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SharePoint Connector, "Get file content using path" action succeeded but didn't return file content

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Posted on by Anjan Chidige Kumar

Hi Friends,

I stored files on SharePoint and in Power Automate Flow, using "Get file content using path" action, getting the content. But sometimes, it is not getting the content, but the action is executed successfully. The "Content-Length" HTTP header is 0 in the output. On different Power Platform environment, the content is being returned for the same file. The file size around 10MB.

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Anjan

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lbendlin 8,474 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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SharePoint Connector, "Get file content using path" action succeeded but didn't return file content

After the file is written to the sharepoint you need to wait a bit (10 seconds or longer) before you can attempt to read its contents.

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Anjan Chidige Kumar 10 on at

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SharePoint Connector, "Get file content using path" action succeeded but didn't return file content

Thanks for the response. Uploading the file to SharePoint is a different flow. In my use case, the file is already uploaded to SharePoint. I am trying to read it. And I am consistently getting the empty content response for the files. I tested the same files on the same environment for another user (upload and download). I am able to download.

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Ellis Karim 11,651 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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SharePoint Connector, "Get file content using path" action succeeded but didn't return file content

Hi

Can you try the following simple test with the problem file. Do you get the same or different results?

Try the Get file content using path using different File Paths:

(1) File Path: hard code the absolute URL for the file, for example:

https://badpassword.sharepoint.com/sites/DemoSite/Shared%20Documents/Report_2025-04-22T16_54_05.6312659Z.xlsx

(2) File Path: hard code the file path, for example:

/Shared Documents/Apps/Microsoft Forms/Customer Service Demo Form/Application Form/Certification-Poster-en-us_Ellis Karim.pdf

I have seen some inconsistent behavior with the Get file content using path action, but this was due to encoded file paths: How to Get SharePoint File Content in Power Automate: File Paths vs URLs

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Anjan Chidige Kumar 10 on at

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SharePoint Connector, "Get file content using path" action succeeded but didn't return file content

@Ellis Karim, Thanks for your response. I tried with the options you suggested. Issue still persists.

Are there any logs in the system to see, whether the SharePoint Connector is writing to for more information? Unfortunately, the Actions in the flow are being executed successfully with file content as empty.

Not sure, how to debug this issue.

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Ellis Karim 11,651 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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SharePoint Connector, "Get file content using path" action succeeded but didn't return file content

@Anjan Chidige Kumar,

Can you please share a screenshot of the

the configured action Get file content using path

Runtime output of the Get file content using path action, where it returns "empty" content.

Sample runtime output of my Get file content using path action:

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