Microsoft flow copy list items to another list

In this Microsoft Flow Tutorial, We will discuss how to copy items from one SharePoint Online List to another SharePoint Online List using Microsoft Flow or Power Automate.

By using this below example, I will show you how we can copy items from one list to another list from one SharePoint site to another SharePoint Site using the Microsoft flow template.

Here I have two SharePoint Online List as “SharePoint Book Order Details” which is present in the Source Site. And another SharePoint Online List as “SharePoint Book Order” which is present in the Destination Site.

Both SharePoint lists are having same data types of Columns with the same Column name. You can see one of the below SharePoint Online List which is present in the Source Site.

Both of the SharePoint Source List and Destination List is having below different data types of columns as:

• Title (By default) (Single line of text)
• Book Name (Single line of text)
• Book Price (Currency)
• Quantity (Number)

This below screenshot represents the other list (SharePoint Book Orders) which is present in the Destination Site.

Microsoft flow copy list items to another list

Here, I will show you how we can copy all the items from one SharePoint List (Source Site) to other SharePoint List (Destination Site) using Microsoft Flow.

You can view the below screenshot which represents the whole structure of Microsoft Flow. Follow the below descriptions about all templates which I have used in this Microsoft Flow.

When an item is created or modified:

• Site Address: Provide the SharePoint Site address URL of Source Site.
• List Name: Specify the name of the SharePoint List of the source site. As in this example, I have taken my Source site SharePoint List as “SharePoint Book Order Details“.

Get items:

• Site Address: Provide the SharePoint Site address URL of Destination Site.
• List Name: Specify the name of the SharePoint List of the destination site. As in this example, I have taken my Destination site SharePoint List as “SharePoint Book Orders“.
• Filter Query: This field helps you to match the Titles of the rows of the Source. For matching the Titles, you can write as Title eq ‘(select Title from Dynamic content)‘.

NOTE:

1. It is not necessary to take the Title column always. You can take any column which you want to map between source list and destination list, But the column name should be same in the both of the lists.
2. For example, if you have columns for the First Name and Last Name in the source list, and a column for Full name in the destination list, you could type: FullName eq ‘[First name] [Last name]’.
3. You need to sure that the Dynamic content Title value should be present within the single quote, Otherwise, you may face the flow issue.

Condition to check if the Item exists:

Now you have to take a condition action where it will check either the item is present inside the Destination List or not. Then put the condition as like below:

equals(length(body(‘Get_items’)?[‘value’]), 0) is equal to true

You can follow the below screenshot of Condition action. This condition will be display as shown in below.

If Condition Exists:

If the above condition is satisfied, then add a “Create item” action in the “yes” branch which is having below fields:

• Site Address: Provide the Site address URL of Destination Site where the item will create.
• List Name: Specify the name of the destination list where the item will create.
• Title: Take the title field column value from the Dynamic content of source list as “when an item is created or modified“.

In the same way of Title field, take rest all the field column value from the
Dynamic content of source list as “when an item is created or modified“.

If Condition doesnot Exists:

If the above condition is not satisfied, then add an “Update item” action in the “no” branch which is having below fields:

• Site Address: Provide the Site address URL of Destination Site where the item will update.
• List Name: Specify the name of the destination list where the item will update.
• Id: Make sure that you need to take the Id field column value from the Dynamic content of “Get items“. While you add the Id from Get items, then an “Apply to each” action will be added automatically on the top of the action.
• Title: Take the title field column value from the Dynamic content of source list as “when an item is created or modified“.

In the same way of Title field, take rest all the field column value from the
Dynamic content of source list as “when an item is created or modified“.

Once the flow will complete, just “Save” and “Test” it.

To test the flow, you need to create or modify the SharePoint list item, then only the flow will trigger. To test my flow, I have created a new item in the source list (SharePoint Book Order Details) which you can see in the below screenshot.

After a while, when you will visit the Microsoft flow again, then you can get a successful status message as “Your flow ran successfully“.

Now go to the Destination Site (SharePoint Book Orders) List, You can see that your item will be copied from the Source List (SharePoint Book Order Details). You can see that in this below screenshot.

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In this Microsoft Flow Tutorial, We discussed how to copy items from one SharePoint Online List to another SharePoint Online List using Microsoft Flow or Power Automate.