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Hi all

I would like to parse the following schema on power apps:

 

{
  "$schema": "schema",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "href": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "items": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": [
        {
          "type": "object",
          "properties": {
            "album": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "album_type": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "artists": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": [
                    {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "external_urls": {
                          "type": "object",
                          "properties": {
                            "spotify": {
                              "type": "string"
                            }
                          },
                          "required": [
                            "spotify"
                          ]
                        },
                        "href": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "id": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "name": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "type": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "uri": {
                          "type": "string"
                        }
                      },
                      "required": [
                        "external_urls",
                        "href",
                        "id",
                        "name",
                        "type",
                        "uri"
                      ]
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "external_urls": {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "spotify": {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  },
                  "required": [
                    "spotify"
                  ]
                },
                "href": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "id": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "images": {
                  "type": "array",
                  "items": [
                    {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "height": {
                          "type": "integer"
                        },
                        "url": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "width": {
                          "type": "integer"
                        }
                      },
                      "required": [
                        "height",
                        "url",
                        "width"
                      ]
                    },
                    {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "height": {
                          "type": "integer"
                        },
                        "url": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "width": {
                          "type": "integer"
                        }
                      },
                      "required": [
                        "height",
                        "url",
                        "width"
                      ]
                    },
                    {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "height": {
                          "type": "integer"
                        },
                        "url": {
                          "type": "string"
                        },
                        "width": {
                          "type": "integer"
                        }
                      },
                      "required": [
                        "height",
                        "url",
                        "width"
                      ]
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "is_playable": {
                  "type": "boolean"
                },
                "name": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "release_date": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "release_date_precision": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "total_tracks": {
                  "type": "integer"
                },
                "type": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "uri": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "album_type",
                "artists",
                "external_urls",
                "href",
                "id",
                "images",
                "is_playable",
                "name",
                "release_date",
                "release_date_precision",
                "total_tracks",
                "type",
                "uri"
              ]
            },
            "artists": {
              "type": "array",
              "items": [
                {
                  "type": "object",
                  "properties": {
                    "external_urls": {
                      "type": "object",
                      "properties": {
                        "spotify": {
                          "type": "string"
                        }
                      },
                      "required": [
                        "spotify"
                      ]
                    },
                    "href": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "id": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "name": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "type": {
                      "type": "string"
                    },
                    "uri": {
                      "type": "string"
                    }
                  },
                  "required": [
                    "external_urls",
                    "href",
                    "id",
                    "name",
                    "type",
                    "uri"
                  ]
                }
              ]
            },
            "disc_number": {
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "duration_ms": {
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "explicit": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "external_ids": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "isrc": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "isrc"
              ]
            },
            "external_urls": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "spotify": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              },
              "required": [
                "spotify"
              ]
            },
            "href": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "id": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "is_local": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "is_playable": {
              "type": "boolean"
            },
            "name": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "popularity": {
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "preview_url": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "track_number": {
              "type": "integer"
            },
            "type": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "uri": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "album",
            "artists",
            "disc_number",
            "duration_ms",
            "explicit",
            "external_ids",
            "external_urls",
            "href",
            "id",
            "is_local",
            "is_playable",
            "name",
            "popularity",
            "preview_url",
            "track_number",
            "type",
            "uri"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "next": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "offset": {
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "previous": {
      "type": "null"
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "integer"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "href",
    "items",
    "limit",
    "next",
    "offset",
    "previous",
    "total"
  ]
}

The schema above it's just a result from an api call where the user type the name of a sing and the api return the result of the search.

 

I would like to extract the name of the artist, album name, so characteristics from "artists" and "tracks".

 

But i'm not able to parse the json. The result of the api call it's always stored as variable after the user press button for searching. 

Any help it's appreciated 

 

Thanks a lot 🙂 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

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Since you have an untyped object, you can use something like the expression below to extract the elements from it:

Set(
    tracksFromJson,
    ForAll(
        VARSearchResult.tracks.items,
        {
            TrackName: Text(ThisRecord.name),
            AlbumName: Text(ThisRecord.album.name),
            ReleaseDate: DateValue(ThisRecord.album.release_date),
            ImageUrl: Text(First(ThisRecord.album.images).url)
        }
    )
)

You can check the ParseJSON documentation for more information on working with untyped objects.

