Alternative to Launch()

[Anonymous]

Currently i am using Launch to trigger a http get request with a click of a button but the problem with this method is that i need to keep toggle between the apps and the browser

I was trying to use flow to make the http call but i have no clue how to do that , appreciate someone can help.

My url contain parameters eg. https://myblog.com/index.php?category=class1&userid=t123

Thank you

[Rahber]

1) go to powerapps, insert a "button", then click on "Action" tab and click power automate and then click on "create a new flow" this will open a new window. Then choose the flow with "PowerApps Button and  Custom Action".

2) Find the HTTP action and select the HTTP action. For URI click on the dynamic content and select ask in powerapps and set the other fields as required. Select the request as get and save the flow

3) Now go back to powerapps. From the Power App blade select the newly created flow. and pass the url as a parameter to the flow.

'PowerAppsbutton-2'.Run("https://myblog.com/index.php?category=class1&userid=t123")

[Anonymous]

Thank you for your reply i manage to follow your instruction until the last part ;

Where i suppose to enter this ;

PowerAppsbutton.Run("https://myblog.com/index.php?tw="&token&"refno="&refno.Text&"username=&"userinfo")

I have a textbox which i enter the value for the refno , token and userinfo are variable which i set on start

I suspect is some syntax issue , are you able to help

Thank you 

[Rahber · Accepted solution]

Try this

PowerAppsbutton.Run("https://myblog.com/index.php?tw="&token&"&refno="&refno.Text&"&username="&userinfo)

P.S. Please mark the above post as solution if it resolved your problem.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for helping correct the syntax but now i get another error ;

invalid number of arguments received 1 expected 2, i tried to google for it but could not find anything that help.

Can you help me understand what is the issue here ?

I hit the button in powerapps, the button will call the automated flow which i choose powerapps button instant

In the http method i use a GET and in the URI , i use the option Ask In PowerApps

[Anonymous]

Hi, i deleted the flow and reconstruct it again and that seem to have solve the problem

Thank you

[Anonymous]

Now that i had successfully make a http get request , will you be able to advise me how can i get some data back from the website. 

From the website do i echo the result to return back to powerapps ?

Thank you so much

[Rahber]

Ofcourse i can help.

So you can simpley echo the output in your url

 in the same flow. After your HTTP request add another action which is called "Respond to  a PowerApp or Flow"

You can set response as text field set the name of the variable and the value ill be the body from the HTTP flow

in your powerapps

Just simple save the flow action in a variable for example

Set(myResult, PowerAppsbutton.Run("https://myblog.com/index.php?tw="&token&"&refno="&refno.Text&"&username="&userinfo))

Then you can access the body of the url with myResult.[the variable name you set in flow]

P.S you might need to remove the flow from data source and add again as some time it doesn't recognize the changes made in the flow from input/output perspective.

Please mark the post as solution if it resolved your problem or if it helped you in anyway don't forget to up vote!

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much for your time 

I had follow your instruction and created an additional Respond to powerapp or flow ;

inside i have 2 value first one is myresult and 2nd one is response. May i know what is the 2nd one for ?

In the button on select you have this the following ;

Set(myResult, PowerAppsbutton.Run("https://myblog.com/index.php tw="&token&"&refno="&refno.Text&"&username="&userinfo))

But in your screenshot it is 

Set(myVar2, PowerAppsbutton.Run("https://myblog.com/index.php tw="&token&"&refno="&refno.Text&"&username="&userinfo))

is your myVar2 a label or textinput ?

If i simply wish to output myresult to a notification can i do this ;

Set(myVar2, PowerAppsbutton.Run("https://myblog.com/index.php tw="&token&"&refno="&refno.Text&"&username="&userinfo));

If(!IsBlank(myresult),Notify(myresult,Information)

Once again, thank you so much you had been so helpful 

[Anonymous]

I had also try following your method for the last part to display the result

I try both using text label with text as myVar2.myresult

and text input with default value as myVar2.myresult but both i am getting name isn't valid this identifier isn't recognised