Automate SharePoint with Power Automate

Microsoft Power Automate is a powerful workflow engine that can automate repetitive tasks, build approval workflows, manage and transfer data, and build notifications and reminders. Power Automate includes triggers and actions for SharePoint Online – for example, starting a workflow when a new document is added to the document library or updating document metadata when certain criteria are met.

Power Automate belongs to the Power Platform product family, including Power Apps, Power Pages, Power BI, and Power Virtual Assistants. Power Platform is commonly stated as a low-code platform or platform for citizen developers to build solutions. Some products, such as Power Automate, Power Apps, and Power Virtual Agents, are included in Microsoft 365 user licenses with limited features and access to data.

Users can use Power Automate to build their own automation including SharePoint – for example, building a simple notification flow...