Power Automate Replace + 21 Examples

In this Power Automate tutorial, we will discuss Power Automate replace function. And also we will discuss the below points:

• Power automate replace
• Power automate replace apostrophe in string
• Power automate replace ampersand
• Power automate replace string in variable
• Power automate replace special characters
• Power automate replace all special characters
• Power automate replace with empty string
• Power automate replace array element
• Power automate replace single quote
• Power automate replace multiple characters
• Power automate replace value in array
• Power automate replace characters
• Power automate replace carriage return
• Power automate replace comma
• Power automate replace comma with carriage return
• Power automate replace double quote
• Power automate replace first character
• Power automate replace last character from string
• Power automate replace forward slash
• Power automate replace newline
• Power automate replace multiple strings
• Power automate replace with nothing

Power Automate replace function

The Power Automate replace function is used to replace a string with a given string. This function needs a three-parameter.

• text- the text contains the string to be searched for
• old text- the string you want to replace by the new text
• new text- the text replace the old text.

The syntax for replace function

replace( text, old text, new text)

Power automate replace apostrophe in string

Here we will see how to replace apostrophes in a string using Power Automate.

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered flow and then click on Next step.

Select initialize variable action, and then provide the variable name, type as string, and value like below.

Now we will replace the string in a single quote with a double-quote. So click on the Next step and then select Compose action and then in Input write the below expression.

replace(variables('variable'), '''', '"')

Now, click on Save and run the flow manually, then you can see the result in the output of compose action.

This is an example of Power automate replace apostrophe in string.

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Power automate replace ampersand

Here we will see Power Automate replace the ampersand.

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered flow, and then click on Next step.

Select the Initialize variable action and then provide the variable name, type as a string, and set the value like the below screenshot.

Now we will see, how to replace the ampersand with space, so click on the Next step and then select compose action. Then In input write the below expression:

replace(variables('variable'), '&', ' ')

Now click on Save and run the flow manually, you can see the result in the output section.

This is an example of Power automate replace ampersand.

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Power automate replace a string in variable

Here we will see how to replace a string in a variable using Power Automate.

In the Power Automate, select the Manually triggered flow, then click on the Next step.

Select the initialize variable action, then provide the variable name, type as a string, and set value like below.

Now we will replace a string in a variable, so click on the Next step and select Compose action, and then in Input write the below expression.

replace(variables('ReplaceVariable'), 'Bi','Automate')

Now click on Save and run the flow manually, you can see the result in the output of the compose action.

This is an example of Microsoft Flow replace a string in a variable.

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Power automate replace special characters

Here we will see how to replace special characters with apostrophes using Power Automate.

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered Flow, then click on Next step.

Select the Initialize variable action, and then provide the variable name, type as a string, and set the value.

Now we will replace the ‘/’ with apostrophes(”), so click on the Next step and select compose action. Then In input write the below expression:

replace(variables('stringwithspecialCharacter'),'/','''')

Now click on save and run the flow manually, so you can see the output in the compose action.

This is an example of Microsoft Flow replace special characters.

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Power Automate replace all special characters

Here we will see how to replace all special characters from the string in Power Automate.

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered flow, and then click on Next step.

Now variables contain all special characters, later we will use in Apply to each. And also this variable gets updated with the special characters, that we want to replace with another character or value.

So, select the Initialize variable action, and then give a variable name, type as an array, and in value write the below expression:

createArray('.','@','ß','²','³','µ','`','´','°','^','=','(',')','&','$','§', '~','#','%','*',':','<','>','?','/','|',' ', ' ','{','}','!','+','__','___')

Now in variable assign, a sample string contains a special character, so click on the Next step. Then select Initialize variable action and provide the variable name, type as string, and set the value like below:

Here we will initialize two variables to hold the values later in apply to each action.

Next, click on the next step and select Apply to each action in the output set the variable ‘special characters’.

Now we will replace the special character in the string with an underscore, so click on the Add an action then select Set variable action, then select the variable name ‘replace special character’, and in values write the below expression:

replace(variables('stringwithspecialcharacter'),item(),'_')

We will remove the repeating character, so click on the Next step and select Set variable action, and then provide the variable name and write the below expression.

replace(variables('replacespecialcharacter'),item(),'_')

Next click on the next step, and select set variable action, then provide the variable name and in value select the ‘replacerepeatcharacter’ from the dynamic content.

To see the result we will use the compose action, so click on Next step and in input select the variable ‘stringwithspecialcharacter’.

Now click on Save and run the flow manually, now you can see the result in the compose action.

This is an example of power automate replace special characters.

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Power automate replace with empty string

Here we will see how to replace the value with an empty string in Power Automate.

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered flow, then click on the next step.

Select initialize variable action, and then click on the next step and then provide the variable name, type as string, and in value leave empty.

Now if the string is empty, then it will replace the value with 1, or else it will replace with 0. So click on the next step and select compose action. And in input write the below expression:

if(empty(variables('replaceemptystring')),'1','0')

Now click on save and run the flow manually, you can see the result in the output of the compose action.

