Send Inline Image In Teams Channel

Summary

This sample gets the image from SharePoint document library and post it on Microsoft Teams channel using Power Automate. The flow utilizes standard Send Microsoft graph request action to overcome the payload size limit of 28 KB.

Applies to

• Power Automate
• Microsoft Teams

Compatibility

Contributors

• Manish Solanki

Version history

Version	Date	Comments
1.0	May 21, 2024	Initial release

Features

This sample illustrates the following concepts:

• Post embed image in Teams Channel message
• Overcome the payload size limit (28 KB)
• Send a Microsoft Graph HTTP request using standard action
• Expression

Prerequisites

• This Flow requires an image to be present in SharePoint document library (inside site asset).
• A Microsoft Teams with a channel where image needs to be shared via message.

Connection References

The solution includes two connection references.

• SharePoint Connection
• Microsoft Teams Connection

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Import Solution

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

Configure Flow

1. Once the solution is imported, edit it
2. Select Get file content action and replace the Site Address and the File Identifier to point to your SharePoint site and image file.
3. Select Get team action and choose a MS team from the drop down.
4. Save and test the flow.

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.

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Disclaimer

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