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'From (Send as)' on behalf of co-owners of Flow

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I have a Flow that sends an email when a SharePoint list item is created. The Flow's 'Send an email' action is configured to send as the creator of the SharePoint item (I've also assigned all item creators as co-owners of the Flow). However, the Flow fails when anyone other than me creates an item due to: "You are not authorized to send mail on behalf of the specified sending account."

 

When I leave the 'From (Send as)' as blank, every email is sent from me (as the original owner of the Flow). I know that one workaround to all this is to assign 'Send on behalf' permissions in the admin center, but is there a way to not have me as the email sender every time an item is created? If not the item creator, then at least 'Microsoft Flow' as the sender?

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    RobElliott Profile Picture
    10,505 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    @user180618 the Send an email (v2) will always send from you as the creator of the flow if you haven't set the Send As. You can use the "Send an email notification (v3) to have email sent by Microsoft Power Apps and Flow. But be aware that connector can only send 100 emails in any 24 hours period.

    In my company we now use a separate service/shared mailbox to send flow from and use the "Send an email from a shared mailbox" action.

    Rob
    Los Gallardos
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  • ScottShearer Profile Picture
    25,290 Most Valuable Professional on at

    @user180618 

    I agree with the comments made by @RobElliott but would like to suggest an alternative.  Try using the Send an email notification action (it has a green icon).  It allows you to send email that will be sent from "PowerApps or Power Automate" rather than from the connection used.

     

     

  • Jonathan-101 Profile Picture
    230 on at

    Hi Scott,

     

    could you please explain how this sends from power automate? Id like to remove my name from all email notifications, as the owner 🙂

  • RobElliott Profile Picture
    10,505 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    @Jonathan-101 it just does, it's built into the action.

     

    Rob
    Los Gallardos
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  • Jonathan-101 Profile Picture
    230 on at

    Hi Rob,

     

    so if I change my flows to include 'send an email notification action (it has a green icon)' instead of send an email v2. All emails will appear sent from power automate instead of the owner? 😀

  • RobElliott Profile Picture
    10,505 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    @Jonathan-101 yes that's right, as I said in first reply in this thread it will be sent by Microsoft Power Apps and Flow.

     

    Rob
    Los Gallardos
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  • Jonathan-101 Profile Picture
    230 on at

    wow - Ill give that a go - thank you 😄

  • Jonathan-101 Profile Picture
    230 on at

    Rob, how do I add an email address to the email from manually trigger a flow? 

  • RobElliott Profile Picture
    10,505 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    @Jonathan-101 if the other information to go into the email is in a SharePoint list then you could add a JSON-formatted button to trigger the flow. Your trigger in that case would be "for a selected item" and you would add a email type input:

    1-ForASelectedItem-email.png

     

    The JSON code would look similar to this - you have to change the flow ID to YOUR flow's ID:

    {
     "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/json-schemas/sp/v2/column-formatting.schema.json",
     "elmType": "button",
     "txtContent": "Publish",
     "customRowAction": {
     "action": "executeFlow",
     "actionParams": "='{\"id\": \"' + if([$Control] =='','d4e4bb15-504f-44d5-b94c-745ddc4ce1bb','')+ '\"}'"
     },
     "style": {
     "background-color": "=if(([$Control] == 'Published'),'#333333','#1f5f61')",
     "color": "white"
     }
    }

    The SharePoint list looks like this once you've applied the JSON code:
    2-Button.png

     

    When you click the button a panel will open on the right of the list for you enter the email address and set the flow running.

    Rob
    Los Gallardos
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  • Jonathan-101 Profile Picture
    230 on at

    Thank you Rob

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