This is an example of Power automate replace with empty string.

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Power automate replace array element

Here we will see how to replace array elements using Power Automate.

For example, if array [12,14,15,16,19,20] and we want to replace 16 with 17 so our new array will be [12,14,15,17,19,20].

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered flow, and then click on the next step.

Select initialize variable action, and then provide the variable name, type as an array, and set the value with the sample array.

Click on the Next step, select Initialize variable action with type as Integer and array.

Now, click on the Next step, and select Apply to each action, and in the output set the ArrayOfId.

Inside Apply to each, click on Add an action and select Increment variable, and set the variable name as Index, and in value as 1.

After that click on the Add an action, and select the Append to array variable action. Then choose the Name as TempNew, and in value write like the below screenshot.

Now set the array variable as empty, so click on the next step, select Set variable action, and choose the variable name ArrayOfId and value is [].

Now we will apply to each array variable to replace the value, so click on the Next step and select Apply to each action. In input select the TempNew variable, from the dynamic content.

Inside Apply to each action, click on the Add an action, and select Condition action, in value write the below expression is equal to 4.

items('Apply_to_each_2')['Index']

If the condition is true, in the If Yes part of the condition, add an action and select Append to array variable2, then select the variable name as ArrayOfId and in value write the below expression.

add(items('Apply_to_each_2')['Value'],1)

And If the condition is false, then in If No part, append the array variable, select the name as ArrayOfId, and in value write the below expression.

items('Apply_to_each_2')['Value']

Next, to see the result, click on the Next step and select Compose action, and in Input select ArrayOfId variable.

Now click on Save and run the flow manually, you can see the result in the compose output. So here element index 4 value 14 gets replaced with 15.

This is an example of Power automate replace array element.

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Power automate replace single quote

Here we will see how to replace a single quote with a double quote in Power Automate or Microsoft flow.

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered flow and then click on the Next step.

Select Initialize variable action, and then provide the variable name, type as string, and assign a sample value.

Then click on the Next step, and select the Compose action. Then in input write the below expression.

replace(variables('Tech'),'''','"')

Now click on Save and run the flow manually, you can see the result in the compose output.

This is an example of Power automate replacing a single quote.

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Power automate replace multiple characters

Here we will see how to replace multiple characters using Power Automate.

For example, a string contains ABC and we want to replace A with 1 and B with 2 and C with 3. So the new string will be 123

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered Flow and then click on the Next step.

Select Initialize variable action, and then provide the variable name, type as a string, and then assign a sample value.

Next, we will replace the value, so click on the Next step and select compose action. Then in Input write the below expression.

replace(replace(variables('Tech'),'Power Automate','SharePoint Online'),'Power Bi','Power Apps')

Now click on Save and run the flow manually and you can see the result in the compose output.

This is an example of Power automate replacing multiple characters.

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Power automate replace characters

Here we will see how to replace characters from the string using Power Automate.

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered flow. And then click on the Next step.

Select the Initialize variable action, and then set variable name, type as a string and in value assign a value.

Next, we will replace the characters ‘Bi’ with ‘Automate’, so click on the Next step and select compose action. In input write the below expression.

replace(variables('Tech'),'Bi','Automate')

Now click on Save and run the flow manually, and you can see the result in the compose output.

This is an example of Microsoft flow replace characters.

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Power automate replace carriage return

Here we will see how to replace the carriage return in Power Automate.

I already have a flow, that is parsing the plain text email and creating an email in the SharePoint list. Now we will see after parsing the email of the user input data we get through email with a new line or carriage return.

Here we will see how to remove the carriage return or newline from the plain text.

Here my flow will trigger when a new email arrives(V3) like the below image.

Then we will parse the email using the Html to text action like below.

Now to replace the carriage return or newline to ‘|’, click on the Next step and select Compose action. In input write the below expression:

uriComponentToString(replace(uriComponent(body('Html_to_text')), '%0A', '|'))

Now click on Save and send an email to inbox to run the flow. You can see the result in the output of compose action.

This is an example of Microsoft Flow replace carriage return.

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Power automate replace comma

Here we will see how to replace the comma in Power Automate.

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered flow, and then click on Next step.

Now we will initialize the sample string, so select Initialize variable action, and then set the variable name, type as a string, and in value sample string.

Now we will split the string to put it collected and store it in an array variable. So, click on the Next step and select Initialize variable action and then provide the variable name, type as an array, and in value write the below expression:

split(string(variables('varData')), '"')

Then click on the Next step and we will initialize two string variables which we will use later in Apply to each action.

So, click on the next step and select initialize variable action, then provide the variable name and type as a string.

Next, we will apply to each split value, so click on the next step and select Apply to each action and then in value select the variable ‘datavalue’. from the dynamic content

And then inside apply to each action, click on Add an action, and select Set variable action, select the variable name as TextAfterSplit, and in value select current item from the dynamic content.

