Replace owner in all Power Automate flows
Script to replace all the Power Automate flows where someone is owner of
Summary
The script will go through all the Power Automate flows present in the default environment or a specfic environment if provided and replace the owner on every Power Automate flow its owner of.

Implementation
Save this script to a PSM1 module file, like replace-flowOnwers.psm1. Then import the module file with Import-Module:
Import-Module replace-flowOnwers.psm1 -Verbose
The -Verbose switch lists the functions that are imported.
Once the module is imported the function Replace-PnPOwnerInFlows will be loaded and ready to use.
Function Replace-PnPOwnerInFlows {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Script to replace an owner in all its flows
.Description
this script looks for all flows owned by a specified user and replaces them with a new owner. You can indicate whether this should happen in a certain environment. If no value is given for the environment parameter, the default environment is used. Please note that you cannot remove the original creator of a flow. In that case this script will only add the new owner
.PARAMETER oldOwner
The UPN of the old owner
.PARAMETER newOwner
The UPN of the new owner
.Parameter environment
The name of the environment. The default environment will be used if not provided
.Example
Replace-PnPOwnerInFlows -oldOwner "john.doe@contoso.com" -newOwner "sansa.stark@contoso.com"
.Example
Replace-PnPOwnerInFlows -oldOwner "john.doe@contoso.com" -newOwner "sansa.stark@contoso.com" -environment "Default-0e943d12-6a07-4544-adaf-1e7c9ad82fa0"
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
$oldOwner,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
$newOwner,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
$environment
)
begin {
#Log in to Microsoft 365
Write-host "Ensure being logged in" -f Yellow
$m365Status = m365 status
if ($m365Status -match "Logged Out") {
m365 login
}
}
process {
$oldOwnerAsUser = m365 entra user get --userName $oldOwner | ConvertFrom-Json
$oldOwnerPrincipalId = $oldOwnerAsUser.id
if(!$environment){
$defaultEnvironment = m365 pp environment get | ConvertFrom-Json
$environment = $defaultEnvironment.name
}
$flows = m365 flow list --environmentName $environment | ConvertFrom-Json
foreach($flow in $flows) {
$owners = m365 flow owner list --environmentName $environment --flowName $($flow.name) | ConvertFrom-Json
foreach($owner in $owners){
if($owner.properties.principal.id -eq $oldOwnerPrincipalId){
Write-Host "$oldOwner found as owner in flow with name '$($flow.displayName)'" -f DarkYellow
if($owner.properties.roleName -eq "Owner"){
Write-Host "You cannot replace the original creator of a flow. Script continues to just add the new owner" -f Gray
} else {
m365 flow owner remove --userId $oldOwnerPrincipalId --environmentName $environment --flowName $($flow.name) --confirm
Write-Host "Old owner '$oldOwner' successfully remove from the flow '$($flow.displayName)'" -f Green
}
m365 flow owner ensure --userName $newOwner --environmentName $environment --flowName $($flow.name) --roleName "CanEdit"
Write-Host "New owner '$newOwner' successfully added to the flow '$($flow.displayName)'" -f Green
}
}
}
}
end {
}
}Function Replace-PnPOwnerInFlows {
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Script to replace an owner in all its flows
.Description
this script looks for all flows owned by a specified user and replaces them with a new owner. You can indicate whether this should happen in a certain environment. If no value is given for the environment parameter, the default environment is used. Please note that you cannot remove the original creator of a flow. In that case this script will only add the new owner
.PARAMETER oldOwner
The UPN of the old owner
.PARAMETER newOwner
The UPN of the new owner
.Parameter environment
The name of the environment. The default environment will be used if not provided
.Example
Replace-PnPOwnerInFlows -oldOwner "john.doe@contoso.com" -newOwner "sansa.stark@contoso.com" -spAdminCentreUrl "https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com/"
.Example
Replace-PnPOwnerInFlows -oldOwner "john.doe@contoso.com" -newOwner "sansa.stark@contoso.com" -environment "Default-0e943d12-6a07-4544-adaf-1e7c9ad82fa0" -spAdminCentreUrl "https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com/"
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
$spAdminCentreUrl,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
$oldOwner,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
$newOwner,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $false)]
$environment
)
begin {
Connect-PnPOnline -url $spAdminCentreUrl -Interactive
}
process {
$oldOwnerAsUser = get-pnpentraiduser -Identity $oldOwner ## This will only work for active users
$oldOwnerPrincipalId = $oldOwnerAsUser.id
if(!$environment){
$defaultEnvironment = Get-PnPPowerPlatformEnvironment -IsDefault
$environment = $defaultEnvironment.name
}
$flows = get-pnpflow -Environment $environment -AsAdmin
foreach($flow in $flows) {
$owners = Get-PnPFlowOwner -Environment $environment -Identity $flow.Name -AsAdmin
foreach($owner in $owners){
if($owner.properties.principal.id -eq $oldOwnerPrincipalId){
Write-Host "$oldOwner found as owner in flow with name '$($flow.Properties.DisplayName)'" -f DarkYellow
if($owner.properties.roleName -eq "Owner"){
Write-Host "You cannot replace the original creator of a flow. Script continues to just add the new owner" -f Gray
} else {
Remove-PnPFlowOwner remove -User $oldOwnerPrincipalId -Environment $environment -Identity $flow.name -AsAdmin -force
Write-Host "Old owner '$oldOwner' successfully remove from the flow '$($flow.Properties.DisplayName)'" -f Green
}
Add-PnPFlowOwner -AsAdmin -Environment $environment -Identity $flow.Name -User $newOwner -Role "CanEdit"
Write-Host "New owner '$newOwner' successfully added to the flow '$($flow.Properties.DisplayName)'" -f Green
}
}
}
}
end {
}
}Contributors
| Author(s) |
|---|
| Nico De Cleyre |
| Reshmee Auckloo |
Disclaimer
THESE SAMPLES ARE PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
Tool documentation & references
- Want to learn more about CLI for Microsoft 365 and the commands
Check out the CLI for Microsoft 365 site to get started and for the reference to the commands.
- Want to learn more about PnP PowerShell and the cmdlets
Check out the PnP PowerShell site to get started and for the reference to the cmdlets.