A community-built Power Platform sample

Archive email and attachments in pdf

Flow that archives an email and its attachments in a single pdf file

Power Automate

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Manish Solanki

Last updated: Jan 24, 2026
Category: Cloud flows
Premium license: Not required
Experimental features: No

From idea to implementation

Make it your own.

Check this sample's prerequisites, permissions, and licensing before importing it. The documentation below comes directly from the sample README.

Summary

This sample showcases how to merge an email and its attachments into a single PDF file using standard Power Automate actions. The generated archive PDF is stored in a designated OneDrive folder. Additionally, the flow highlights how to leverage the conversion capabilities of the OneDrive connector to handle Office documents and PDF files as part of the archival process.

Features:

Archive email and attachments (office docs, pdf etc.) into a pdf file
Export email as html file
Method to combine email and attachments
Expression

Flow overview

Applies to

Compatibility

Contributors

Manish Solanki

Version history

Version	Date	Comments
1.0	Jan 24, 2026	Initial release

Prerequisites

Connection References

The solution includes two connection references.

Office 365 Outlook Connection
OneDrive For Business Connection

Environment Variable

When importing the solution, there are a variety of environment variables that need to be completed.

Variable	Type	Details
Incoming Email Subject	Text	Defines the subject filter used to trigger the workflow from an email
Output Archive Folder	Text	Specifies the OneDrive folder path where the archived PDF will be saved

Minimal Path to Awesome

Import Solution

Download the .zip from the solution folder
Import the .zip file using Solutions > Import Solution.

Using the source code

You can also use the Power Apps CLI to pack the source code by following these steps:

Clone the repository to a local drive
Pack the source files back into a solution .zip file:
```
pac solution pack --zipfile pathtodestinationfile --folder pathtosourcefolder --processCanvasApps
```
Making sure to replace pathtosourcefolder to point to the path to this sample's sourcecode folder, and pathtodestinationfile to point to the path of this solution's .zip file (located under the solution folder)
Within Power Apps Studio, import the solution .zip file using Solutions > Import Solution and select the .zip file you just packed.

Features

This sample illustrates the following concepts:

Reusablility
Use of XML & XPATH for complex automation scenerios
Use of complex nested expressions
Concept of parent-child flow

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Disclaimer

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