Upload a Word Document from a Power Apps Canvas App to SharePoint Using Power Automate

In this tutorial, we will learn how to upload a Word document from a Power Apps Canvas App and save it to a SharePoint document library using Power Automate.

The solution uses a Power Apps (V2) trigger with a file input. The Canvas App passes the selected file to Power Automate, and the flow uses the SharePoint Create file action to save the document.

• Navigate to : https://make.powerapps.com/

·    Create a Canvas app

·    Open the created app

·    Click -->Insert -->Select Media->Add picture.

·    Add below formula OnSelect property.

Set(fileType,
Lower(Last(Split(AddMediaButton1.FileName, ".")).Value));
Set(FileName,AddMediaButton1.FileName);

 

 

Button Event OnSelect:

CreateDocumentInSharepoint.Run(

FileName, fileType,

                {

                    contentBytes: AddMediaButton1.Media,

                    name: AddMediaButton1.FileName

                }

            )

 

Click on 3 dots Select PowerAutomate Create a power Automate flow with CreateDocumentInSharepoint

 

Flow will open Add 3 parameter

·        FileName

·        DocType

·        FileContent

​​​​​​​Create File (sharepoint)

·        Site Address: select SharePoint connect

·        Folder Path: Select site content in SharePoint document folder path

·        File Name: triggerBody()[“text]

·        File Content: triggerBody()?[‘file’]?[‘contentBytes’]

 

Attach the file in canvas app on click on submit button.

Once  the flow run successfully Navigate to Sharepoint site and check file is uploaded.