stop infinite loop in Power Automate based on SharePoint list

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Posted on by Ruth_Dong

HI All,

I have a power automate flow that is based on SharePoint list. Please see picture below. When an item is created or modified, it will update item in SharePoint list. The flow does its job. However, it keeps running. Now, it is infinite loop.

Can you please help in stopping the loop?

Thank You

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Michael E. Gernaey 53,442 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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Hi,

The issue is, if you are updating the same List as you are Triggering on it will always do this.

There is no way to stop it. Like none, because you are the one triggering it.

The only way "stop" it and while I said there is none, I stick to that based on what you are doing.

You would have to add a trigger condition to ONLY fire on Creates, not Modifications.

Do you need to trigger this Flow on update or just create? if its both you need to change what you are doing and split the data out into different lists

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David_MA 12,982 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

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One way to solve this problem is to add a second trigger condition. Based on the image, I am guessing you're updating a field with the outcome of the approval? Is that field empty before the update? If so, add a trigger condition to only run when the field is empty. For example, @empty(triggerOutputs()?['body/ApprovalOutcome']).

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