skipAppMetadata

[Aaron3Sixty5]

Hi Power Apps Community!

What does skipAppMetadata in the PowerApp URL do?

https://apps.powerapps.com/play/1234567-dafc-4f2e-b63a-a52312345678?tenantId=88888888-c141-4c67-b6f3...skipAppMetadata=true

I found two forum posts; neither clarify exactly what this setting does.

Just curious, thanks!

[Pstork1 · Accepted solution]

Basically, it re-loads the app based on the version last loaded.  This is slightly faster since the app metadata rarely changes unless there is a new published version.  So skipping loading the metadata will require less bandwidth than loading with metadata.  If you set skipAppMetadata=false it will fully re-load the app each time you run it.  That will take longer, but will guarantee that you always have the latest version.  With skipAppMetadata=true the app will load faster, but if there is a new version you will get a prompt and have to exit and re-load the app to update it.

[JillSearcy]

Where is this setting in PowerApps? 

[Pstork1]

Its not a setting.  Its a parameter that can be included in the URL when starting the app from a Hyperlink.

[JillSearcy]

Thank you. I added it to the url in a launch link but when it launches the PowerApp, it still changes the link to &skipAppMetadata=true and  so my parameter is not passed to the app and no data shows in the gallery. Any ideas on how to fix this?

[R1449A]

Do you have any news about this? 

[JillSearcy]

Yes. Sorry. I was sidetracked. It turned out that the issue was with the original URL. It contained a question mark where it should have had an ampersand. Once I corrected it, I no longer had the problem with the URL being changed. 

[llanderson]

I am having the same issue with the url changing to &skipAppMetadata=true and not passing in my ID parameter. Can you share how you have your link set? Below is how I have mine set and it still changes to false and fails to pass in my ID parameter.

https://apps.powerapps.com/play/[APP ID]?tenantId=[TENTANT ID]?ID=6&skipAppMetadata=true

[R1449A]

Thank you JillSearcy...

I had formed the link with the first parameter preceded by a question mark however I see that the question mark has already been included before the tenantId, so subsequent parameters should be preceded by an ampersand.

so yours should be...

https://apps.powerapps.com/play/[APP ID]?tenantId=[TENTANT ID]&ID=6

[llanderson]

Perfect! I now see the 2 question marks!