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Sharepoint list item attachment not opening from a power automate email

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Hello,

 

I've set up a flow so that an email sends and the attachment from the list item is attached to the email. The email and attachment are sending, however, the attachment is not opening. I've attached an image below of what I am receiving as I cannot figure out why it isn't sending properly. For context, the attachment is a standard PDF document. 

 

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  • creativeopinion Profile Picture
    10,508 Moderator on at

    @Berichards97 Can you share a screenshot of your flow? In the meantime you might find this YT Tutorial helpful: 

    How to Send SharePoint List Attachments 📎 via Email with Power Automate

     

    In this Microsoft Power Automate tutorial, I’ll cover how to create a Power Automate flow to send SharePoint list attachments in an email.

     

    This flow will check the SharePoint list to see if an item is marked as Ready to Send and has attachments. I will also cover how to combine multiple attachments to send in a single email.

     

    IN THIS VIDEO:

    ✅ How to attach a single SharePoint list attachment to an email

    ✅ How to use the Filter Query to Filter SharePoint List Items by a Single Choice Column

    ✅ How to use the Filter Array action to Filter SharePoint List Items that have an Attachment

    ✅ How to use turn on Pagination and Set a Threshold in the Get Items action

    ✅ How to us the Top Count field in the Get Items action

    ✅ How to use the Get Attachments Action

    ✅ How to avoid the Apply to Each Action

    ✅ How to use the Get File Content Action

    ✅ How to Edit an Expression

    ✅ How to use the Compose Action

    ✅ How to Get Multiple SharePoint Attachments

    ✅ How to use the Append to Array Variable Action

     

    Hope this helps!

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  • CU27111200-0 Profile Picture
    3 on at

    it think, It appears that the attachment isn't being properly retrieved from SharePoint. Check that the 'Get attachment' action is correctly configured and that the 'Attachments Content' in the 'Send an email' action uses the file content from SharePoint. Ensure the attachment isn't just a link or a reference to a local file path. The file size should be larger than 127 bytes for a PDF, indicating the content is actually attached.

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