Until recently, you had to go to these setup pages and views to access key information like Desktop flow queues etc. How to use the web APIs to manage your Desktop Flows Cloud flow runįor more details, refer: Monitor desktop flow runs Desktop flow queueįor more details, refer: Monitor desktop flow queues Initiate a cloud flow runĪd hoc initiation of Cloud flows can be achieved by using the Run action on the top ribbon as shown below –īy navigating to the Monitor section of the Power Automate portal, cloud flow run activity, desktop flow runs, and desktop flow queue activity can be accessed. Administering Power Automate flowsīefore we dive into the Web APIs, here we will explain the existing capabilities that you can use via UI. In this post, we will walk through how you can use the Web API capabilities of Power Automate to manage the Power Automate Desktop flows. With the introduction of Web APIs, you can manage desktop flows without the need of using UI – allowing administrators and Automation Center of Excellence teams to manage at scale. Power Automate portal () is the default way to manage Power Automate flows such as Cloud Flows and Desktop Flows.

Microsoft Power Automate makes it easy to build automations and provides a single, unified experience to manage, monitor and administer the Power Automate Flows.

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