Next click on the Next step and select Set variable action and then in Name select ReplacedText.

replace(variables('TextAfterSplit'), ',', '')

Now click on Save and run the flow manually, you can see the output in the set variable action.

This is an example of Microsoft Flow replace a comma.

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Power automate replace comma with a carriage return

Here we will see how to replace the carriage return or new line with a comma using Microsoft flow.

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered flow and then click on the Next step.

Select the compose action, in input write below sample value.

Now click on the next step, initialize variable, and then provide the variable name and type as a string and in value add the new line.

Then click on the Next step, and select the compose action, and in input write the below expression.

replace(outputs('Compose'),variables('varNewline'),',')

Now, click on Save and run the flow manually, you can see the result in the compose output.

This is an example Power automate replace carriage returns with a comma.

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Power automate replace double quote

Here we will see how to replace double quotes using Power Automate.

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered Flow and then click on Next step.

Select initialize variable action and then provide the variable name, type as a string and provide the value like below.

Next click on the next step and select compose action, in input write the below expression

replace(variables('Tech'),'"','''')

Now click on save and run the flow manually, you can see the result in the compose output.

This is an example of Power automate replace double quote.

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Power automate replace first character

Here we will see how to replace the first character from a string using Power Automate.

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered Flow, then click on Next step.

Select Initialize variable action, then provide the variable name, type as string, and in value give a sample value like below.

Now we will replace the first character i.e. replace P with M, so click on the Next step and select Compose action. In input write the below expression.

replace(variables('Tech'),'P','M')

Now click on Save and run the flow manually, so you can see the result in the output of compose action

This is an example of Power automate replacing first character.

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Power Automate replace last character from string

Here we will see how to replace the last character from string using Power Automate.

In Power Automate select the Manually triggered flow, and then click on Next step.

Select the Initialize variable action, and then provide the variable name, type as string, and in value provide a sample value.

Then click on the Next step and select compose action to replace the last character. In input write the below expression:

replace(variables('Tech'),last(variables('Tech')),'o')

Now click on save and run the flow manually, you can see the result in the compose output.

This is an example of Power Automate replacing the last character from the string.

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Power automate replace forward slash

Here we will see how to replace forward-slash using Power Automate.

In the Power Automate, select the Manually triggered flow, and then click on the Next step.

Select initialize variable action and then provide the variable name type as a string and in the value set the sample value.

Now we will replace the forward slash with ‘,’. In Powe Automate, select the compose action, and in input write the below expression.

replace(variables('Tech'),'/',',')

Now click on save and run the flow manually you can see the result in the compose output.

This is an example Power automate replace the forward slash.

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Power automate replace newline

Here we will see how to replace newline with semicolons using Power Automate.

In Power Automate, select manually triggered flow, and then click on the Next step.

Next, select the compose action, in input write the below sample string value.

Now initialize a variable containing a new line, so click on the Next step and select Initialize variable action, and then provide the variable name, type as a string and in value add a new line.

Next, we will replace the newline with the semicolon, so click on the Next step and select compose action. In input write the below expression.

replace(outputs('Compose'),variables('varNewline'),';')

Now click on Save and run the flow manually, now you can see the result in the compose output.

This is an example of Microsoft Flow replacing the newline.

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Power automate replace multiple strings

Here we will see how to replace multiple strings using Power Automate.

In Power Automate, select the Manually triggered flow, then click on the Next step.

Next select Initialize variable action, and then provide the variable name, type as a string and provide the sample value.

Now we will replace the multiple string i.e. Power with SharePoint and automate with online. So, click on the Next step and select Compose action, in Input write the below expression:

replace(replace(variables('varString'),'Power','SharePoint'),'Automate','Online')

Now click on save and run the flow manually, you can see the result in the compose output.

This is an example of Power automate replace multiple strings.

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Power automate replace with nothing

Here we will see how to replace with nothing using Power Automate.

In Power Automate select the Manually triggered flow, then click on Next step.

Select initialize variable action, and then provide the variable name, type as string, and in value write the below string.

Now we will replace the string ’12-12-2021′ with nothing is ’12 12 2021′. So click on the Next step and select the compose action. In input write the below expression:

replace(variables('varString'),'-',' ')

Now click on Save and run the flow, you can see the result in the compose output.

This is an example of Power automate replace with nothing.

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In this Power Automate tutorial, we learned about the Power automate replace function. And also we discuss the below example:

• Power automate replace
• Power automate replace apostrophe in string
• Power automate replace ampersand
• Power automate replace string in variable
• Power automate replace special characters
• Power automate replace all special characters
• power automate replace with empty string
• power automate replace array element
• power automate replace single quote
• power automate replace multiple characters
• power automate replace value in array
• power automate replace characters
• power automate replace carriage return
• power automate replace comma
• power automate replace comma with carriage return
• power automate replace double quote
• power automate replace first character
• power automate replace last character from string
• power automate replace forward slash
• power automate replace newline
• power automate replace multiple strings
• power automate replace with nothing