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Power Automate · 8 min

Power Automate: Custom Connector (OpenAPI)

Import the OpenAPI spec once and get typed actions with auth and auto-pagination handled.

A Custom Connector turns the API into drag-and-drop actions across Power Automate AND Power Apps. We publish a ready OpenAPI (Swagger 2.0) document with API-key security and auto-pagination configured.

  1. Power Automate → Data → Custom connectors → New → "Import an OpenAPI from URL".
  2. Paste https://api.ifsjaipur.cloud/openapi.json
  3. Security uses API Key (x-api-key) — you enter your app key when creating a connection.
  4. Use the GetData action; it auto-follows nextLink (x-ms-pageable), so you get every page.
  • The same connector works in Power Apps — one definition, reused.
  • Because it is defined by OpenAPI, fields are typed and show up in the designer.

Tip · Prefer the connector over the raw HTTP action for anything you will reuse — it hides the auth header and the pagination loop.