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The Power Apps CLI provides commands to create, develop, connect, and publish Power Apps code apps. The CLI uses grouped commands in the following format:
pa <command-group> <command>
These are the command groups:
| Command group | Description |
|---|---|
pa app |
Create, run, connect, and publish code apps. |
pa auth |
Sign in and manage accounts. |
pa connector |
Find connectors available in a Power Platform environment. |
pa connection |
Create and manage connections and discover their resources. |
pa telemetry |
Manage CLI telemetry settings. |
To display help in the terminal, use --help at any level:
pa --help
pa app --help
pa app init --help
Commands
These are the available commands:
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
pa app add data-source |
Add a connector or tabular data source to the code app. |
pa app add dataverse-api |
Add a Dataverse action or function to the code app. |
pa app add flow |
Add a Power Automate flow to the code app. |
pa app find-dataverse-api |
Find Dataverse actions and functions in the current environment. |
pa app init |
Initialize a code app in the current directory. |
pa app list |
List code apps in the current environment. |
pa app list-environment-variables |
List environment variables available to the code app. |
pa app list-flows |
List solution-aware Power Automate flows in the current environment. |
pa app push |
Publish a new version of the code app to Power Apps. |
pa app refresh data-source |
Refresh the generated files for a data source. |
pa app remove data-source |
Remove a data source from the code app. |
pa app remove flow |
Remove a Power Automate flow from the code app. |
pa app run |
Start the Power Apps local host for the code app. |
pa app share |
Share the code app with users or service principals. |
pa auth login |
Sign in through the system browser. |
pa auth logout |
Sign out and remove saved authentication information. |
pa auth status |
Display signed-in accounts and identify the active account. |
pa auth switch |
Change the active account. |
pa connection create |
Create a connection for a connector. |
pa connection list |
List connections in the current environment. |
pa connection list-datasets |
List datasets available through a connection. |
pa connection list-procedures |
List SQL stored procedures available in a dataset. |
pa connection list-references |
List connection references in a solution. |
pa connection list-tables |
List tables available in a dataset. |
pa connector list |
List connectors available in the current Power Platform environment. |
pa telemetry disable |
Disable telemetry collection. |
pa telemetry enable |
Enable telemetry collection. |
pa telemetry status |
Display the current telemetry settings. |
pa app add data-source
Adds a connector or tabular data source to the code app.
pa app add data-source --connector <connector-id> [options]
pa app add data-source parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--connector |
The connector identifier, such as shared_office365users. |
--connection-id |
The connection ID to use for the data source. |
--connection-ref |
The logical name of a connection reference. |
--solution-id |
The solution that contains the connection reference. |
--dataset |
The dataset for a tabular data source. |
--table |
The table to add. |
--procedure |
The SQL stored procedure to add. |
pa app add dataverse-api
Adds a Dataverse action or function to the code app.
pa app add dataverse-api --api-name <operation-name>
pa app add dataverse-api parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--api-name |
The name of the Dataverse action or function to add. |
Learn more:
pa app add flow
Adds a Power Automate flow to the code app.
pa app add flow --flow-id <flow-id>
pa app add flow parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--flow-id |
The ID of the Power Automate flow to add. |
The command:
- Downloads the flow's OpenAPI definition.
- Generates strongly typed TypeScript models and services.
- Adds the flow and its connection references to
power.config.json.
If a flow definition changes, run this command again to regenerate code for the latest version.
Important
The person who runs pa app add flow must have access to the flow and its underlying connections. The command fails if the person doesn't have access to a required connection.
Learn more about scenarios where you use this command:
- Learn what happens when you add a Power Automate flow
- Learn how to update a Power Automate flow
- Review limitations and considerations for Power Automate flows
pa app find-dataverse-api
Finds Dataverse actions and functions in the current environment.
pa app find-dataverse-api --search <operation-name> [--json]
pa app find-dataverse-api parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--search |
The operation name to search for. |
--json |
Return the results as JSON. |
Learn how to find available Dataverse operations
pa app init
Initializes a code app in the current directory.
pa app init [--display-name <name>] [--environment-id <environment-id>]
pa app init parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--display-name |
The display name of the code app. |
--environment-id |
The Power Platform environment for the code app. |
--build-path |
The directory that contains the compiled app assets. |
--cloud |
The Power Platform cloud instance. |
Learn more about scenarios where you can use this command:
- Review prerequisites for adding a Dataverse action or function
- Review prerequisites for adding Power Automate flows
- Learn how to list available connectors
- Learn how to initialize a code app
- Learn how sign-in works when you initialize a code app
pa app list
Lists code apps in the current environment.
pa app list
pa app list-environment-variables
Lists environment variables available to the code app.
pa app list-environment-variables
pa app list-flows
Lists solution-aware Power Automate flows in the current environment.
