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Introduction

Automatically process new files added to a OneDrive folder by connecting OneDrive to your Cradl AI agent through Power Automate. This guide sets up a flow that watches a folder in OneDrive for Business and sends each new file to Cradl AI for extraction.

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Before you begin

  • A Microsoft 365 work or school account with access to OneDrive for Business
  • Access to Power Automate and the Cradl AI connector in your tenant
  • A Cradl AI agent ready to process documents
  • A test file in your OneDrive to validate the flow

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Connect OneDrive to your Cradl AI agent

Follow the steps below to create a Power Automate flow that triggers on new files in OneDrive and forwards them to Cradl AI.
1

Enable the Power Automate trigger in Cradl AI

In Cradl AI, open your agent and add a new trigger. Choose Power Automate and select Import from Power Automate. Copy the Client Credentials value from the configuration panel — you’ll paste this when creating the connection in Power Automate.
Copy client credentials from the Cradl AI integration panel
2

Create a new automated flow in Power Automate

In Power Automate, click New flow and choose Automated cloud flow. Name the flow (for example, “Send invoices to Cradl AI”).
Create a new automated cloud flow in Power Automate
3

Add the OneDrive trigger

For the trigger, select OneDrive for Business → When a file is created. Click Folder and pick the folder to watch. Optionally, enable Infer Content Type to help downstream actions.Tip: If you want to limit which files are processed (for example, only PDFs), you can add a Condition step later to check the file extension before calling Cradl AI.
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Get the file content

Add the action OneDrive for Business → Get file content. For File, use the Identifier output from the When a file is created-trigger. This provides the binary content needed by Cradl AI.
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Set up the Cradl AI action

Add the action Cradl AI → Extract Data From Document. If prompted to create a connection, paste the Client Credentials from Step 1.
Paste client credentials to create the Cradl AI connection
To configure the action, set Agent to the Cradl AI agent that should process the document and set Document to the File Content from the previous OneDrive step. Optionally, set Filename to the file’s original name (for example, use the Name from the trigger) so the agent receives a proper file name.
Select the Extract Data From Document action in Power Automate
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Test and turn on your flow

Save the flow. Add a test file to the selected OneDrive folder. In Power Automate, open Run history and confirm the flow succeeds. Then open your Cradl AI agent and verify that the document has been sent to you agent.
Your flow now sends new OneDrive files to your Cradl AI agent automatically.

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Best practices

  • Use a dedicated “inbox” folder in OneDrive for files to be processed. Move or archive files after successful processing to avoid re‑processing.
  • To restrict by type, add a Condition after the trigger that checks Name ends with .pdf, .png, or .jpg (or the formats your agent supports).
  • After extraction, add steps to route results where you need them — for example, create a row in Excel, post to a webhook, or update a business system.

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Troubleshooting

  • Cradl AI action fails with 401/403: Reopen the integration in Cradl AI, copy fresh client credentials, and update the Power Automate connection.
  • No file content in action: Ensure you added Get file content and mapped its File Content to the Document field.
  • Flow doesn’t trigger: Verify the correct OneDrive folder is selected and that the test file was added after the flow was turned on. For shared libraries or SharePoint-backed folders, confirm your account has access and the trigger supports that location.
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