Power Automate : Update Author and Editor of a Page

This post outlines how to use Power Automate to update author and editor of a Page within SharePoint using the Send an Http request to SharePoint action.

Within a Power Automate flow, follow the following steps

1. Add Send an Http request to SharePoint renamed to Update Author

Properties

Uri

_api/web/lists/GetByTitle(‘Site%20Pages’)/items(1)/ValidateUpdateListItem()`

Headers

Body :

{"formValues":[{"FieldName":"Author","FieldValue":"[{'key':'@{body('Parse_JSON_Author_Details')?['d']?['LoginName']}'}]"},{"FieldName":"Editor","FieldValue":"[{'key':'body('Parse_JSON_Author_Details')?['d']?['LoginName']}']"}],"bNewDocumentUpdate":true,"checkInComment":null}

example of body compiled: {"formValues":[{"FieldName":"Author","FieldValue":"[{'key':'i:0#.f|membership|Reshmee.Auckloo@contoso.co.uk'}]"},{"FieldName":"Editor","FieldValue":"[{'key':'i:0#.f|membership|Reshmee.Auckloo@contoso.co.uk'}]"}],"bNewDocumentUpdate":true,"checkInComment":null}

By following these steps, you can update the author and editor fields in a SharePoint list item using Power Automate. This is particularly useful for automating the management of SharePoint content and ensuring that the correct user details are recorded.

• Power Automate
• Update Author
• Update Editor
• REST API
• SharePoint