Microsoft enables default failure alerts for Power Automate flows
Microsoft has moved Power Platform Monitor alerts into general availability. The system now automatically tracks the health of your apps and flows, with predefined alerts turned on by default. When a high-use cloud flow experiences a sudden drop in success rates, the system triggers an email notification. These alerts evaluate metrics daily, comparing current performance against fixed baselines like a 90 percent availability threshold. The update also includes a redesigned Monitor overview page for tracking these metrics. Alerts for work queues are currently in public preview.
Until now, automations failed in complete silence. Unless a maker manually checked their run history or a colleague complained about a missing approval email, a broken connection could sit unnoticed for weeks. The platform now actively watches for degradation and flags it automatically. However, these default alerts evaluate data on a daily cycle and send notifications to environment administrators, meaning the person who actually built the broken flow might be the last to know.
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Do not treat this update as a replacement for proper error handling. Because these alerts go to IT admins and run on a daily delay, your critical morning automations will still fail silently from your perspective. You must still use the 'Configure run after' setting on your actions to send yourself an immediate Teams message the second a step fails.
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