Hope this helps!

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Using only ParseJson will not help in this case. This is a complex Json object. I would suggest to leverage a Power Automate Flow and use Compose (to extract each piece of information that you are looking for), ParseJson (to parse each json object) and Apply To Each (to loop through the array items) actions. 

You can parse JSON in Power Apps using the new ParseJSON function, and traverse through the structure to get the data you need. Can you provide an example of the data that you receive?

Hi @CarlosFigueira 

Sure, below i'm sharing all the response i get when i call the api to search for a song. 

As you see seems really complex to extract data from there. 

 
{
"albums": {
"href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=va+pensiero&type=album&include_external=audio&locale=en-US%2...",
"items": [
{
"album_type": "album",
"artists": [
{
"external_urls": {
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/33Y34Z2NXYB6rcfHOqKxz4"
},
"href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/33Y34Z2NXYB6rcfHOqKxz4",
"id": "33Y34Z2NXYB6rcfHOqKxz4",
"name": "Tony Sessolo",
"type": "artist",
"uri": "spotify:artist:33Y34Z2NXYB6rcfHOqKxz4"
}
],
"available_markets": [
"AD",
"AE",
"AG",
"AL",
"AM",
"AO",
"AR",
"AT",
"AU",
"AZ",
"BA",
"BB",
"BD",
"BE",
"BF",
"BG",
"BH",
"BI",
"BJ",
"BN",
"BO",
"BR",
"BS",
"BT",
"BW",
"BY",
"BZ",
"CA",
"CD",
"CG",
"CH",
"CI",
"CL",
"CM",
"CO",
"CR",
"CV",
"CW",
"CY",
"CZ",
"DE",
"DJ",
"DK",
"DM",
"DO",
"DZ",
"EC",
"EE",
"EG",
"ES",
"ET",
"FI",
"FJ",
"FM",
"FR",
"GA",
"GB",
"GD",
"GE",
"GH",
"GM",
"GN",
"GQ",
"GR",
"GT",
"GW",
"GY",
"HK",
"HN",
"HR",
"HT",
"HU",
"ID",
"IE",
"IL",
"IN",
"IQ",
"IS",
"IT",
"JM",
"JO",
"JP",
"KE",
"KG",
"KH",
"KI",
"KM",
"KN",
"KR",
"KW",
"KZ",
"LA",
"LB",
"LC",
"LI",
"LK",
"LR",
"LS",
"LT",
"LU",
"LV",
"LY",
"MA",
"MC",
"MD",
"ME",
"MG",
"MH",
"MK",
"ML",
"MN",
"MO",
"MR",
"MT",
"MU",
"MV",
"MW",
"MX",
"MY",
"MZ",
"NA",
"NE",
"NG",
"NI",
"NL",
"NO",
"NP",
"NR",
"NZ",
"OM",
"PA",
"PE",
"PG",
"PH",
"PK",
"PL",
"PS",
"PT",
"PW",
"PY",
"QA",
"RO",
"RS",
"RW",
"SA",
"SB",
"SC",
"SE",
"SG",
"SI",
"SK",
"SL",
"SM",
"SN",
"SR",
"ST",
"SV",
"SZ",
"TD",
"TG",
"TH",
"TJ",
"TL",
"TN",
"TO",
"TR",
"TT",
"TV",
"TW",
"TZ",
"UA",
"UG",
"US",
"UY",
"UZ",
"VC",
"VE",
"VN",
"VU",
"WS",
"XK",
"ZA",
"ZM",
"ZW"
],
"external_urls": {
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/album/51np8xvh7Yz8qDLbflqDwF"
},
"href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/albums/51np8xvh7Yz8qDLbflqDwF",
"id": "51np8xvh7Yz8qDLbflqDwF",
"images": [
{
"height": 640,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273a768318283f299c883a88d4b",
"width": 640
},
{
"height": 300,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02a768318283f299c883a88d4b",
"width": 300
},
{
"height": 64,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00004851a768318283f299c883a88d4b",
"width": 64
}
],
"name": "Va pensiero",
"release_date": "2010",
"release_date_precision": "year",
"total_tracks": 15,
"type": "album",
"uri": "spotify:album:51np8xvh7Yz8qDLbflqDwF"
}
],
"limit": 1,
"next": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=va+pensiero&type=album&include_external=audio&locale=en-US%2...",
"offset": 0,
"previous": null,
"total": 801
},
"tracks": {
"href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=va+pensiero&type=track&include_external=audio&locale=en-US%2...",
"items": [
{
"album": {
"album_type": "album",
"artists": [
{
"external_urls": {
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Y8KmFkKOgJybpVobn1onU"
},
"href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/0Y8KmFkKOgJybpVobn1onU",
"id": "0Y8KmFkKOgJybpVobn1onU",
"name": "Luciano Pavarotti",
"type": "artist",
"uri": "spotify:artist:0Y8KmFkKOgJybpVobn1onU"
}
],
"available_markets": [
"CW",
"FR",
"NL"
],
"external_urls": {
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/album/0thVgvNABZZmT2mfCF6VM3"
},
"href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/albums/0thVgvNABZZmT2mfCF6VM3",
"id": "0thVgvNABZZmT2mfCF6VM3",
"images": [
{
"height": 640,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d0000b273197038f09d1e4f97ce55e4a2",
"width": 640
},
{
"height": 300,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02197038f09d1e4f97ce55e4a2",
"width": 300
},
{
"height": 64,
"url": "https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00004851197038f09d1e4f97ce55e4a2",
"width": 64
}
],
"name": "Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia",
"release_date": "1998-01-01",
"release_date_precision": "day",
"total_tracks": 18,
"type": "album",
"uri": "spotify:album:0thVgvNABZZmT2mfCF6VM3"
},
"artists": [
{
"external_urls": {
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Y8KmFkKOgJybpVobn1onU"
},
"href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/0Y8KmFkKOgJybpVobn1onU",
"id": "0Y8KmFkKOgJybpVobn1onU",
"name": "Luciano Pavarotti",
"type": "artist",
"uri": "spotify:artist:0Y8KmFkKOgJybpVobn1onU"
},
{
"external_urls": {
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2KftmGt9sk1yLjsAoloC3M"
},
"href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/artists/2KftmGt9sk1yLjsAoloC3M",
"id": "2KftmGt9sk1yLjsAoloC3M",
"name": "Zucchero",
"type": "artist",
"uri": "spotify:artist:2KftmGt9sk1yLjsAoloC3M"
}
],
"available_markets": [
"CW",
"FR",
"NL"
],
"disc_number": 1,
"duration_ms": 236666,
"explicit": false,
"external_ids": {
"isrc": "GBF079812580"
},
"external_urls": {
"spotify": "https://open.spotify.com/track/0m6gdegp7m79UkWSEfy3aT"
},
"href": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/tracks/0m6gdegp7m79UkWSEfy3aT",
"id": "0m6gdegp7m79UkWSEfy3aT",
"is_local": false,
"name": "Va, pensiero",
"popularity": 29,
"preview_url": null,
"track_number": 10,
"type": "track",
"uri": "spotify:track:0m6gdegp7m79UkWSEfy3aT"
}
],
"limit": 1,
"next": "https://api.spotify.com/v1/search?query=va+pensiero&type=track&include_external=audio&locale=en-US%2...",
"offset": 0,
"previous": null,
"total": 802
}
}

