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HTTP request working in Postman, but not in Power Automate

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I am new to creating http requests in power automate.  I am trying to create a request in Power Automate with the HTTP action, but keep on getting the below error message.  This request work without a problem in postman.

 

URL in HTTP step in Power Automate | http://xxxxxxxxx:xxxxx/containers/v1/prgsbox/contactcompanys/filter

 

Error message | The provided 'Http' action URI '*sanitized*' is not valid. The URI must be a well formed absolute URI not referencing local host or UNC path.

 

I have also tried to remove the special characters in the URL by making use of the uriComponent expression by inserting the above URI as the variable in the expression, but still getting the same eror.

 

What could possibly be the issue here? 🙂

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    AndyLadwig Profile Picture
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    Hi @Visserteresa ,

     

    The error indicates that you may be trying to make a request to a resource that is not exposed to the internet. The HTTP action runs on the Power Automate servers and does not have access to your local network resources, i.e. computers and services behind your network's firewall, ex: `http://mycomputername:1234/some/path`. The action expects a URI that addresses an internet-accessible resource, i.e. it can be resolved from outside of your network, ex: `http://mycomputername.mydomain.com/some/path`.

  • Visserteresa Profile Picture
    6 on at

    Hi Andy,

    Thank You for clarifying for me. 

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