Quickstart: Create an automated workflow with the Azure portal - Azure Logic Apps (2023)

Applies to:Azure Logic Apps (Verbraucher)

This quickstart shows you how to create a sample automated workflow that integrates two services, an RSS feed for a website and an email account. More specifically, it will create oneconsumptionLogic app function and workflow are runningGlobal and multi-tenant Azure Logic Apps.

The workflow you created uses both the RSS connector and the Office 365 Outlook connector. The RSS Connector provides a trigger that checks an RSS feed based on a schedule. The Office 365 Outlook Connector provides an action that sends an email for each new item. The connectors in this example are just two of themHundreds of connectionsthat you can use in a workflow. Although this sample is cloud-based, Azure Logic Apps supports workflows that connect apps, data, services, and systems across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

The following screenshot shows the sample high-level workflow:

As you work through this quickstart, you will learn the following basic steps:

• Create a Consume Logic App resource running on multi-tenant Azure Logic Apps.
• Select the blank logic app template.
• Add a trigger that indicates when the workflow should run.
• Add an action that runs a task after the trigger fires.
• Run your workflow.

To create and manage a Consume Logic Apps resource using other tools, see these other Azure Logic Apps quickstarts:

• Build and manage logic apps in Visual Studio Code
• Build and manage logic apps in Visual Studio
• Build and manage logic apps with the Azure CLI

previous requirements

• An Azure account and subscription. If you don't have a subscription,Sign up for a free Azure account.

• An email account from a service that works with Azure Logic Apps, e.g. B. Office 365 Outlook or Outlook.com. For information about other supported email providers, seeConnectors for Azure Logic Apps.

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  If you want to use theconector tun gmail, only G Suite accounts can use this connector in Azure Logic Apps without restrictions. If you have a personal Gmail account, you can only use this connector with certain Google-approved services, unless youCreate a Google client app to authenticate with your Gmail connector. For more information, seeData security and privacy policies for Google Connectors in Azure Logic Apps.

• If you have a firewall that restricts traffic to specific IP addresses, make sure you configure your firewall to allow access to bothVerbotenjoutgoingIP addresses used by Azure Logic Apps in the Azure region where you create your logic app workflow.

  This example uses the RSS and Office 365 Outlook connectorsmanaged by Microsoft. These connectors require you to configure your firewall to allow all accessOutbound IP addresses of the managed connectorin the Azure region for your logic app resource.

Create a consuming logic app resource

1. login inblue portalwith your Azure account.

2. Type in the Azure search boxLogic-Appsand selectLogic-Apps.

   

3. About itLogic-Appspage, selectAdd to.

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4. About itCreate logic appmake sure you select the plan type for your logic app feature first.

   go toPlanosection and then toplanttype, chooseconsumption, which shows only the settings for a consuming logic app resource. HeplanttypeThe property specifies the resource type and the logic app's billing model to use.

   planttype	Description
   Standard	This logic app type is the default choice that runs on single-tenant Azure Logic Apps and theStandard billing model.
   consumption	This type of logic app runs on global multi-tenant Azure Logic Apps and uses theconsumption billing model.

5. Now provide the following information for your Logic Apps resource:

   Property	Mandatory	Valentina	Description
   enrollment	Sim	<Name of Azure-Subscriptions>	Your Azure subscription name.
   resource group	Sim	<Azure resource group name>	IsAzure resource groupwhere you create your logic app and associated resources. This name must be unique across all regions and can only contain letters, numbers, hyphens (-), underlines (_), brackets (()) and periods (.). This example creates a resource group namedMy-First-LA-RG.
   Logic app name	Sim	<logic application name>	The name of your logic app, which must be unique across all regions and contain only letters, numbers, dashes (-), underlines (_), brackets ((,)) and periods (.). This example creates a logic app namedMy first logic app.
   Region	Sim	<blue region>	The Azure data center region to store your application's information. This sample deploys the sample logic appwestern United StatesRegion in Azure.
   Enable log analysis	Sim	NO	This option only appears and applies when you selectconsumptionLogic App Type. Change this option only if you want to enable diagnostic logging. Keep the default selection for this quickstart.

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   See Also

   Custom Connectors - Azure Logic AppsCreate programming-based automation workflows - Azure Logic AppsQuickstart: Create and manage workflows with the Azure CLI - Azure Logic AppsCalls to service endpoints over HTTP or HTTPS - Azure Logic Apps

   If you selected an Azure region that supports Availability Zone Redundancy, thezone redundancyThe section will be activated automatically. This preview section provides the option to enable Availability Zone redundancy for your logic app. However, currently supported Azure regions do not includewestern United States, so you can skip that section for this example. For more information, seeProtect logic apps from regional failures with availability zones and zone redundancy.

   When you're done, your configuration will look like this:

   

6. When you're done, selectReview + Create.

7. On the validation page that appears, confirm all the information provided and selectCreate.

Choose a blank template

1. After Azure has successfully deployed your application, selectgo to the resource. Or search for and select your logic app resource by typing its name in the Azure search box.

   

   The designer template page opens to show an introductory video and commonly used triggers.

2. Scroll down past the video and section viewedStart with an ordinary trigger.

3. Lowmodels, chooseblank logic app.

   

   After selecting the template, the designer displays an empty workflow.

Add triggers

A workflow always begins with a singleDeduction, which specifies the condition that must be met before any action in the workflow occurs. Each time the trigger fires, Azure Logic Apps creates and runs a workflow instance. If the trigger doesn't fire, no instances are created or run. You can start a workflow by choosing from several different triggers.

This example uses an RSS trigger that checks an RSS feed based on a schedule. When the feed contains a new item, the trigger fires and a new workflow instance runs. If there are multiple new items between checks, the trigger fires for each item and a new separate workflow instance runs for each item.

