attachmemnt1'  so for some reason the parameters of the path are all blank in this step, even though they have values in previous steps
 
 
I've wasted 3 days on this already, does anyone have any insight?

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Ellis Karim 12,059 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

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Hi @baaaailey,

Please see: How to Get SharePoint File Content in Power Automate: File Paths vs URLs – Ellis Karim's Blog

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baaaailey 25 on at

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thanks for the response. I have already read this article though!

Specifically I'm looking for help in understanding exactly where in my flow I'm going wrong to get a blank serverRelativeURL

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Just to confirm, you are trying to get the content of a SharePoint image column.

Please share the screenshot of how the following actions are configured

When an Item is created or Modified

Get Item

"Send an HTTP Request to SharePoint" has been configured.

Could you also please share the output body of the "Send an HTTP Request to SharePoint".

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Hi,

This is happening because the value you're accessing directly from the JSON is actually a JSON string, not a proper JSON object.
Your data is available in the Attachment2 field. The data looks like the following:
"{\"fileName\":\"Screenshot 2025-05-09 0659092.png\",\"originalImageName\":null,\"serverRelativeUrl\":\"/teams/...\",\"id\":\"...\",\"serverUrl\":\"https://...\",\"thumbnailRenderer\":null}"
This is a string, not an object.
In order to get the data properly, you need to add the following steps:

Add a Compose action and use the following Power FX expression:

json(body('Parse_JSON')?['body']?['d']?['Attachment2'])

After this, add a Parse JSON action to parse the output.

Pass the output from the previous Compose as the content.

Use the following schema:

{
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
        "fileName": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "originalImageName": {
            "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
            ]
        },
        "serverRelativeUrl": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "id": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "serverUrl": {
            "type": "string"
        },
        "thumbnailRenderer": {
            "type": [
                "string",
                "null"
            ]
        }
    }
}
After parsing this, you will get all the values you need directly from the Parse JSON action.

Hope this helps.

Thanks!

Inogic

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baaaailey 25 on at

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thanks! trying this out now

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Im still getting a file not found. However, instead of the path being null, it's now there but the file cant be found.

I've tried the following fx formula to decode the uri string as well (didn't work either):

If I paste the uri into my browser, the image comes up though!

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Actually, I re-read your article and spelled the file path out like it's mentioned there and it worked.

thanks for the help!

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Hi @baaaailey

Glad to hear it!

If this solved your issue, please mark it as ✅ Accepted Answer to help others.

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