Desktop flows
Enables desktop flows (previously called UI flows)
This connector is available in the following products and regions:
| Service | Class | Regions |
|---|---|---|
| Power Automate | Premium | All Power Automate regions |
| Power Apps | Premium | All Power Apps regions |
| Connector Metadata | |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Microsoft |
Creating a connection
The connector supports the following authentication types:
| Connect with sign in - Attended (preview) | Connect with sign in - Attended (preview) | PRODUCTION only | Not shareable |
| Connect with username and password | Connect with username and password | All regions | Not shareable |
| Default [DEPRECATED] | This option is only for older connections without an explicit authentication type, and is only provided for backward compatibility. | All regions | Not shareable |
Connect with sign in - Attended (preview)
Auth ID: passwordlessAttended
Applicable: PRODUCTION only
Connect with sign in - Attended (preview)
This is not shareable connection. If the power app is shared with another user, another user will be prompted to create new connection explicitly.
| Name | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine or machine group | string | Select the machine or machine group to connect to | True |
Connect with username and password
Auth ID: azureRelay
Applicable: All regions
Connect with username and password
This is not shareable connection. If the power app is shared with another user, another user will be prompted to create new connection explicitly.
| Name | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine or machine group | string | Select the machine or machine group to connect to | True |
| Domain and username | string | Format as domain\username or [email protected] | True |
| Password | securestring | Password credential | True |
Default [DEPRECATED]
Applicable: All regions
This option is only for older connections without an explicit authentication type, and is only provided for backward compatibility.
This is not shareable connection. If the power app is shared with another user, another user will be prompted to create new connection explicitly.
| Name | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domain and username | securestring | Format as domain\username or [email protected] | True |
| Password | securestring | Password credential | True |
Throttling Limits
| Name | Calls | Renewal Period |
|---|---|---|
| API calls per connection | 700 | 60 seconds |
| Non-Get requests per connection | 300 | 3600 seconds |
Actions
| Run a flow built with Power Automate for desktop |
A flow will automatically run a set of steps built by Power Automate for desktop. |
| Run a flow built with Windows recorder V1 (deprecated) [DEPRECATED] |
A flow will automatically run a set of steps recorded in a single app using Windows recorder (V1) (deprecated). |
Run a flow built with Power Automate for desktop
A flow will automatically run a set of steps built by Power Automate for desktop.
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Desktop flow
|
uiFlowId | True | string |
Choose an option or create your own |
|
Run Mode
|
runMode | True | string |
Choose between running while signed in (attended) or in the background (unattended). |
|
Attended Mode
|
runSession | string |
When "Attended" Run Mode is selected, run on desktop or in picture-in-picture |
|
|
Priority
|
runPriority | string |
Choose an option or add your own |
|
|
item
|
item | True | dynamic |
The inputs. |
Returns
Run a flow built with Windows recorder V1 (deprecated) [DEPRECATED]
A flow will automatically run a set of steps recorded in a single app using Windows recorder (V1) (deprecated).
Parameters
| Name | Key | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Desktop flow
|
uiFlowId | True | string |
Choose an option or create your own |
|
Run Mode
|
runMode | string |
Choose between running while signed in (attended) or in the background (unattended). |
|
|
Priority
|
runPriority | string |
Choose an option or add your own |
|
|
item
|
item | dynamic |
The inputs. |