Search Files or Folders

Search a file or folder in OneDrive. Search may be matched across several fields including file or folder name, metadata, and file content.

Options

Field	Definition	Type	Required
Result Set	Choose a method to filter search results: First Matching Record: Returns the first record that matches. First 200 Matching Records: Returns the first 200 matching records. Stream Matching Records: Passes all matching records from your parent flow to a helper flow. Selecting this option adds a Streaming input section to the card where you can select a helper flow for streaming and add custom extensible fields.	Dropdown	TRUE
Source	Choose a source: My Drive: authenticated user's OneDrive. Drive ID: a specified drive by the drive's unique ID. Group ID: a specified group's document library for a group by the group's unique ID. User ID: a specified user by the user's unique ID.	Dropdown	TRUE

Field

Definition

Type

Required

Result Set

Choose a method to filter search results:

First Matching Record: Returns the first record that matches.
First 200 Matching Records: Returns the first 200 matching records.
Stream Matching Records: Passes all matching records from your parent flow to a helper flow.

Selecting this option adds a Streaming input section to the card where you can select a helper flow for streaming and add custom extensible fields.

Dropdown

TRUE

Source

Choose a source:

My Drive: authenticated user's OneDrive.
Drive ID: a specified drive by the drive's unique ID.
Group ID: a specified group's document library for a group by the group's unique ID.
User ID: a specified user by the user's unique ID.

Dropdown

TRUE

Field	Definition	Type	Required
Query	Query text used to search for items. Values may be matched across several fields including file or folder name, metadata, and file content.	Text	TRUE
Drive
Drive ID	Unique ID for the drive requested. Appears when Drive ID is selected from the Source option.	Text	TRUE
Group
Group ID	Unique ID for the group which owns the document library. Appears when Group ID is selected from the Source option.	Text	TRUE
User
User ID	Unique ID for the user object who owns the drive item. Appears when User ID is selected from the Source option.	Text	TRUE
Search Criteria
Record Limit	Specify the number of records to stream. When the Limit field is set to 0, the stream returns no records. When the Limit field is set to greater than 0, the stream returns up to the maximum number specified. When the Limit field is empty, null, or not selected, the stream returns all records. The default value is 10000000 (10 million). The valid range is 0 to 10000000. This field appears when you select Stream Records from the Result Set option.	Number	FALSE
Streaming
Flow	Click Choose Flow to browse and select a helper flow to which the search results will be streamed, then click Choose to confirm. Optionally, click the empty field under Click or drop here to create and add custom extensible fields that pass data to the helper flow. These fields are added as key/value pairs under the State output object in the helper flow. Appears when Stream Records is selected from the Result Set option.	Flow	TRUE

Field	Definition	Type
Files or Folders
File and Folder ID	Unique ID of the file or folder.	Text
Name	Name of the item.	Text
Type	Type of the drive item. Possible values are: File or Folder.	Text
Parent Reference
Drive ID	Unique ID for the drive requested. This field appears for Drive ID selected from Location in Options.	Text
Drive Type
Parent Folder ID	ID of the folder to which you want to upload the file; leave empty for root.	Text
Created By
Name	Name of the user who created the item.	Text
Email	Unique ID of the user.	Text
Created Date	Date and time of item creation.	Date & Time
Last Modified By	The last user to modify the resource.
Name	Name of the user who modified the item.	Text
Email	Unique ID of the user.	Text
Last Modified	Identity of the folder which last modified the item.	Text
Folder
Child Count	Number of children contained immediately within this container.	Number
File
Mime Type	MIME type for the file. This is determined by logic on the server and might not be the value provided when the file was uploaded.	Text
Web URL	URL that displays the resource in the browser.	Text
Size	Size of the item in bytes.	Number
Records Streamed	Number of records streamed in a streaming flow. This field appears when you select Stream Matching Records from the Result Set option.	Text

Users must be part of the group or have direct access to the file to read permissions of a file in that group.