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Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft Power Automate is a cloud-based workflow automation platform that enables users to create automated workflows between apps and services to synchronize files, get notifications, collect data, and orchestrate business processes across cloud, desktop, and AI-driven flows.

Microsoft Power Automate publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Workflow Automation, Enterprise, Low-Code, RPA, and Cloud Flows.

Microsoft Power Automate’s developer surface includes documentation, getting-started guide, pricing, signup flow, engineering blog, training material, support, and 12 more developer resources.

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35.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessFreemium
4 APIs
Workflow AutomationEnterpriseLow-CodeRPACloud FlowsDesktop FlowsAI

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 35.7/100 · thin
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20
Commercial Clarity 15.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 8.2 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft Power Automate is a cloud-based workflow automation platform that lets organizations build automated workflows, robotic process automation, business process flows, and...

Power Automate Desktop Flows Public API

The Desktop Flows public API enables developers to programmatically manage, run, and monitor desktop flow automations as part of robotic process automation scenarios.

Power Automate Cloud Flows API

Programmatic access for managing cloud flows in Power Automate including creating, updating, and running flows using Dataverse and the Power Platform APIs.

Power Automate Custom Connectors

Build, register, and certify custom connectors that extend Power Automate to communicate with any REST or SOAP API across the Power Platform.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Power Automate Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Power Automate Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Power Automate Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Power Automate Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Power Automate Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 Signup
Signup

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 Documentation
Documentation

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Trust
Trust

Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Training
Training

Operate 4

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Community
Community
 Support
Support
 StatusPage
StatusPage
 ChangeLog
ChangeLog

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing
Pricing
 TermsOfService
TermsOfService
 PrivacyPolicy
PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Ideas
Ideas
 Templates
Templates

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: power-automate
name: Microsoft Power Automate
description: Microsoft Power Automate is a cloud-based workflow automation platform that enables users to create automated
  workflows between apps and services to synchronize files, get notifications, collect data, and orchestrate business processes
  across cloud, desktop, and AI-driven flows.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/power-automate.png
tags:
- Workflow Automation
- Enterprise
- Low-Code
- RPA
- Cloud Flows
- Desktop Flows
- AI
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/power-automate/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-27'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: power-automate:power-automate
  name: Microsoft Power Automate
  description: Microsoft Power Automate is a cloud-based workflow automation platform that lets organizations build automated
    workflows, robotic process automation, business process flows, and AI-assisted automations across hundreds of connectors.
  humanURL: https://powerautomate.microsoft.com
  tags:
  - Workflow Automation
  - Cloud Flows
  - Desktop Flows
  - Connectors
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/getting-started
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/developer/dev-enterprise-intro
  - type: Signup
    url: https://make.powerautomate.com/
- aid: power-automate:desktop-flows-api
  name: Power Automate Desktop Flows Public API
  description: The Desktop Flows public API enables developers to programmatically manage, run, and monitor desktop flow automations
    as part of robotic process automation scenarios.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/developer/desktop-flow-public-apis
  tags:
  - Desktop Flows
  - RPA
  - Automation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/developer/desktop-flow-public-apis
- aid: power-automate:cloud-flows-api
  name: Power Automate Cloud Flows API
  description: Programmatic access for managing cloud flows in Power Automate including creating, updating, and running flows
    using Dataverse and the Power Platform APIs.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/manage-flows-with-code
  tags:
  - Cloud Flows
  - Dataverse
  - Automation
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/manage-flows-with-code
- aid: power-automate:custom-connectors-api
  name: Power Automate Custom Connectors
  description: Build, register, and certify custom connectors that extend Power Automate to communicate with any REST or SOAP
    API across the Power Platform.
  humanURL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/developer/register-custom-api
  tags:
  - Custom Connectors
  - Integration
  - Extensibility
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/developer/register-custom-api
common:
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/power-automate-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/power-automate-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://powerautomate.microsoft.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/getting-started
- type: Documentation
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/developer/dev-enterprise-intro
- type: Pricing
  url: https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/pricing/
- type: Signup
  url: https://make.powerautomate.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/blog/power-automate/
- type: Training
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/powerplatform/power-automate
- type: Community
  url: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Power-Automate-Community/ct-p/MPACommunity
- type: Support
  url: https://powerautomate.microsoft.com/support/
- type: Ideas
  url: https://ideas.powerautomate.com/
- type: Templates
  url: https://make.powerautomate.com/templates/
- type: Integrations
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/connector-reference/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com/support/serviceshealth
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/terms/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
- type: Trust
  url: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-center
- type: ChangeLog
  url: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/released-versions/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com