Power Automate: Add to Time Action
Shifts a timestamp by a whole number of time units. Negative values subtract; the result is text.
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Welcome to my Power Automate hub, where I share what I have learned building real cloud flows for work and for fun. If you have ever stared at a flow that almost works, this is where you fix it. You will find practical, hands-on guides that go beyond the basics and tackle the messy parts of automation. I cover advanced error handling patterns so your flows fail gracefully, and I dig into API rate limits and throttling, including batch operations and throttling mitigation, so your flows keep running when you scale up. I walk through building a website monitor from scratch, handling CSV files without losing your mind, and troubleshooting dynamic content when the values you expect simply are not there. My best practices for SharePoint across multiple environments save painful mistakes, and my approval workflow guide makes one of the most requested features easy to understand.
Power Automate: convertToUtc function
Converts a timestamp from a source time zone to UTC using Windows time zone names.
Batch Operations and Throttling Mitigation in Power Automate
Bundle hundreds of SharePoint writes into a single $batch request to stop hitting throttling limits.
Power Automate: isInt function
Checks if a string is an integer.
Power Automate: slice Function
Extracts a substring by position. Supports negative indices; endIndex is exclusive.
The reason it's EMail and not Email or email in Power Automate
Explains why SharePoint's email field is spelled EMail and why the casing breaks your filters
Power Automate: isFloat function
Checks if a string is a floating-point number.
Office 365 Outlook Get Attachment
Fetches a single email attachment by its ID, returning its name, type, size, and base64 content.
Power Automate: dayOfMonth function
Returns the day of a timestamp as an integer 1-31.
How to stop an infinite trigger loop in Power Automate?
Stop a flow from re-triggering itself with trigger conditions, flag columns, or a create-only trigger.
Power Automate: decimal function
Converts a string to a precise decimal number.
