Do I need a premium Power Automate account to be able to integrate Form approvals?

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Do I need a premium Power Automate account to be able to integrate Form approvals?

Stephanie Edward 0

I am trying to automate an approval form, but I'm not able to select triggers in my Power Automate in order to link the Form to the workflow.

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Answer 1

To integrate Form approvals in Power Automate, you will need a standalone Power Automate license to access all premium connectors. If your flow requires premium connectors, then a premium Power Automate account is necessary. Microsoft 365 plan licenses allow the use of standard connectors but do not include access to premium connectors.

If you are unable to select triggers, it may be due to the limitations of your current license. Make sure to check your license type and consider upgrading if you need access to premium features.

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Licensing for premium connectors

Answer 2

Jade Ng 6,395 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Dear @Stephanie Edward,

Good day. Thank you for posting your question in the Microsoft Q&A forum!

As per your description, please kindly allow me to provide some information:

You don’t need a Premium (paid) Power Automate license just to run approvals that start from Microsoft Forms both Microsoft Forms and Approvals are standard capabilities included with most Microsoft 365 plans. You only need Premium if your flow uses any Premium connectors (e.g., Dataverse, SQL, Salesforce) or Premium-only.

But I'm not able to select triggers in my Power Automate in order to link the Form to the workflow.

Could you please clarify whether the trigger appears greyed out or in another state, and kindly provide a screenshot so that I can assist you more effectively?

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Stephanie Edward 0 Reputation points

2025-11-27T00:31:22.4666667+00:00

Hi Jade,

Thank you for your response. This may be a case of just me not knowing how to navigate through Power Automate, but none of the video tutorials seem to have the same controls as my software. When I create a new flow, this is what I see after and there's nowhere for me to select a trigger and input the Form I've created in Microsoft Form. This is what it looks like below:
Jade Ng 6,395 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-11-27T02:41:49.4333333+00:00

Dear @Stephanie Edward,

Thank you for your response!

Please double-click the flow, select Edit in the upper-left corner, then left-click the action and capture a screenshot similar to the example shown below.

Looking forward to hearing from you!
Stephanie Edward 0 Reputation points

2025-11-27T21:27:41.2366667+00:00

Thanks Jade. Nothing happens when I double-click on the flow. When I right-click on it, there are options but they're not active. All the options are faded out.
Jade Ng 6,395 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-11-28T05:59:52.11+00:00

Dear @Stephanie Edward,

Thank you for letting me know!

May I kindly ask if this issue occurs with only one specific flow or with all flows? Could you please try creating a new flow and check if the issue still persists?

As our category focuses on Office 365 products, the problem you encountered is related to Microsoft Flow, to ensure that you get professional help and avoid incorrect information from our side, we suggest you post on the Microsoft Power Automate Community for expert assistance. This is a specific channel related to Power Automate. We have limited resources and very little knowledge about Power Automate, and in Microsoft Power Platform Community Forum Thread ,you'll get the most qualified group of respondents, and other partners who read the forums regularly can share their knowledge or learn from your interaction.

Apologies for redirecting you to a different community as the members of the posted category focus on users with Microsoft 365 concern and have limited knowledge about Power Automate, so to get a quick and better assistance, we redirect you in the correct way.

I appreciate your patience and understanding and thank you for your time and cooperation.

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