Create Power Automate Flow To Select Item From SharePoint List

Introduction

In this article, I will show you how to trigger power automate flow using SharePoint list’s button.

We can trigger power automate based on selected items from SharePoint list.

I will cover this article in two parts. In the first part, I create power automate flow, and the second part I create button inside the SharePoint list to trigger flow.

Steps to Create Power Automate Flow

Step 1

Open Power Automate.

Step 2

Select Create from the left panel.

Step 3

Then select Instant cloud flow from list.

Step 4

Popup will open, inside that enter the name of the flow.

Step 5

Then Select "For a selected item" trigger from list.

Step 6

Then do click on Create button.

Step 7

Select your site name in Site Address box.

Step 8

Select List in List Name box.

Step 9

Select "New Step" button.

Step 10

Search compose and select compose from list.

Step 11

Inside compose's Inputs select id of trigger.

Step 12

Enter the name of the flow.

Step 13

Then save your flow.

Step 14

Then do click on Back button.

Step 15

Copy flow id after flows/ from URL. After flow/ is your flow id.

Instruction

This flow id we will use inside the list Button so copy and store anywhere temporary.

Conclusion

This is how we can create flow for selected items of SharePoint. In Part two I will show you how to create a button inside the SharePoint list for a trigger flow.