When you create a flow, the flow designer opens and you can design the flow for whatever actions you want to execute.įirst of all, we launch the browser. Types in an input and clicks some buttonsįor executing these actions, we need to create a new flow.Executes some JavaScript code to find some links.Checks if the user is logged in if yes, continues.Our Flowįor our example, we’re going to create a flow that: For those of you who don’t have this app installed, you can download it from Microsoft Store. It still needs you to sign in so you need a Microsoft account to use it. Power Automate came pre-loaded on my Windows 11 laptop and it’s the desktop version. Getting Started with Microsoft Power Automate In this blog post, I’ll just show you how to get started with Power Automate and create a flow that automates some web actions. I find that Power Automate is particularly useful for automating web-based tasks that I would otherwise have to do manually.

You can create simple flows that automate common actions, such as opening a browser and navigating to a website, filling out form fields, and clicking buttons.

It is on the cloud and also on the desktop (the one I am using). It’s easy to use and doesn’t require any coding knowledge (usually). Power Automate is a tool that can automate repetitive tasks across a wide range of Microsoft and third-party applications, including web browsers.

I have been automating some web-based tasks using it and I thought it might be helpful to share my experience in case anyone else is automating chrome using power automate or looking for a way to automate web scraping. With a recent upgrade to a new laptop that came with Windows 11, I became interested in Microsoft Power Automate (it was pre-loaded).

This blog post is relevant to something I am currently doing: automating some things on my browser. I have been quiet here for a few years and I feel happy to start here again. Recently, I have decided to start writing and blogging regularly.

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