Automate Microsoft List Comments with Power Automate & Tag Users – Step-by-Step Guide
Effortlessly automate Microsoft List comments and @mentions with Power Automate—even though there’s no built-in action! In this hands-on tutorial, you’ll learn how to leverage the SharePoint REST API to streamline tagging colleagues and tracking issues, all with practical, low-code workflow automation.
You’ll see exactly how to build and test cloud flows that add comments (with mentions) to Microsoft Lists, plus how to retrieve and view all comments for any list item. Whether you’re managing issue trackers, project tasks, or team requests, this approach helps boost collaboration and speeds up business process automation—even if REST APIs usually seem intimidating.
What You’ll Learn:
✔️ Build a Power Automate cloud flow that posts comments and @mentions in Microsoft Lists using SharePoint REST API
✔️ Automate notifications and flag urgent items for faster team response, without manual effort
✔️ Retrieve and display all comments from a list item for better tracking and transparency
✔️ Overcome common Power Platform limitations with practical, no-code solutions for citizen developers
Timestamps:
00:00 – Instantly Add Comments & Mentions to Microsoft Lists with Power Automate
00:43 – Microsoft List Items and Commenting Features Explained
01:41 – Step-by-Step: Build the Flow to Add a New Comment via REST API
04:39 – Live Test: Posting and Viewing Automated Comments
05:59 – How Automatic Email Alerts Work with Tagged Comments
06:48 – Building a Flow to Retrieve and View All Comments
08:34 – Testing: See All Comments Pulled from a List Item
10:16 – Key Takeaways & Next Steps for Workflow Automation
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Additional Links:
🔗 https://www.damobird365.com/microsoft... Learn how to view Microsoft Lists comments and combine tagging.
🔗 https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/shar... SharePoint REST API documentation for working with lists and list items.
🔗 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/o... Microsoft support article on adding and replying to comments in list items.
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