Renaming SharePoint file using REST API with Power Automate cuts off everything when it sees a period

Question

Within Power Automate, I'm using the SharePoint REST API action (Send an HTTP request to SharePoint) to rename a SharePoint file.

It all works perfectly, except for when I want to include a period as part of the name.

Example: I have a file named Test.docx and I want to concatenate the version number to the name which might be 1.0, 3.4, etc.

But for some reason the REST API seems to see a period and only take the stuff on the left of it.

So if the version number was 1.2 then the renamed file would end up being Test 1.docx. If the version number was 0.5 then it would be renamed as Test 0.docx.

Does anyone have any idea how to include the period and everything after it so I get something like Test 0.5.docx?

Answer 1

Hi @Grant ,

I tested to update the file name to Test 0.5.docx in PowerShell Automate using Rest API:

I suggest you could try to test set with a hard code value like above to see if it works.

Thanks
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Answer 2

I actually posted this question in the Power Automate forum too as I wasn't really sure if it was more SharePoint related (REST API) or Power Automate with the Action.

A person in there came back with the solution which was to include the file extension after my concatenated name, and it then included the full version.

https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/General-Power-Automate/Renaming-SharePoint-file-using-REST-API-with-Power-Automate-cuts/td-p/853435#M66862

Thanks Jerry (here) too for providing the test to see if it would work with a manual value.

Answer 3

Hi @Grant ,

Please remeber to accept as answer if the question has been resolved so that it could also help others in the forum who have the similiar question.

Thanks
Best Regards