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Abstract
This article explains how to register the nBold Connector as a custom connector for Microsoft Power Platform.

Expected Duration

Creating the custom connector only requires a few operations that are described hereafter as a detailed step-by-step procedure. Assuming you have all the required access and permissions to execute it properly, it should take less than 10 minutes.

Procedure Overview​

Here is an overview of the overall procedure:

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1. Create a new app registration in Azure Active Directory​

To securely access your Microsoft 365 environment through the Microsoft Graph APIs, the first step is to create a dedicated app registration. An Azure AD app registration identifies a third-party app such as nBold, and defines the permissions you wan to grant to it. To learn more, you can refer to How and why applications are added to Azure AD.

To create a new app registration, follow these steps:

  • Open your Azure Active Directory portal
  • Select App registrations from the left menu
  • Click New registration from the top bar
  • Give the app a name, such as:
nBold Power Platform Connector
  • Select the option Accounts in this organizational directory only, as you want to restrict access to your own tenant.
  • Use this web redirection URL:
https://global.consent.azure-apim.net/redirect
  • Click Register
  • From the Overview menu, copy the Application (client) ID, and keep it as we're gonna reuse it later.
  • Open the Authentication menu
  • Ensure that the Access tokens (used for implicit flows) and ID tokens (used for implicit and hybrid flows) options are checked from the Implicit grant and hybrid flows section, and save your updates if required.
  • Open the Certificates and secrets menu and click New client secret. A client secret is a kind of a password for your app, so manage it carefully.
  • Give a name to your client secret such as:
nBold Power Platform Connector client secret
  • Select the expiration option, and click Add
  • Copy the Secret Value value (be careful, it will only be shown once), and keep it as we're gonna reuse it later.
Be careful

You should use the Secret Value, not the Secret ID!

App client secret value

  • Open the API permissions from the left menu and click Add a permission from the top bar
  • Select Microsoft Graph, then Delegated permissions
  • From the permissions list, select:
    • OpenId permissions >
      • email
      • offline_access
      • openid
      • profile
    • Directory >
      • Directory.AccessAsUser.All
    • Group >
      • Group.ReadWrite.All
    • InformationProtectionPolicy >
      • InformationProtectionPolicy.Read
    • Mail >
      • Mail.Send
    • User >
      • User.Read
      • User.Read.All
  • Click Add permissions
  • Then click Grant admin consent for... then Yes

You're done, you've created your app registration for the nBold Connector. You should also have saved for later the Application (client) ID and Client secret that we're gonna use in the next steps.

2. Import the nBold OpenAPI definition​

Now that we've created the app registration, we're gonna use it to create our custom connector.

tip

The custom connector you're about to create will be available for both PowerApps and Power Automate, as they're sharing the same list of connectors.

  • In the navigation pane, select Data then Custom connectors.
  • Select New custom connector then choose Import an OpenAPI from URL
  • Give your connector a name, such as :
nBold
  • Paste this URL:
https://assets.nbold.io/api/nbold-powerplatform-openapi-latest.json
  • Click Import, then Continue
  • Upload the connector logo that you can download from:
https://nbold.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Logo_degrade_blanc.svg
  • Set the icon background color to:
#000000
  • Click Security
  • Ensure that the authentication type is set to OAuth 2.0 and the identity provider is set to Azure Active Directory
  • Paste the previously copied Client id and Client secret
  • Ensure that the login url is set to:
https://login.windows.net
  • Ensure that the tenant ID is set to:

common

  • Set the resource URL to:
https://graph.microsoft.com
  • Set the scope to:
https://graph.microsoft.com/.default
  • Click Create connector, then Close

3. Update the Power Platform Connector​

To update your Power Platform connector:

  • Open the updated connector definition from:
https://assets.nbold.io/api/nbold-powerplatform-openapi-latest.json
  • Copy the whole content
  • From Power Apps or Power Automate, open your custom connector from the Data \ Custom connectors menu
  • Click on Swagger Editor
  • From the left page, replace the content by pasting the updated connector definition
  • Click Update connector

4. Next Steps​

Now that you've created the nBold connector, you can use it from Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI. See the available Triggers and Actions for reference.

To Go Further

Here are a few interesting articles that may give you some guidelines and new ideas on how to use the nBold Connector:

Update your connector authentication​

Issue:​

In case your Power Automate flow stops working, one of the possible reasons for that issue can be an expiration of a Power Automate connector authentification.

You can check it by looking at your client secret expiration date in Azure Active Directory.

To check it:​

Solution :​

  • If it is the case, you need to modify a secret value in the already excising connector in Power Automate, so that it is valid for 24 months.

Actions to do :​

  • Go to Azure Active Directory portal ==> App registration ==> Select your connector ==> Certificates & Secrets
  • Add a new client secret that expires in 24 months

  • And then re-try the authentification:

    • Go to Power Automate
    • Click on Data ==> Custom Connectors
    • Select your nBold connector

    • Click on Edit

    • Go to the Security tab, scroll down, and click edit

    • Change Client secret with a new secret value from a new client secret that you just created in Azure Active Directory.
    • Update a connector

It should be all up and running now 😉