Create a new session to maintain context across multiple Excel operations, improving performance and allowing better control over when changes are saved.

Least privileged Microsoft Graph permissions to access the action via delegated or application: Files.ReadWrite.

Note: Using the delegated (OAuth) connection type will only allow to insert the connected user’s ID.

External Documentation

To learn more, visit the Microsoft Excel documentation.

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Parameters

ParameterDescription
Drive IDThe unique identifier of the drive (OneDrive or SharePoint document library) that contains your Excel file.
Item IDThe ID of the Excel file to interact with.
Persist ChangesWhen checked, all changes made during the session will be permanently saved to the Excel file. When disabled, changes are temporary and lost when the session ends.
Site IDThe ID of the SharePoint site containing your Excel file.
SourceChoose whether to pull your Excel file from SharePoint or OneDrive.
User IDThe User ID of the user whose OneDrive contains the Excel file.

Note: Using the delegated (OAuth) connection type will only allow to insert the connected user’s ID.

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Example Output

{
	"@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/$metadata#microsoft.graph.sessionInfo",
	"id": "{session-id}",
	"persistChanges": true
}

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Workflow Library Example

Create Session with Microsoft Excel and Send Results Via Email

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