Need help with creating my first Azure Logic App

Question

I want to create new Azure Logic app with following steps: step 1- send an email action

step 2- condition to check the given email_body is empty or not

step 3- condition to check given date is greater than current date.

    concat(substring(triggerBody()?['email_date'], 6, 4), '-', substring(triggerBody()?['email_date'], 3, 2), '-', substring(triggerBody()?['email_date'], 0, 2))

step 4- add a switch case within step 2

you need to add two cases case1. email approved case2: email rejected

if case 1 is true then send an email if not then do not send an email. Initially I started with Https trigger but and outlook 365 triggers but I couldn't built it successfully can someone please guide me step by step? Also am using postman for simulating request (HTTP trigger)

Answer 1

Hi @Saurabh Dhuri (Student)

I can try to help you create an Azure Logic App using the steps you’ve outlined. Try this approach:

Create a new Logic App:

• Go to the Azure portal, navigate to “Logic Apps,” and create a new Logic App.

Add an HTTP trigger:

• Choose the “When an HTTP request is received” trigger. This will allow you to simulate requests using Postman.

Step 1: Send an email action:

• Add a new step and select the “Office 365 Outlook—Send an email” action. Configure the email details (To, Subject, Body, etc.).

Step 2: Condition to check if the email body is empty:

• Add a condition action.
  • Set the condition to check if the email_body is empty: @empty(triggerBody()?['email_body']).

Step 3: Condition to check if the given date is greater than the current date:

• Add another condition action within the “If true” branch of the previous condition.
  • Use the expression:

         @greater(concat(substring(triggerBody()?['email_date'], 6, 4), '-', substring(triggerBody()?['email_date'], 3, 2), '-', substring(triggerBody()?['email_date'], 0, 2)), utcNow())
    

Step 4: Add a switch case within step 2:

Within the “If true” branch of the second condition, add a “Switch” action.

• Set the switch to evaluate the email_status (or a similar field).

Add cases to the switch:

• Case 1: Email Approved:
  • Add a case with the value “approved”.
  • Within this case, add an action to send an email (similar to step 1).
• Case 2: Email Rejected:
  • Add a case with the value “rejected”.
  • No action is needed here if you don’t want to send an email.

Test your Logic App:

• Save and run your Logic App.
• Use Postman to send HTTP requests to your Logic App’s endpoint to test the workflow.

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