Links to Power Apps using parameters

If you have a published Power App, you can create a link that opens the app (for authorized users).

Such a link usually consists of a fixed part:

  • https://apps.powerapps.com/play/

And then the app ID, which is easy to find.

The link may then look like this:

  • https://apps.powerapps.com/play/0732e643-8db0-4e74-b2cb-56404a9cde7e

Interestingly, the link can be modified to change how the app starts. You simply add a question mark followed by more specific information.

You can, for example, specify the exact screen the app should open on:

  • https://apps.powerapps.com/play/0732e643-8db0-4e74-b2cb-56404a9cde7e?screen=Screen1

Or you can use custom parameters. The link could then look like this:

  • https://apps.powerapps.com/play/0732e643-8db0-4e74-b2cb-56404a9cde7e?my_param=Blue

Here, “my_param” is the parameter name and “Blue” is its value.

But for this to make sense, you need to use the parameter somewhere in your app. This can be almost anywhere, but a typical use case is filtering a gallery.

If you write it like this, for example:

  • Filter(Tabulka1, Color = Param(“my_param”))

The link mentioned above will then open a gallery containing only blue cars.