Hi @CarlosFigueira ,

Naturally i don't want to parse all the information within the gallery. Only name of the track, name of the album the track belong to, if possible the link if the image of the track, and that's all! I'm not interested in having the other parameters. 

 

Data should flow into the gallery, in response to the user triggering the api in the call pressing a button 🙂

 

Thanks a lot

If you have the string in your app, then you can use the ParseJSON function and extract the fields you want with an expression like the one below:

Set(
    tracksFromJson,
    ForAll(
        ParseJSON(theJson).tracks.items,
        {
            TrackName: Text(ThisRecord.name),
            AlbumName: Text(ThisRecord.album.name),
            ReleaseDate: DateValue(ThisRecord.album.release_date),
            ImageUrl: Text(First(ThisRecord.album.images).url)
        }
    )
)

If that JSON is actually coming from an API (REST call), then you can create a custom connector that will provide better typing. For example, I used the attached swagger file to create a custom connector that retrieves your JSON from a URL... After assigning the response to a variable 'resp', I can bind the response to a gallery with the following expressions:

Gallery1.Items: resp.tracks.items
    Image1.mage: First(ThisItem.album.images).url
    Label1.Text: ThisItem.name
    Label2.Text: ThisItem.album.name
    Label3.Text: ThisItem.album.release_date

Which gives me this gallery:

ForumPost001.png

Hope this helps!

