Duplicate a Power Automate Flow with Web API
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Jul 17, 2023 10:00 AM

Duplicate a Power Automate Flow with Web API

by HubSite 365 about Damien Bird

Power Platform Cloud Solutions Architect @ Microsoft | Microsoft BizApps MVP 2023 | Power Platform | SharePoint | Teams

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In this video, we explore the powerful capabilities of Power Automate and the Web API

The video discusses the duplication of Power Automate Flow with the help of Web API. It guides on automating the duplication of flows across various SharePoint sites, enabling the implementation of the same flow across all sites within an organization. The solution contains parent and child flows with the main functionality placed in the child flow. The video guides on using Power Automate and the Web API programmatically for duplicating a flow and provisioning it on new SharePoint sites, allowing the flow duplication, adding it to a solution, and turning it on, all at a button's click.

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:56 Explore a Parent / Child Solution
  • 02:48 Trigger the existing Parent
  • 03:32 Create a new SharePoint Site and List
  • 04:09 Create new Parent Flow via REST API
  • 05:21 Trigger the new Parent
 

Further Insights on Power Automate Flow with Web API

Power Automate Flow with Web API provides a formidable solution catering to the needs of different Microsoft SharePoint sites within a single organization. The parent-child concept optimizes the process by intending the intricate functionality to reside in the child flow. Through the Power Automate and Web API, not only can one duplicate a flow but also add it to a solution and activate it with utmost convenience and efficiency. This technology sets the course for a streamlined operational procedure for organizations utilizing SharePoint sites.

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Duplicating a Power Automate Flow with the Web API is a powerful way to automate the duplication of flows across multiple SharePoint sites. This video covers the process of using Power Automate and the Web API to programmatically duplicate a flow, add it to a solution, and turn it on. It starts by showcasing a solution with parent and child flows, where the bulk of the functionality resides in the child flow. It then explains the process of creating a new SharePoint site and list, and creating a new Parent Flow via the REST API. Finally, it covers how to trigger the new Parent Flow and deploy the solution to the SharePoint sites.

This video will teach viewers how to: explore a Parent/Child solution, trigger the existing Parent, create a new SharePoint site and list, create new Parent Flow via REST API, trigger the new Parent, and deploy the solution to the SharePoint sites.

By the end of this video, viewers will have a better understanding of the Power Automate and Web API, and how to use them together to automate the duplication of flows across multiple SharePoint sites.

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Keywords

Power Automate, Web API, Duplication of Flows, SharePoint Sites, Parent Flow, REST API, Automation