Can Power Automate create a SharePoint list view?

Yes, but not with a built-in action. Use Send an HTTP request to SharePoint with a POST to _api/web/lists/getbytitle('List')/views/add and an SP.ViewCreationInformation body. Each action creates one view.

Can Power Automate create a SharePoint list too?

Yes. That is a separate REST call: a POST to _api/web/lists with an SP.List body, sent through the same Send an HTTP request to SharePoint action. There is no Create list action in the SharePoint connector.

How do I make the new view the default view?

Set "SetAsDefaultView": true in the body. Leave it false, as in my examples, when the view should only be added to the view switcher.

Who can see a view created by the flow?

With "PersonalView": false the view is public, so everyone with access to the list sees it. The account behind the flow connection needs Manage Lists permission to create it.

How do I combine more than two conditions in a view filter?

Nest And or Or elements, because each one takes only two child conditions, as the CAML And element reference explains.

Create SharePoint List Views Using Power Automate (REST)

Every new project site I set up for a client needs the same four views on its task list, and clicking them together by hand on each site gets old fast. Power Automate looks like the obvious fix, until you notice the SharePoint connector has no Create view action.

In this tutorial, we’ll create SharePoint list views using Power Automate with one REST call per view: a filtered and sorted view, a choice filter, a grouped view and a rolling 30-day date view. Everything below comes from a flow I built and ran today on my SPGuides site.

Quick answer: add a Send an HTTP request to SharePoint action, set Method to POST, Uri to _api/web/lists/getbytitle('Your List')/views/add, the Accept and Content-Type headers to application/json;odata=verbose, and send an SP.ViewCreationInformation body with Title, ViewFields, a CAML Query and RowLimit. One action creates one view.

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Why Power Automate Needs the REST API to Create a View

The SharePoint connector can read views with Get list views, but it can’t create one. So we call the SharePoint REST API ourselves through Send an HTTP request to SharePoint, which runs any REST call your connection account is allowed to make.

If you came here to create the list itself, that’s a different call (a POST to _api/web/lists). I cover it in creating a SharePoint list and columns with Power Automate. For how the HTTP action works in general, see my guide to REST API calls in Power Automate.

Build the Flow Step by Step

My sample is a list called SPGDemo Project Tasks on /sites/SPGuides with 12 tasks. It has these columns, and every view below uses them:

Column	Type	Values
Title	Single line of text	Task name
Status	Choice	Not Started, In Progress, Completed
Priority	Choice	High, Medium, Low
DueDate	Date only	11/12/2026, 11/18/2026 …
AssignedTo	Single line of text	Person’s name
Department	Single line of text	Finance, HR, IT, Marketing, Sales

Step 1: Create an instant flow. In Power Automate, select Create > Instant cloud flow, name it (mine is “SPGuides Demo – Create list views”), pick Manually trigger a flow and select Create.

Build an instant cloud flow dialog with Manually trigger a flow selected for the create list views flow

Step 2: Add the HTTP action. Select the plus sign under the trigger, choose Add an action and search for Send an HTTP request to SharePoint. Pick the one from the SharePoint connector.