Power Automate adds triggers for SharePoint form submissions
Power Automate introduces a 'Form submitted' trigger. It fires when someone submits a form in a SharePoint list, uploads a file, or generates a document. A new 'Get form metadata' action pulls details on the form's fields, structure, and settings. Flows using these will inherit the SharePoint list's permissions automatically. The features start public preview in early May 2026 and finish rolling out by late May.
Before, SharePoint form automations meant using generic list triggers with extra conditions to catch submissions. Those setups often failed silently when forms changed or versioning kicked in, leaving flows broken after weeks. Now native triggers catch exact form events without guesswork, while metadata lets flows adapt to field changes dynamically. This cuts the common duplicates and errors that plague beginner notifications and approvals, making flows last months longer.
Analysis
Finally, a trigger that matches your daily SharePoint form headaches without the duplicate fires or expression hacks. Grab a test SharePoint list, attach the new 'Form submitted' trigger to your next approval flow, and run submissions to verify it stays reliable – no more rebuilding from scratch.
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