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Paul Dewhurst
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Apr 02, 2019
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Integration of bookings with Flow and PowerApps

Is it possible to use bookings functionality in a PowerApp. I am looking for a solution that will support the booking of resources in an online examination room, asking the person to do a reservation for each student is too time consuming, is there a way to using the bookings app. to define the resource capacity and availability but use an app to create the (multiple) reservations? There does not seem to be a connector in Flow.

  • Paul Dewhurst I have created a flow that is using the trigger  "When a new event is created (V3)" (Office 365 Outlook) and used the bookings "user"email for the connection , so now when a booking is made I can automatically do other "flow" actions.

  • This is quite an old thread but since quite a lot of folks are interested in a connector for Bookings, i am reviving this post. Do checkout our new Bookings power automate connector. We have blogged about it here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-bookings-blog/announcing-microsoft-bookings-power-automate-connector-now/bc-p/3587369

    There is a link to the connector and the documentation in the blog as well.

     

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/microsoftbookings/

    • David_Swenson's avatar
      David_Swenson
      Steel Contributor
      The new connector is "Premium" this is not helpful. Bookings SHOULD NOT be a premium connector.
  • _MichaelVD_'s avatar
    _MichaelVD_
    Brass Contributor

    Paul Dewhurst I have created a flow that is using the trigger  "When a new event is created (V3)" (Office 365 Outlook) and used the bookings "user"email for the connection , so now when a booking is made I can automatically do other "flow" actions.

    • cmcdonel's avatar
      cmcdonel
      Copper Contributor

      _MichaelVD_ May I ask what actions you are doing with flow after setting up this connection?

      • _MichaelVD_'s avatar
        _MichaelVD_
        Brass Contributor
        creating documents & lists on sharepoint with the filled in information & sending approval request mails
    • robertbuzink's avatar
      robertbuzink
      Copper Contributor

      _MichaelVD_  You can share the Outlook booking calendar behind the booking site with yourself and use your own account for the connection in your flow. That way you don’t need an admin providing you with the password for the booking account.

    • LisaJo48's avatar
      LisaJo48
      Iron Contributor
      I have done this as well and used "Html to text (preview)" to convert the content of the email to text so that I could do some magic with it via a Flow.
  • VFXPro's avatar
    VFXPro
    Brass Contributor
    I am completely puzzled and angry with Microsoft for not including a Flow Connector for Microsoft bookings :(

    How come it allows any products in Office 365 without including a connector to Flow, PowerApps or Power BI, it should be a minimum engineering requirements.

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