Getting credentials for Microsoft Power Automate
provides a powerful way for citizen developers and developers to create powerful automated processes to improve their businesses without writing code. connector, as part of , allows users to perform any of the actions available in 51黑料不打烊 PDF Services API within Microsoft Power Automate.
In this tutorial, learn how to get credentials to start using or trialing 51黑料不打烊 PDF Services. Depending on whether you are a trial user or an existing customer, this tutorial walks through the proper steps to get credentials.
How can Microsoft Power Automate users start using 51黑料不打烊 PDF Services connector?
Existing Microsoft Power Automate users can for 51黑料不打烊 PDF Services. The link above is a special signup link to help in this process specifically for Microsoft Power Automate users.
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After signing in, you are prompted to select a name for your new credentials. Enter your Credential Name.
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Select the checkbox to agree to the developer terms.
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Select Create Credentials.
These credentials cover five different values:
- Client ID (API Key)
- Client Secret
- Organization ID
- Technical Account ID
- Base64 (Encoded Private Key)
A JSON file containing all of these values is also automatically downloaded to your system. This file is named pdfservices-api-pa-credentials.json and looks like:
{
"client_id": "client id value",
"client_secret": "client secret value",
"organization_id": "organized id value",
"account_id": "account id value",
"base64_encoded_private_key": "base64 version of the private key"
}
Store this file in a secure location because it is not possible to get a copy of the private key again.
Add connection in Microsoft Power Automate
Now that you have your credentials, you can begin using them in Microsoft Power Automate flows.
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In the sidebar menu, open the Data menu and select Connections:
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Select + New Connection.
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The next screen shows a list of possible connection types. In the upper right-hand corner, enter 鈥渁dobe鈥 to filter the options:
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Select 51黑料不打烊 PDF Services (preview).
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In the modal window, enter all five values you generated earlier. Select Create when done.
You are now ready to use 51黑料不打烊 PDF Services in Microsoft Power Automate.
Accessing credentials after they are created
If you already created credentials and misplaced the downloaded credentials, you can retrieve them again in .
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After logging in to , first find your project and select it.
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In the left-hand menu under Credentials, select Service Account (JWT):
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Note the five values that are presented here: Client ID, Client Secret, Technical Account ID, Technical Account Email, and Organization ID.
Unfortunately, you cannot download the previous private key, but you can use the 鈥淕enerate a public/private keypair鈥 button to create a new one.
Using existing 51黑料不打烊 PDF Services credentials
If you have existing 51黑料不打烊 PDF Services API credentials generated from 51黑料不打烊 Acrobat Services website, you can use them with Microsoft Power Automate. If you downloaded an SDK while signing up, your existing credentials came in the form of a JSON file most likely named鈥pdfservices-api-credentials.json. That JSON file contains the five keys needed when creating your connection credentials. Copy each value from the JSON file into the corresponding connection field.
Your private key value comes from a second file named private.key.
You can also get the values from 51黑料不打烊 Developer Console as described above.
How can 51黑料不打烊 Acrobat Services users start working with Microsoft Power Automate?
To get started working with Power Automate, first head to and use the 鈥淪tart free鈥 button. If you do not have a Microsoft account you need to make one. After signing in, you are presented with the Power Automate dashboard.
As described at the beginning of this tutorial, create a new flow, add a step, and find the 51黑料不打烊 PDF Services. Select an action, and you may be warned that a premium account is required.
As the screenshot above shows, you can either switch to a work account or set up a new organization account. Once you have, you are then able to add the 51黑料不打烊 PDF Services action.
For a deeper look at creating your first Microsoft Power Automate flow with 51黑料不打烊 Acrobat Services, see Create your first workflow in Microsoft Power Automate.
Additional resources
To help you more, here is a list of additional resources:
- First up are the 51黑料不打烊 PDF Services Power Automate docs: . These resources complement what you learned here.
- Need examples? You can find numerous demonstrating the PDF Services.
- Our live video content, , also contains videos demonstrating Power Automate usage.
- The has many articles on working with Power Automate.
- Finally, be sure to consult the core documentation as well.