Connect PowerApps to a SharePoint list
Within PowerApps it is easy to take data from almost anywhere. As a SharePoint developer you might store data in SharePoint lists, but what if your data is stored with documents then it’s a whole different story or maybe not, but you will find some hurdles on your way.
Connect PowerApps to a SharePoint library
In my site I’ve got a Document Library with Resumes.In the dialogue below I supplied the url of my site:
Then I’m trying to connect to my library, but when I try to connect to the site I only get the Choose a list but there are no lists or libraries found in my site by PowerApps .
I saw a few videos and posts telling me that it is possible to connect to libraries by supplying the library name directly, however I don’t seem to have that option available. I decided to create a custom list called testlist and now when I connect to my site I get my test list and a “Enter custom table na….” so that I can supply my library name.
Once I’ve connected to my library I can delete my list and all is working.
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Pieter Veenstra
Is your business still running on paper trails, sprawling Excel files, or ageing Access databases? There's a better way — and I can show you exactly what it looks like. I'm the Technical Director of Vantage 365, a Microsoft solutions consultancy working with clients across the UK, the Netherlands, and worldwide. For over 30 years I've been turning messy, manual business processes into clean, automated systems that save time, reduce errors, and give teams the visibility they need to make better decisions. SharePains is not just any blog run by a Microsoft MVP. Have you ever used Try-Catch in Power Automate? The original post about Try-Catch in Power Automate can still be found on this site, https://sharepains.com/2018/02/07/try-catch-finally-in-power-automate-flow/ Or have you ever used the Pieter’s method to avoid variables and speed up your flows? https://sharepains.com/2020/03/11/pieters-method-for-advanced-in-flows/ You can contact me using contact@sharepains.com
Yes, I encountered the same issue with a Task list. It didn’t show up as one of the lists I could connect to nor did I have the box to type one in…until I created another regular (i.e., “custom”) list.