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| Enabled for | Public preview | Early access | General availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically | - | - | 
Jan 20, 2025 |
Business value
You can now automate Access DB tasks easily with new actions in Power Automate for desktop. No more workarounds involving UI interactions or send keys.
Feature details
The Access automation feature allows you to interact with locally stored Access databases. Start by creating an Access instance using the Launch Access action. This instance serves as the input parameter for the rest of the actions, allowing you to perform tasks on the desired Access database. The following actions are available:
- Launch Access
- Close Access
- Read Access table
- Run Access query
- Run Access macro
Additional resources
Access actions (docs)