Hi @CarlosFigueira,

Thank you so much for your support.

I managed to successfully create an API where the user type the name of the song:

ranno_0-1687890826948.png

and when click on the search icon, the following formula run:

 

ranno_1-1687890863518.png

Until here everything works fine, in fact, if i go to monitor activity i see the response 200:

ranno_2-1687890935936.png

 

But i'm not able to integrate those results in the gallery.

I tried your formula but isn't working:

ranno_3-1687891001240.png

 

Would you have any suggestion ?

Where should i put the parse json formula ?

 

Sorry i'm getting little bit confused 

 

Thanks a lot 🙂

 

 

What is the error that you get in the gallery? I don't know the schema of the response to SpotifyConnector.SpotifySearch, but when you are in the formula bar in the gallery's Items property, when you type <<VarSearchResult.>>, you should see the options for the response (below is what I see, and my variable name is 'resp').

ForumPost002.png

Hi @CarlosFigueira 

If I enter the name of the variable inside the item property of a new gallery i get this message:

ranno_0-1687899000415.png

So it's untyped object.

 

This is the moment where i generate the variable (user press search button):

ranno_1-1687899122413.png

If i go to process monitor after i press button, this is what i have:

ranno_2-1687899239850.png

First line is user pressing the search button. Right after the API it's called successfully in the second line.

And this is the response:

ranno_3-1687899350346.png

 

The body contain the schema i shared with you:

ranno_4-1687899428589.png

 

Also, if I go to check the stored value of the variable, i have this:

ranno_5-1687899492787.png

So the picture above show the value stored in the variable.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Thanks a lot 🙂

Since you have an untyped object, you can use something like the expression below to extract the elements from it:

Set(
    tracksFromJson,
    ForAll(
        VARSearchResult.tracks.items,
        {
            TrackName: Text(ThisRecord.name),
            AlbumName: Text(ThisRecord.album.name),
            ReleaseDate: DateValue(ThisRecord.album.release_date),
            ImageUrl: Text(First(ThisRecord.album.images).url)
        }
    )
)

You can check the ParseJSON documentation for more information on working with untyped objects.

Hope this helps!

