Power Apps: Trigger Power Automate Flows

Key insights

• Power Apps Code Apps can now call Power Automate cloud flows directly from React code using the npm CLI.
  This gives typed inputs, typed responses, and full IntelliSense for a smoother developer experience.
• Prerequisites: the flow must be solution-aware, be an instant flow, and use the Power Apps trigger.
  End users also need the App Opener security role or equivalent in Dataverse to run flows.
• Key CLI workflow: run npx power-apps list-flows to discover flows, use npx power-apps add-flow to add one, then call the flow’s Run method from your React code.
  You can also update or remove flows from the project with the same tooling.
• The integration generates TypeScript service classes and models so apps get typed responses.
  Flows return a structured result with success / data / error fields for clear error handling and predictable logic.
• Benefits include more native integration, fewer custom HTTP workarounds, and stronger alignment with Microsoft’s ALM and solution lifecycle.
  Developers spend less time on plumbing and more on app features.
• Limitations to note: only flows using the Power Apps trigger are supported; scheduled or automated flows are excluded.
  The flow commands exist in the npm CLI only (not the pac CLI), so follow the npm-based tooling and project setup.

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