1. Select in the designer's search boxat.

2. Type in the designer's search boxRSS. SincetriggersList, select the called RSS triggerWhen a feed item is published.

   

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3. Provide the following information for the trigger:

   Property	Mandatory	Valentina	Description
   A URL feeds RSS	Sim	<RSS-Feed-URL>	The URL of the RSS feed to monitor. This example uses the Wall Street Journal RSS feed athttps://feeds.a.dj.com/rss/RSSMarketsMain.xml. However, you can use any RSS feed that does not require HTTP authorization. Choose an RSS feed that is published frequently so you can easily test your workflow.
   The selected property is used for determination	NO	release date	The property that determines which elements are new.
   Interval	Sim	1	The number of wait times between feed checks. This example uses1like the break.
   frequency	Sim	Protocol	The frequency unit to use for each interval. This example usesProtocollike the frequency.

   

4. For now, gather the details of the trigger by clicking in the title bar.

   

5. Select on the designer toolbarSave on computerto store your logic app, which is immediately activated in the Azure portal.

   The activator does nothing but check the RSS feed. So you need to add an action that defines what happens when the trigger fires.

add an action

After a trigger, aactionis each subsequent step that performs an operation in the workflow. Each action can use the outputs of the previous step, which can be the trigger or another action. You can choose from many different actions, add multiple actions up to theLimit pro Workflow, and even create different procedures.

This example uses an Office 365 Outlook action that sends an email when the trigger for a new RSS feed item fires. If there are multiple new articles between reviews, you will receive multiple emails.

1. Under theWhen a feed item is publishedactivate, selectnew step.

   

2. Under thechoose an operationSelect search fieldat.

3. Type in the search boxsend an email. to filterBehaveList for a specific application or service, first select the icon for that application or service.

   For example, if you have a Microsoft work or school account and want to use Office 365 Outlook, selectOutlook macht Office 365. Or choose if you have a personal Microsoft accountOutlook.com. This example continues with Office 365 Outlook.

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   If you use another supported email service in your workflow, the user interface might look slightly different. However, the basics of connecting to a different email service remain the same.

   

   Now you can find and select the action you want more easily, e.g. B.Send an email:

   

4. If you need to sign up for the selected email service and authenticate your identity, do this step now.

   Many connectors require you to connect and authenticate your identity before proceeding.

   

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   This example shows manual authentication to connect to Office 365 Outlook. However, other services may support or use other types of authentication. Depending on your scenario, you can handle connection authentication in different ways.

   For example, if you use Azure Resource Manager templates for your deployment, you can increase security for frequently changing entries by parameterizing values ​​such as connection details. For more information, see the following documentation:

   • Template parameters for deployment
   • Authorize OAuth connections
   • Authenticate access with managed identities
   • Authenticate connections for logic app deployment

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5. NOSend an emailAction, specify the information to be included in the email.

   1. NOAEnter the email address of the recipient. Use your email address for this example.

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      Isadd dynamic contentThe list appears when you click in theABox and other boxes for specific types of input. This list shows the results of previous steps that you can select as inputs for the current action. You can ignore this list for now. The next step uses the dynamic content list.

   2. NOThemeEnter the subject of the email. For this example, enter the following text with a trailing space:New RSS item:

      

   3. Sinceadd dynamic contentlist, belowWhen a feed item is published, chooseFeed-Titel.

      The feed title is a trigger output that references the title of the RSS item. Your email uses this output to display the title of the RSS item.

      

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      In the dynamic content list when there are no issues from thatWhen a feed item is publishedSelect triggers next to the action headerSee more.

      

      When you're done, the subject of the email will look like this example:

      

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      It is aFor everyLoop shown in the designer, so you've selected an output that references an array, such asArticle CategoriesProperty. For this output type, the designer automatically adds theFor everyCircle the action that references the output. That way, your workflow will perform the same action on each item in the array.

      To delete the loop, select the ellipses (...) and then selectExtinguish.

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   4. NOBodyIn the field, enter the content of the email body.

      In this example, the body contains the following properties, preceded by descriptive text for each property. To insert blank lines in an edit box, press Shift + Enter.

      descriptive text	Property	Description
      Title:	Feed-Titel	The title of the article
      Release date:	feed posted on	Date and time the article was published.
      Shortcut:	main power connection	URL tun Artikel

      

6. Save your logic app. Select on the designer toolbarSave on computer.

Run your workflow

To verify that the workflow is running correctly, you can wait for the trigger to check the RSS feed according to the defined schedule. Or you can run the workflow manually from the designer toolbar.

• open thistrigger executionmenu and selectRun.

  

If the RSS feed contains new items, your workflow will send an email for each new item. Otherwise, your workflow will wait until the next interval to check the RSS feed again.

The screenshot below shows a sample email sent by the sample workflow. The email includes the details of each trigger output you selected, along with descriptive text for each item.

solve problems

If you're not receiving workflow emails as expected:

• Check the junk or spam folder of your email account if the message was improperly filtered.

• Make sure the RSS feed you are using has published articles since the last scheduled or manual check.

clean resources

When you are finished with this quickstart, delete the sample logic app resource and all related resources by deleting the resource group that you created for this sample.

1. Type in the Azure search boxresource groupsand then selectresource groups.

   

2. Locate and select the resource group for your logic app. About itgeneral descriptionpanel, selectDelete resource group.

   

3. When the confirmation box appears, enter the resource group name and selectExtinguish.

   

Next Steps

In this quickstart, you created your first logic app workflow in the Azure portal to query an RSS feed and send an email for each new item. For more information about advanced scheduled workflows, see the following tutorial: