Flow Approval Attachments - Power Automate Tutorial

This video is a beginner’s tutorial on working with the flow approval attachments feature in Power Automate. If you ever wanted to attach files to an approval flow, because you wanted to share a copy of a document without having to share a live online link, or you simply prefer file attachments, you are going to love this.
We will work with flow approval attachments array, attachments content, work with multiple attachments and more.

Video covers 4 scenarios:
✅ Microsoft Forms file uploads as flow approval attachments
✅ SharePoint document library file as flow approval attachments
✅ SharePoint list item attachments as flow approval attachments
✅ Outlook email attachments as flow approval attachments

#PowerAutomate #Approvals #SharePoint #Outlook #MicrosoftForms

Table of Contents:
00:00 - Introduction
00:49 - Power Automate flow Approval attachments overview
01:38 - SharePoint document - add file as attachment for approval flow
06:27 - Add SharePoint list item attachments as approval attachments
13:45 - Microsoft Forms file uploads - add as attachments to approval workflow
22:23 - Outlook email attachments as approval attachments in Power Automate
26:46 - Power Automate Approval Attachment Limitations and Restriction - max file size limit & more
28:52 - Subscribe to Reza Dorrani channel

[cmarkbernal]

Once again, you're mind reading. We were just talking about a process we have that is being done via Outlook voting for approval and One Note, and now want to switch to Power Automate approvals as attachment. So this, partnered with PA print to PDF is going to be golden for us. I also love the Chapters feature added to your videos, so you can share directly to a specific spot. Thank you for adding that!!

[namangupta]

I am a non engineering, non IT guy, with background in commerical studies only and now learned so much just from two videos and in-fact even started implementing at my workplace. WoW.

[teresaagustin]

Reza, thank you for making this video. You really helps me out today and obviously many others with almost 60, 000 views. We appreciate all you do. Please keep the great content coming. Not sure what we’d do without you. Best regards, Teresa

[nickolaslavrenchuk]

I was struggling with this problem for about 5 hours and was so thankful to come by this video. THANK YOU!

[elizabethtoby]

Thank you for a fantastic explanation for how to do this process and WHY you're having to add certain steps. This is the second video I've digested of yours today that has gotten me further than any Power Automate learning documentation has. Thank you!

[rashidahmad]

I was looking high and low for a good guide on how to do this. Got it to work perfectly after watching this video, amazing work Reza. You're awesome! 👏

[Alan-psul]

Thank you Reza - very clear guidance on how to get attachments from a SP List - brilliant - works perfectly! Thank you for your superb Pwr Auto videos.

[vfontanav]

Man, I would like to thank you for this video! I was looking for days for a way to catch attachments from Outlook e-mail to approvals without any success! Your video explained all scenários with a LOT of USEFUL information! Thanks, thanks and

[RobThornley]

Spend ages today looking for a solution for processing Outlook email attachments and attaching them to an Approval workflow. Your video was very helpful and resolved by issue. 👍👍

[amandaamarante]

OMG!! Thank you Reza! Now Im going to speak in Portuguese (my language). Obrigada Reza, os seus vídeos estão me ajudando muito. Ótima explicação e ótimos exemplos.

[catap]

This is amazing! All your videos are PURE GOLD! Thank you so much Reza!

[alzaimoor]

Great video. Full scenario of approval attachments. Thanks for sharing

[joetaylor]

Amazing video, been struggling with List Item attachments for Approvals for a while now! Thank you

[FightNight]

Thank you so much Raza!!!!
I was looking for the exact topic and this was one the hurdle I was facing in my project and could not solve.

[horamansarkhosh]

Thanks Reza... Awesome...Your teaching style is excellent and is based on real-world projects...👍💚

[martinargimon]

excellent video reza. Very practical example. thanks a lot ! ( martin from South Africa)

[MrPhelord]

thank you for your guideline. this is a method what i've been waiting for multiple attachment.

[prashant]

Amazing Video. You are a Genius Reza. I have been looking for this solution for such a long time. 😊

[balqishaida]

thank you so much😭My friend and I struggle to create the flow :') We use the fourth scenario to create in lieu submission approval. This video really helpful!🤓

[cvkealey]

This is a fantastic and comprehensive view of the most likely scenarios. The method you use for the Forms attachments is quite a bit simpler than what I've been using. I'll have to try that with a group form to see if it works there as well (I suspect it will). Also, as a heads-up to anyone that wants to save those files to SharePoint, you might want to append something to the file name to ensure uniqueness (for example, the current timestamp). If the "Create file" action tries to add a file with a name that already exists, the flow will fail.