I need to get a folder by metadata in Power Automate (Flow)

Question

I am new to Flow but I am a c# programmer. I'm just trying to get around the syntax of how flow works.

1 - I have a process that runs that returns an email address.

2 - I want to compare the found email address with email address metadata I have on a SharePoint document folder.

Sounds pretty simple but I don't know the proper syntax for it.

I am just not sure how to query for the email address from SharePoint efficiently. I have a hard coded test working but need some advice on how to query a list of folders for metadata and only retrieve the matching result.

See below. I think what I am trying is overkill. I am getting a folder list. Then for each item I am trying to compare the properties. I am guessing there has to be a simpler way (a Method) to query the item.

Answer 1

I’m not quite sure what your requirement is. There is no specific action for comparing properties, the comparing process is usually used as a Filter to get the items you need for the next action.

Or you can use the comparison in Condition Control directly to filter the items/files you need to take actions on.

Here’s an example:

Here are some posts which might give you some idea on how to build the flow:

Microsoft Flow: Get files (properties only) of file only in a specific folder.

Get Files (Properties Only) - Look in Sub Folder Only.