parsing json data in power apps a step by step tutorial

parsing json data in power apps can be a valuable skill, especially when working with apis or handling complex data structures. in this tutorial, we will go through the steps to parse json data in power apps, including how to use the `json` function and other relevant functions. we'll also include a code example to illustrate the process.

step 1: understanding json structure

before we dive into power apps, let's briefly discuss what json (javascript object notation) looks like. a simple json object might look like this:

step 2: preparing your power app

1. **create a new app**: open power apps and create a new canvas app.
2. **add a data source**: if you're pulling json data from an api, set up a connector using power automate or directly in power apps.

step 3: using power automate to fetch json data

1. **create a power automate flow**:
- go to power automate and create a new flow.
- use the http action to make a get request to your api endpoint that returns json.
- add a response action to return the json data to power apps.

2. **return json from power automate**:
- in the response action, ensure you return the json data as the body of the response.

step 4: call power automate from power apps

1. **add a button**: in your power apps app, add a button that will trigger the flow.
2. **set the onselect property**: set the onselect property of the button to call the flow. for example:

here, `jsondata` will hold the json response.

step 5: parsing the json data

1. **using the json function**: power apps provides the `json` function to convert the data into a usable format.
- however, if your json data is directly accessible as a record, you can also directly access it.

2. **accessing the json data**:
- if you have fetched the json data into a variable named `jsondata`, you can access elements like this:

this will return "john doe".

step 6: displaying the parsed data

1. **add a gallery**: to display the data, you can ...

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