Workbook.refreshAllDataConnections() is not supported in Power Automate.

MMPB 55

Dear all, I have an excel sheet with an active connection which I am able to refresh to get the newest data.
Now I've got another PowerAutomate Flow which is working fine with a script inside this Sheet to send me via Teams numbers which I want to be notified about. Unfortunately it only works if I am updating the workbook manually via Data-Refresh all, or if I am executing the script inside The workbook via automate this code line works:
"workbook.refreshAllDataConnections();"

It is now also possible to test the flow in Powerautomate and get all data (without the refresh code line).
With the refresh Code line I get this error message:

We were unable to run the script. Please try again.
Runtime error: Line 7: Workbook.refreshAllDataConnections() is not supported in Power Automate.
clientRequestId: 0b8eaf2a-1429-430a-8ae6-21fcf4330213

How can I refresh the workbook via Power Automate?

Joachim 30 Reputation points

2023-04-20T09:09:40.63+00:00

I had the same issue and had also reported on it: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Using-Connectors/Running-office-script-with-Workbook-refreshAllDataConnections/m-p/2118970#M18064. @Jaywant Thorat Can you please let me know what "refresh workbook" action you are referring to? workbook.refreshAllDataConnections() is the only way that I know of to refresh a workbook from Power Automate.
Gerard Brown 0 Reputation points

2023-04-20T14:09:36.0133333+00:00

I'm having the same issue. workbook.refreshalldataconnections() was working just 2 weeks ago, so not sure what happened. I would also be interested in where @Jaywant Thorat found that solution since I can't in the actions either.
Alan Cussen 15 Reputation points

2023-04-20T17:33:08.2533333+00:00

I dropped the "()" and my flow ran successfully again.

So change from this: workbook.refreshAllDataConnections()

to this: workbook.refreshAllDataConnections
Ryan Bettilyon 45 Reputation points

2023-05-17T20:59:30.7+00:00
@Yutao Huang - MSFT I'm working on my first Power Automate Flow to refresh an Excel workbook, and came here to report that this still seems to be an issue. It's quite frustrating, as I'd imagine refreshing data in an Excel file is probably the most sought-after and basic type of Excel automation.

Here are the details:

Running the Flow that includes an Excel (Business) Run Script step with the Automation Script defined in the Excel file (which is hosted in SharePoint online):

function main(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook) { // Refresh all data connections workbook.refreshAllDataConnections(); }

This results in the following Error Details:

We were unable to run the script. Please try again. Office JS error: Line 3: Workbook refreshAllDataConnections: There was an internal error while processing the request. clientRequestId: fd28ea8d-edbe-4c75-a6a4-2b6e3879c42b

Note that when I attempted the tip from @Alan Cussen above (Omitting () from the workbook.refreshAllDataConnections command, the error message does not trigger (implying a successful run of the script) but the data refresh actually does not occur (the workbook data remains stale as it was prior to the Flow running).

Can you please advise on when this will be fixed, or any workarounds for triggering a workbook Refresh All command via Power Automate? Surely there must be a way to reliably accomplish this very basic automation.

Thank you,

-Ryan
Rodolphe F 5 Reputation points

2024-04-04T15:38:08.8566667+00:00

April 2023 and one year has passed. April 2024, still no solutions?
I have the same issue with a script containing : workbook.refreshalldataconnections() > nothing happens. No message of any error but none of my queries in Power Query have been refreshed at all. I tried without (): still don't work.
And of course the "refresh workbook" step in Power Automate doesn't exist. Totally fake.

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Alan Cussen 15 Reputation points

2023-04-20T20:10:17.29+00:00

I'm calling an Office Script from my flow. I got the same failure message this morning. I just dropped the "()" and my flow ran successfully again. <br> So change from this: workbook.refreshAllDataConnections()

to this: workbook.refreshAllDataConnections
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Joachim 30 Reputation points

2023-04-21T06:45:00.11+00:00

That takes the error away, but I don't think the refresh works when I do that?