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We are excited to announce the Summer of Solutions Challenge!   This challenge is kicking off on Monday, June 17th and will run for (4) weeks.  The challenge is open to all Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio & Power Pages) community members. We invite you to participate in a quest to provide solutions in the Forums to as many questions as you can. Answers can be provided in all the communities.    Entry Period: This Challenge will consist of four weekly Entry Periods as follows (each an “Entry Period”)   - 12:00 a.m. PT on June 17, 2024 – 11:59 p.m. PT on June 23, 2024 - 12:00 a.m. PT on June 24, 2024 – 11:59 p.m. PT on June 30, 2024 - 12:00 a.m. PT on July 1, 2024 – 11:59 p.m. PT on July 7, 2024 - 12:00 a.m. PT on July 8, 2024 – 11:59 p.m. PT on July 14, 2024   Entries will be eligible for the Entry Period in which they are received and will not carryover to subsequent weekly entry periods.  You must enter into each weekly Entry Period separately.   How to Enter: We invite you to participate in a quest to provide "Accepted Solutions" to as many questions as you can. Answers can be provided in all the communities. Users must provide a solution which can be an “Accepted Solution” in the Forums in all of the communities and there are no limits to the number of “Accepted Solutions” that a member can provide for entries in this challenge, but each entry must be substantially unique and different.    Winner Selection and Prizes: At the end of each week, we will list the top ten (10) Community users which will consist of: 5 Community Members & 5 Super Users and they will advance to the final drawing. We will post each week in the News & Announcements the top 10 Solution providers.  At the end of the challenge, we will add all of the top 10 weekly names and enter them into a random drawing.  Then we will randomly select ten (10) winners (5 Community Members & 5 Super Users) from among all eligible entrants received across all weekly Entry Periods to receive the prize listed below. If a winner declines, we will draw again at random for the next winner.  A user will only be able to win once overall. If they are drawn multiple times, another user will be drawn at random.  Individuals will be contacted before the announcement with the opportunity to claim or deny the prize.  Once all of the winners have been notified, we will post in the News & Announcements of each community with the list of winners.   Each winner will receive one (1) Pass to the Power Platform Conference in Las Vegas, Sep. 18-20, 2024 ($1800 value). NOTE: Prize is for conference attendance only and any other costs such as airfare, lodging, transportation, and food are the sole responsibility of the winner. Tickets are not transferable to any other party or to next year’s event.   ** PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED RULES for this CHALLENGE**   Week 1 Results: Congratulations to the Week 1 qualifiers, you are being entered in the random drawing that will take place at the end of the challenge. Community MembersNumber of SolutionsSuper UsersNumber of Solutions @anandm08  23 @WarrenBelz  31 @DBO_DV  10 @Amik  19 AmínAA 6 @mmbr1606  12 @rzuber  4 @happyume  7 @Giraldoj  3@ANB 6 (tie)   @SpongYe  6 (tie)     Week 2 Results: Congratulations to the Week 2 qualifiers, you are being entered in the random drawing that will take place at the end of the challenge. Community MembersSolutionsSuper UsersSolutions @anandm08  10@WarrenBelz 25 @DBO_DV  6@mmbr1606 14 @AmínAA 4 @Amik  12 @royg  3 @ANB  10 @AllanDeCastro  2 @SunilPashikanti  5 @Michaelfp  2 @FLMike  5 @eduardo_izzo  2   Meekou 2   @rzuber  2   @Velegandla  2     @PowerPlatform-P  2   @Micaiah  2     Week 3 Results: Congratulations to the Week 3 qualifiers, you are being entered in the random drawing that will take place at the end of the challenge.   Week 3:Community MembersSolutionsSuper UsersSolutionsPower Apps anandm0861WarrenBelz86DBO_DV25Amik66Michaelfp13mmbr160647Giraldoj13FLMike31AmínAA13SpongYe27     Week 4 Results: Congratulations to the Week 4 qualifiers, you are being entered in the random drawing that will take place at the end of the challenge.   Week 4:Community MembersSolutionsSuper UsersSolutionsPower Apps DBO-DV21WarranBelz26Giraldoj7mmbr160618Muzammmil_0695067Amik14samfawzi_acml6FLMike12tzuber6ANB8   SunilPashikanti8

Check Out | 2024 Release Wave 2 Plans for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform

On July 16, 2024, we published the 2024 release wave 2 plans for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Microsoft Power Platform. These plans are a compilation of the new capabilities planned to be released between October 2024 to March 2025. This release introduces a wealth of new features designed to enhance customer understanding and improve overall user experience, showcasing our dedication to driving digital transformation for our customers and partners.    The upcoming wave is centered around utilizing advanced AI and Microsoft Copilot technologies to enhance user productivity and streamline operations across diverse business applications. These enhancements include intelligent automation, AI-powered insights, and immersive user experiences that are designed to break down barriers between data, insights, and individuals. Watch a summary of the release highlights.    Discover the latest features that empower organizations to operate more efficiently and adaptively. From AI-driven sales insights and customer service enhancements to predictive analytics in supply chain management and autonomous financial processes, the new capabilities enable businesses to proactively address challenges and capitalize on opportunities.    

Updates to Transitions in the Power Platform Communities

We're embarking on a journey to enhance your experience by transitioning to a new community platform. Our team has been diligently working to create a fresh community site, leveraging the very Dynamics 365 and Power Platform tools our community advocates for.  We started this journey with transitioning Copilot Studio forums and blogs in June. The move marks the beginning of a new chapter, and we're eager for you to be a part of it. The rest of the Power Platform product sites will be moving over this summer.   Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to the launch. We can't wait to welcome you to our new community space, designed with you in mind. Let's connect, learn, and grow together.   Here's to new beginnings and endless possibilities!   If you have any questions, observations or concerns throughout this process please go to https://aka.ms/PPCommSupport.   To stay up to date on the latest details of this migration and other important Community updates subscribe to our News and Announcements forums: Copilot Studio, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages

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