How to Trigger a Power Automate Flow directly from a button in a HTML email.

Рет қаралды 6,883

Жыл бұрын

In this video I will demonstrate how you can trigger a flow to get instant feedback from a recipient from a HTML button in an email. This uses the trigger "When a HTTP Request is received" to collect the information (which is a premium trigger).
We will also make use of relative path parameters to expose the incoming data and return a confirmation to the user.
This video was inspired by a video made by ‪@ShanesCows‬ , which is here:
• Trigger a Flow from an...
Resources used in the video:
HTML Email Template:
github.com/leemunroe/responsi...
HTML Boilerplates:
htmlboilerplates.com/
URL Encoder:
www.urlencoder.org/

Пікірлер: 35

@BallAndBeam Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks

@AdiCristea Жыл бұрын

Thank you for another great video, Paul! I can't wait to attend your session at the Nordic Summit.

@PaulieM Жыл бұрын

Look forward to meeting you!

@avinoamrothenberg1244 Жыл бұрын

As always "Short 'n Sweet" 🤩

@PaulieM Жыл бұрын

I try to keep them short, but wonder if I am going too fast at times. Thank you 😊

@stevenhampson8657 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul for providing alternate ways to do things. It really helps us learn the concepts and understand when to make the right implementation choices. Not to mention, always great seeing Microsoft MVPs sparring inspiration off each other. And of course, the use of beetroot as a choice mandates a like.

@PaulieM Жыл бұрын

I think I would have gone for Cheese and Beetroot also. The moisture provides much needed refreshment against the Cheese which can often be quite dry. Especially on thick bread. 😂

@felipeabajo 5 ай бұрын

Very good video. Thanks a lot

@PaulieM 5 ай бұрын

You're welcome. What are you using it for?

@renatoshimabukuro2263 5 ай бұрын

Thank you sir!

@PaulieM 5 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@junmelendez7651 Жыл бұрын

wow thank you sir

@PaulieM Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful.

@marincadavid2729 4 ай бұрын

This is a great video, thanks for putting it together! What about having a text input besides the buttons? do you think that is possible?

@PaulieM 4 ай бұрын

It’s not possible in the email itself, but you could link the email to a form which accepts text input.

@vcp619 19 күн бұрын

Hello Paul! I just discovered your page and I love your content! Question, when selecting "When a HTTP request is received" when building the first flow, when entering the relative path /(guid)/{OrderChoice}, and creating the compose step, the dynamic content does not display "guid", but it displays the other dynamic content options including the Order Choice option that I entered. Am I doing anything wrong? Or is it likely because I don't have access to the premium feature?

@PaulieM 19 күн бұрын

It is not because you do not have premium. Have you checked in the old version of the designer?

@vcp619 18 күн бұрын

@@PaulieM I am using the old designer. I am not a fan of the new designer 😆

@PaulieM 18 күн бұрын

Then I am not sure, feel free to get in touch via linkedin or my blog and I will take a look with you. I am waiting to find someone that is a fan of the new designer. 😲

@vcp619 18 күн бұрын

@@PaulieM I figured it out. It is because when I heard the instructions on how to enter the relative path, it sounded like I should only applied the curly brackets around the "order choice" and not the "guid". I had to zoom in to your screen to see it has a curly bracket around both. Now I see guid in the dynamic content!

@PaulieM 18 күн бұрын

Brilliant- well done. Hope your flow worked out well. 🤖 💪🏻

@tolulopeesho8103 3 ай бұрын

Thank so much Paul, please I have a question. Can this be used to update multiple SharePoint list Statuses by different team members/users. I am having issues passing the email address of the user that triggers the flow from the email to the Http request trigger.

@PaulieM 3 ай бұрын

Yes, you should be able to, what is the issue you are having passing the email address around?

@tolulopeesho8103 3 ай бұрын

@@PaulieM I have figured it out. Thanks so much for your response.

@mastercp82 7 ай бұрын

Instead of using guid(), can you use the ID column when the item is created? Or that is not available when the flow is triggered?

@PaulieM 6 ай бұрын

You can use the ID. It just opens up the URL to easy manipulation.

@anupamtamrakar1994 Жыл бұрын

This would definitely get me a promotion :D Great work! well explained. Thank you so much for this video. I have not worked extensively with the HTTP Requests in Power Automate. I am planning a solution that will require me to present a form with 2 text entries (One number type and another multiple lines of text) and a submit button to the end user (Instead of 1 button for each Choice) in automated email triggered from a PowerApp. I want to ensure that HTTP link embedded in the Submit button is only valid for the person the email is intended to. i.e., if they forward the email externally or internally to anyone, the other person will not be able to enter anything in that form. Is something like that possible?

@PaulieM Жыл бұрын

I don’t think it is. You could build a page with graph toolkit that runs under the context of the logged in user.

@paulomachado2648 9 ай бұрын

Great Work, Is there a way to run a Flow without opening a new page?

@PaulieM 9 ай бұрын

Not with a HTML button like this, but you can do it with an adaptive card.

@rudivanderlocht3212 Жыл бұрын

Great work, Paul.. but why not use the "send email with options"-action. That one is not premium

@PaulieM Жыл бұрын

It's a really good point! I don't think I have ever used that action. I suspected that it would not work with external users, but I just tested it, and it does.

@PaulieM Жыл бұрын

There is one disadvantage to that action. It only allows for one response, so if you were sending to many users then they could not all respond on the same email. Once the link has been clicked it comes up with the message: The workflow is not in 'Running' state. It was completed or cancelled.

@PaulieM Жыл бұрын

Also, you can customise your response to the client - and perhaps collect even more information from them by leading them to a form.

@cryssya2005 6 ай бұрын

Hi Paul, thank you very much for the video! Would there be any workaround to extract also the details of the user who actually submitted the response? This is a limitation of the standard email with choices,too.