How to get ID for sharepoint list in get item action

[Kpreeti1256]

Hi,

Can anyone help me in getting records from a SharePoint list? I just want to get a single record matching certain criteria but when i use “Get Item” action, it requires ID but i do not know what to populate in that field.

[efisher]

Hi there, 

there are extra steps before "Get Item"

1. use "Get Items" on the list you can filter list with your condition - expand Show advanced options
   instead of filtering on the list itself you can add additional step "Filter Array" with your conditions
2. Set variable for your item - you will need to use 
   first(body('Filter_array'))
   expression on the output created from either Get Items or Filter Array - otherwise when you try to get ID the action will go into Apply to Each 
3. Parse Json of the item to get info
4. do what you need to do with item

Image below I am pulling in files use Get Items instead of Get Files 

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[yashag2255 · Accepted solution]

Hi @Kpreeti1256 

Instead of using "Get Item", you can use "Get Items" actions and set a filter OData query to specify a filter criteria. If you just need 1 record, you can set the Top Count as 1.

If you need more than 1 record and want to iterate over all the returned items, you can use an apply to each loop and execute the "Get Item" action inside the loop as:

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[Pstork1]

To get a specific item from a list that matches a certain criteria use the Get Items action and supply an OData query to filter the results down to the one record you want. Here's a Blog post that explains how to get Items with an Odata query.

http://toddbaginski.com/blog/use-dynamic-odata-filter-values-in-a-microsoft-flow-sharepoint-getitems...

[v-bacao-msft]

Hi @Kpreeti1256  were the suggestions above able to help you with your issue?

Best Regards,

[Kpreeti1256]

Hi @yashag2255 

Thanks for the help. This worked like a charm!

[laclws]

How to get the output from the get item under the apply to each? I am not able to search it under dynamic content?

[harasenna]

I have this same issue! Did you ever figure out how to get the ID as a variable that you can use later in the flow?

[Pstork1]

Please post this as a new question.  You'll get more responses and others will be able to find the answer more easily later.