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Posted on by Adam29

Hello, I have an MS form linked to an excel file via a Power Automate flow. The excel file needs to be password protected, however, when i put password protection on the file, the Power Automate flow fails and the excel file isn't updated with the new response. Is there a way around this?

Error "The request is forbidden by Graph API. Error code is 'PasswordProtectedWorkbook'. Error message is 'Forbidden'."

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  • v-mingkz-msft Profile Picture
    v-mingkz-msft Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @Adam29,

    I understand clearly about your situation and feelings.

    However, the connector doesn't work with password protected spreadsheets. There is no way to work with them other than removing the password.

    Solved: Access Password Protected Excel SpreadSheet - Power Platform Community (microsoft.com)

     

    Best Regards,

    Kyrie

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