EMS 0 Reputation points

2023-04-24T21:58:58.8333333+00:00

Joachim - Same here. Runs. No refresh

Yutao Huang - MSFT 701 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-04-25T00:00:24.23+00:00

Hey folks! Can you help to confirm if the call to workbook.refreshAllDataConnections() is working now? Please note currently the refresh API only refreshes Power BI data connections.
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Yutao Huang - MSFT 701 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-04-24T16:00:52.3666667+00:00

Apologize! This was indeed a regression on our side, and it should be fixed now. Please let us know if you are still having issues with refreshing Power BI data connections. Thanks for your patience and support!
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AKV 20 Reputation points

2023-05-24T07:53:29.08+00:00

Hi Yutao, still having issues with running the below script via PowerAutomate. Says the flow has run but no change to the data in the workbook. The fix you talk about, is that the script failure being fixed or an action to refresh excel file in PowerAutomate being added?

Refreshing a workbook from PowerAutomate as an Action should be a minimum requirement for the PowerAutomate system in my opinion.

function main(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook) { // Refresh all data connections workbook.refreshAllDataConnections(); }

Gerard Brown 0 Reputation points

2023-06-03T17:02:01.1766667+00:00

Same - I still can't figure out how to refresh my excel data connections via Powe automate.

CongHauLe-8298 0 Reputation points

2023-07-18T09:20:02.68+00:00

The issue still exist till now :((

Aritra De 0 Reputation points

2024-05-23T08:33:41.1933333+00:00

Still I am unable to refresh the script. the script runs sometimes but fails most of the time.

Martin Borst 0 Reputation points

2024-06-25T13:45:17.6666667+00:00

I am still facing the issue
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Shubhabrata Dey 10 Reputation points

2023-07-19T12:30:28.37+00:00

Hi All,

I too had the same issue. Recently I have come across with the below link from Microsoft which says Power Automate will not support RefreshAll action. Refer the below link:

https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/office/dev/scripts/testing/power-automate-troubleshooting

I sincerely hoped such simple stuffs should have been covered by Microsoft ages ago.
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Jaywant Thorat 0 Reputation points

2023-04-20T08:14:13.9133333+00:00
It seems like the issue you are facing is related to the limitations of using the refreshAllDataConnections() method in Power Automate. Since this method is not supported in Power Automate, you need to use a different approach to refresh the workbook data before running the Power Automate Flow. One possible workaround is to use the "Refresh Workbook" action in Power Automate before running your script to send notifications. Here's how you can do it:

Open your Power Automate Flow and add the "Refresh Workbook" action from the Excel Online (Business) connector.

In the "File URL" field, select the Excel file that you want to refresh.

Click on "Save" to save the changes. Once you have added the "Refresh Workbook" action to your Flow, it should refresh the data in your Excel file before running the script to send notifications. Please note that this approach may take some time to refresh the data, depending on the size of your Excel file and the amount of data that needs to be refreshed. You can also add a delay action before running the script to allow time for the data to be refreshed.
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MMPB 55 Reputation points

2023-04-20T09:36:59.1466667+00:00

Dear Jaywant, thanks for our help.
This sounds like a solution for my problem.
But I can't find the refresh action

MMPB 55 Reputation points

2023-04-20T09:37:47.7066667+00:00

PauloGoncalves-9960 0 Reputation points

2023-04-20T09:43:30.8633333+00:00

Same issue here. flow worked fine until today. Also can't find the "Refresh Workbook" action in Power Automate

Bolsée Jamar de, Louis 10 Reputation points

2023-04-20T12:39:47.46+00:00

Same issue, the refresh workbook doesn't exist on my side either..

Tyler Graham 1 Reputation point

2023-04-20T18:42:19.5566667+00:00

Same problem here. Weekly report failed because of this error. I also do not have a "Refresh Workbook" action available. Back to the drawing board. What did Microsoft do to cause this? Probably some UI update.
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Ronny Alexander Peralta Sanchez 0 Reputation points

2023-04-20T18:41:43.7766667+00:00

Hello, dear Did you find any solution to this problem?
I'm getting the same issue, and i can't find the "Refresh Workbook" in Power Automate My flow worked fine until today.
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MMPB 55 Reputation points

2023-04-24T08:36:49.02+00:00

@Ronny Alexander Peralta Sanchez No, i am still searching. If you found a solution please inform me too.
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Workbook.refreshAllDataConnections() is not supported in Power Automate.

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