Power Automate data types

[PietroAFarias]

I am a beginner in Power Automate and what I am currently having the most trouble with is the data types. Is there a link that I can study so that I can easily learn how to identify the types of data that each item has at the entrance to each action?

[CFernandes · Accepted solution]

@PietroAFarias 

Hey Mate, 

You can reference to this link, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/data-operations 

If you are just starting, I would recommend https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/modules/get-started-flows/ 

Videos tutorials - https://www.youtube.com/c/MicrosoftFlow/playlists

Power Automate Tutorials  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMk7xe3-9zc&list=PLN-cZRQeAiDWT0J1NW9sBDEXX3jkKkyjP 

And if you get stuck you can always contact us(Power Automate Community) 🙂

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[efialttes]

Hola!

You mean how to distinguish between Boolean, String, Integer, Float, Array and Object data types?

If so, tutorials from almost any programming language, for example this one, covers this topic:

https://www.tutorialrepublic.com/php-tutorial/php-data-types.php

Hope this helps

[PietroAFarias]

HI @efialttes .

I'm trying to get a better understanding of the language used behind the Power Automate functions. Based on the link you sent, are we talking about PHP? If I study the basics of PHP will I be able to understand better to customize the functions?

[efialttes · Accepted solution]

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@PietroAFarias wrote:

HI @efialttes .

I'm trying to get a better understanding of the language used behind the Power Automate functions. Based on the link you sent, are we talking about PHP? If I study the basics of PHP will I be able to understand better to customize the functions?

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No. You just asked how to learn data types basics to distinguish them, so I just explained that common Power Automate share data types with many of the existing programming languages.

I am afraid PHP syntax has nothing to do with Power Automate internals. Power Automate uses WDL expressions...official documentation here:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/logic-apps/workflow-definition-language-functions-reference

Hope this helps

[CFernandes]

@PietroAFarias No No you do not need to learn PHP(In fact you don't even need to be a developer).

Have a look at the link provided by @efialttes  and just go to youtube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=power+automate+expressions 

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[PietroAFarias]

Fantastic.

Thank you very much for the answers, @CFernandes  and @efialttes .

I have great expertise in Power Bi and I want to start learning about Power Automate. I picked up some tips on YouTube but are looking for exactly this documentation to help me understand how these functions work.

Both helped me considerably.

[CFernandes]

I am glad that our inputs helped 🙂 Cheers...