pa app list-flows [--search <term>]
Example:
pa app list-flows
Name Status Modified On Flow ID
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Approval Workflow Started 2026-01-15 a0a0a0a0-bbbb-cccc-dddd-e1e1e1e1e1e1
Send Notification Started 2026-02-01 b1b1b1b1-cccc-dddd-eeee-f2f2f2f2f2f2
Total flows: 2
pa app list-flows parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--search |
Filter flows by name. |
pa app push
Publishes a new version of the code app to Power Apps.
pa app push [--solution-id <solution-id>]
pa app push parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--solution-id |
The ID of the solution to add the code app to. |
Learn how to create a code app by using the Power Apps CLI
pa app refresh data-source
Refreshes the generated files for a data source.
pa app refresh data-source --name <data-source-name>
pa app refresh data-source parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--name |
The name of the data source to refresh. |
pa app remove data-source
Removes a data source from the code app.
pa app remove data-source --connector <connector-id> --name <data-source-name> [--force]
pa app remove data-source parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--connector |
The connector identifier for the data source. |
--name |
The name of the data source to remove. |
--force |
Remove the data source without prompting for confirmation. |
pa app remove flow
Removes a Power Automate flow from the code app.
pa app remove flow [--flow-name <name> | --flow-id <flow-id>] [--force]
pa app remove flow parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--flow-name |
The name of the Power Automate flow to remove. |
--flow-id |
The ID of the Power Automate flow to remove. |
--force |
Remove the flow without prompting for confirmation. |
pa app run
Starts the Power Apps local host for the code app.
pa app run [--port <port>] [--local-app-url <url>]
pa app run parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--port |
The port for the local host. |
--local-app-url |
The URL of the locally running code app. |
pa app share
Shares the code app with users or service principals.
pa app share --principal <principal> [--access play|edit]
pa app share parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--principal |
Comma-separated email addresses or Microsoft Entra object IDs for the users or service principals to share with. |
--access |
The access level to grant: play (default) or edit. |
pa app share remarks
The code app must already be published and have an app ID from a successful pa app push command. Grant edit access when a service principal needs to run pa app push.
When sharing with a service principal, use the Enterprise Application object ID, not the App Registration object ID.
pa auth login
Signs in through the system browser.
pa auth login
To prepopulate the account on the sign-in page, use:
pa auth login --account user@contoso.com
pa auth login parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--account |
The account to prepopulate on the sign-in page. |
pa auth logout
Signs out and removes saved authentication information.
pa auth logout
Note
This command signs you out of all accounts. It can't sign you out of just one account. To change which account is active, use pa auth switch instead.
pa auth status
Displays signed-in accounts and identifies the active account.
To display authentication status as JSON, use:
pa auth status --json
pa auth status parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--json |
Return the authentication status as JSON. |
Learn how to check which account is active
pa auth switch
Changes the active account.
pa auth switch --account user@contoso.com
pa auth switch parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--account |
The account to make active. |
Learn more about when you can use this command:
- Learn how to check which account is active
- Learn how to switch the active account
- Learn how to sign out
pa connection create
Creates a connection for a connector.
pa connection create --connector <connector-id> [--display-name <name>] [--json]
pa connection create parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--connector |
The connector identifier, such as shared_office365. |
--display-name |
The display name for the connection. |
--json |
Return the result as JSON. |
pa connection list
Lists connections in the current environment.
pa connection list [--search <term>] [--json]
pa connection list parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--search |
Filter connections by name. |
--json |
Return the results as JSON. |
pa connection list-datasets
Lists datasets available through a connection.
pa connection list-datasets --connector <connector-id> [--connection-id <connection-id>]
pa connection list-datasets parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--connector |
The connector identifier. |
--connection-id |
The connection ID to use when listing datasets. |
pa connection list-procedures
Lists SQL stored procedures available in a dataset.
pa connection list-procedures --connection-id <connection-id> --dataset <dataset>
pa connection list-procedures parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--connection-id |
The connection ID to use when listing stored procedures. |
--dataset |
The dataset that contains the stored procedures. |
pa connection list-references
Lists connection references in a solution.
pa connection list-references --solution-id <solution-id>
pa connection list-references parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--solution-id |
The ID of the solution that contains the connection references. |
pa connection list-tables
Lists tables available in a dataset.
pa connection list-tables --connector <connector-id> [--connection-id <connection-id>] [--dataset <dataset>]
pa connection list-tables parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--connector |
The connector identifier. |
--connection-id |
The connection ID to use when listing tables. |
--dataset |
The dataset that contains the tables. |
pa connector list
Lists connectors available in the current Power Platform environment.
pa connector list [--search <term>] [--json]
pa connector list parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
--search |
Filter connectors by name or display name. |
--json |
Return the complete connector list as JSON. |
Learn how to create a connection
pa telemetry disable
Disables telemetry collection.
pa telemetry disable
pa telemetry enable
Enables telemetry collection.
pa telemetry enable
pa telemetry status
Displays the current telemetry settings.
pa telemetry status