Power Automate Basics: Get Items Action Explained + Example
Master the Get Items action in Power Automate and learn how to retrieve data from SharePoint lists to automate your workflows efficiently. This tutorial walks you step by step, from connecting to a SharePoint list to using filters and avoiding common mistakes. Perfect for beginners, Microsoft 365 users, and anyone looking to automate workflows.
What you’ll learn:
How Get Items works in Power Automate
How to connect to and retrieve data from SharePoint lists
How to use Filter Query to get only the items you need
How to work with dynamic content from Get Items
Tips to avoid mistakes and optimize your flows
Chapters:
0:00 Intro to Get Items action
0:23 What is Get Items and why use it
1:08 Connecting to a SharePoint list
2:07 Using filters with Get Items
2:40 Action after get items (update item / apply for each)
3:25 Save and test the flow
4:03 Outro & next steps