Accessing SharePoint Recycle Bin using Microsoft Flows
Introduction:
This blog provides steps to follow in order to access the SharePoint Recycle Bin in MS Flows
Steps:
1) In Actions, select “Send an HTTP request to SharePoint”
2) Enter the below details:
Site Address: Select your site address from the list.
Method: GET
Uri:_api/web/recycleBin?$filter=DeletedDate eq datetime’Time Deleted’ and DeletedByName eq ‘Deleted by’ and Title eq ‘Filename with extension’.
Headers:
Accept application/json
Pls. Note: The parameters marked in yellow are taken from the trigger “when a file is deleted in SharePoint”
3) Select Action “Parse JSON”
4) In parse JSON, the content is the body of HTTP Response
Enter the below Schema:
{
“type”: “object”,
“properties”: {
“odata.metadata”: {“type”: “string”},“value”: {“type”: “array”,“items”: {“type”: “object”,
“properties”: {“odata.type”: {“type”: “string”},“odata.id”: {“type”: “string”},
“odata.editLink”: {“type”: “string”},“AuthorEmail”: {“type”: “string”},“AuthorName”: {
“type”: “string”},“DeletedByEmail”: {“type”: “string”},“DeletedByName”: {“type”: “string”},
“DeletedDate”: {“type”: “string”},“DeletedDateLocalFormatted”: {“type”: “string”},
“DirName”: {“type”: “string”},“DirNamePath”: {“type”: “object”,“properties”: {
“DecodedUrl”: {“type”: “string”}}},“Id”: {“type”: “string”},“ItemState”: {“type”: “integer”},
“ItemType”: {“type”: “integer”},“LeafName”: {“type”: “string”},
“LeafNamePath”: {“type”: “object”,“properties”: {“DecodedUrl”: {“type”: “string”}}},
“Size”: {“type”: “string”},“Title”: {“type”: “string”}},“required”: [
“odata.type”,“odata.id”,“odata.editLink”,
“AuthorEmail”,“AuthorName”,“DeletedByEmail”,
“DeletedByName”,“DeletedDate”,“DeletedDateLocalFormatted”,“DirName”,“DirNamePath”,“Id”,
“ItemState”,“ItemType”,“LeafName”,“LeafNamePath”,“Size”,“Title”]
}}}}
Sample Output:
Conclusion:
In cases where we need to get the original location of file after it is been deleted from SharePoint, we can access Recycle Bin of SharePoint and obtain the original path.
