Query SharePoint List From Microsoft Flow

Traditionally, Microsoft SharePoint list data is filtered using CAML query. But when querying same SharePoint list data from Microsoft flow, CAML query will not work. Because Microsoft flow was built on top of Logic apps. So to query SharePoint list data in Microsoft Flow, OData filter expressions need to be used instead of CAML query.

Traditionally, Microsoft SharePoint list data is filtered using CAML query. But when querying the same SharePoint list data from Microsoft flow, CAML query will not work because Microsoft flow was built on top of Logic apps. So, to query the SharePoint list data in Microsoft Flow, OData filter expressions need to be used instead of CAML query.



It took me a while to find the right expression to make my query pull the right data. In the below table, I have summarized the most frequently used ones.

Definition	OData URI	CAML
And	and	And
Or	or	Or
Less than	lt	Lt
Greater than	gt	Gt
Greater than or equal to	ge	Geq
Less than or equal to	le	Leq
Not Equal	ne	Neq
Startswith	Startswith	BeginsWith

The following use cases are implemented using OData URI in Microsoft flow.

• Get list items based on condition.
  
  

• Pick approver level based on the value (i.e., £1000-£25000: Level 1 Approver, £25001-£50000 Level 2 Approver, £50001-£100000 Level 3 Approver).
  
  
  

I hope this quick tip will save some developers' precious time and get cracking wit the flow. Drop a comment if you need any help.