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Power Automate Action Reference

This is my growing reference for Power Automate actions, the building blocks you drop into a flow to get work done. Every week I take one action, put it through its paces, and write up exactly how it behaves. You'll find detailed pages on the actions you reach for constantly, like the "Filter Array" action for trimming a dataset down to the rows you want, and the "Parse JSON" action for turning an API response into usable dynamic content. I cover loops and collections with the "Apply to each" action and the "Append to array variable" action, files with the "Office 365 Outlook Get Attachment" action and the "Excel Run script" action, and dates with the "Add to Time" action. Approvals get their own deep dives across the "Create an approval" action and the "Start and wait for an approval" action. Each entry covers inputs, outputs, configuration, and limitations.

Power Automate: Planner - Update task details Action

Power Automate: Planner - Update task details Action

6 min read · 5 years ago

Modifies a Planner task's description, references, and checklist items.

Power Automate: OneDrive for Business - Get file metadata using path Action

Power Automate: OneDrive for Business - Get file metadata using path Action

6 min read · 5 years ago

Returns OneDrive file info without downloading the content.

Power Automate: Send an HTTP request to SharePoint Action

Power Automate: Send an HTTP request to SharePoint Action

6 min read · 5 years ago

Calls SharePoint's REST API directly.

Power Automate: HTML to Text Action

Power Automate: HTML to Text Action

6 min read · 5 years ago

Strips HTML tags and returns raw text.

Power Automate: SharePoint Get Items Action

Power Automate: SharePoint Get Items Action

9 min read · 5 years ago

Returns SharePoint list items with OData filters, pagination, and folder scoping.

Power Automate: Switch Action

Power Automate: Switch Action

6 min read · 5 years ago

Routes the Flow into multiple branches based on a single value. 25-case limit.

Power Automate: Delay Action

Power Automate: Delay Action

10 min read · 5 years ago

Pauses the Flow for a fixed duration.

Power Automate: Create new folder Action

Power Automate: Create new folder Action

5 min read · 5 years ago

Creates a SharePoint folder. Auto-creates missing parent levels.

Power Automate: OneDrive for Business - Get File Content Using Path Action

Power Automate: OneDrive for Business - Get File Content Using Path Action

7 min read · 5 years ago

Returns a OneDrive file by path.

Power Automate: OneDrive for Business - Get File Content Action

Power Automate: OneDrive for Business - Get File Content Action

6 min read · 5 years ago

Returns a OneDrive file by file ID.

Power Automate: Compose Action

Power Automate: Compose Action

6 min read · 5 years ago

Stores any data, expression, or computed value for reuse downstream.

Power Automate: Move Email Action

Power Automate: Move Email Action

6 min read · 5 years ago

Moves an Outlook email to a folder.

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Manuel T Gomes

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