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Trigger alteryx server workflow from power automate

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Posted on by chirazch

Hello,

For a specific business need, i need to trigger an alteryx workflow that is in my gallery on alteryx server from power automate,

it will be so useful for what my company is trying to acheive, and i know there isn't actually an alteryx connector in power automate, but i read somewhere that it was possible to acheive this by using api post request in power automate, but i didn't find any clear documentation on how i can realise that, ( how to execute an alteryx server job via the power automate api call url)

has anybody tried it before? or does anybody have an idea on the steps to acheive that ?

Thank you so much for your help in advance,

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Community Power Pla... Microsoft Employee on at

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I am also looking for a similar solution! Echoing your request @chirazch!

Good luck

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I am also looking for a similar solution! Echoing your request @chirazch and @Anonymous!

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Did anybody find a solution to this?

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smoskowitz 10 on at

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I would be curious to know how this could work as well.

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Seth

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shanimuffin 4 on at

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Yes, this is possible if you use batch (.bat) scripts.

Create a .bat file using notepad like the following. First set of "" is the location of the alteryx .exe file, the second "" is the fully qualified path of the Alteryx workflow.

Now in Power Automate, choose 'Run Application' and select your .bat file in the top box

Save

This will run that Alteryx script when you trigger it. Note that you will get a black DOS box when it runs. If there is a way to make it run silently, I've not found it.

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gfreemanpower 2 on at

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Can this be done without using “C:\Program Files\Alteryx\bin\AlteryxEngineCmd.exe”

Reason I ask - Alteryx Desktop Automation is going away at my company. Alteryx increased the price by 7 fold. When Alteryx Desktop Automation license expires, I read that the AlteryxEngineCmd.exe will no longer be available.

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Hi Shanimuffin,

Could you please help me with few more details related to this post. I have aam exact requirement where i'll have to exceute alteryx workflow using power automate. Any help would be appreciated

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shanimuffin 4 on at

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Hi Anitha, what are your requirements?

Note that this way will only work if you have one of the below on the machine you wish to trigger on:
a) An Alteryx Scheduler license (which are being phased out)
b) An Alteryx Server license
c) An Alteryx Node license (A secondary machine connected to Alteryx Server)

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Hi, not sure if you were able to figure this out. I was able to trigger a workflow to run when a sql table was modified using Power Automate. Here is the resource I used to set everything up.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/guide-run-alteryx-workflows-from-power-platform-bi-stjernegaard-v%C3%B6ge?trk=pulse-article

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