Do you want to rename your flow?

Flow names are one of the key ways to organize and identify your flows in the Power Automate portal.

It’s quite often the case that while working your flow what it does will expand and change. The descriptive name you first gave it will no longer fit and you need to change the name.

Unfortunately, renaming your flows is not very obvious since it can’t be done from the My Flows menu.

This post is going to show you how to rename a flow in Power Automate.

Rename a Flow from the Details Screen

Flows can be renamed from the Details screen in the Power Automate portal.

This is where many of the details associated with the flow such as the descriptions, connections, or owners can be changed. You will also be able to change the name here.

Here’s how to navigate to the flow Details screen and rename your flow.

1. Go to the My flows menu in the Power Automate portal.
2. Go to the Cloud flows tab.
3. Click on the Name of the flow which you want to change.

This will open the Details screen for that flow. You’ll see a section there with the heading Details that contains information about the flow such as the Flow display name, the Owner, the Status, etc.

On the top right corner of this Details section, you will find an Edit button.

4. Click on the Edit button to open the Details pane on the right of the screen which will allow you to edit the various items.

5. Enter your new flow name into the Flow name input.
6. Press the Save button.

This will rename your flow!

Rename a Flow in the Flow Builder

The easiest place to rename your flow is in the flow builder.

While you’re working on the flow you can edit the name at any time.

Follow these steps to rename your flow in the flow builder.

1. Go to the My flows menu.
2. Go to the Cloud flows tab.
3. Click on the Edit icon next to the flow you want to rename.

This will open up the flow builder screen.

4. Click on the flow name found in the top left area of the flow builder screen.
5. Type a new name.

6. Press the Save button on the right side.

That’s it! The flow is now renamed.

This is a great place to rename your flow as you’re building it.

Rename All Flows with the Power Automate Management Connector

Renaming a flow is also something you can do programmatically with Power Automate.

Suppose you want to prefix all your flow names. This could be a very tedious task with the previous methods if you have hundreds of flows.

Instead, you can use the Power Automate Management connector to rename your flows.

This can list all your flows and then add then change each name according to your needs.

Here’s how you can rename all your flows using a flow.

1. Add the List My Flows action from the Power Automate Management connector.
2. Select the Environment from the dropdown menu that contains the flows to rename.
3. Add the Get Flow action from the Power Automate Management connector.
4. Select the same Environment from the dropdown menu as in step 2.
5. Add the Flow Name dynamic content from the List My Flows action in the Flow input of the Get Flow action. This will place the Get Flow action inside an Apply to each action.
6. Add the Update Flow action from the Power Automate Management connector.
7. Select the same Environment from the dropdown menu as in step 2.
8. Add the Flow Name dynamic content from the List My Flows action in the Flow input of the Update Flow action.
9. Add some prefix text plus the Flow Display Name dynamic content from the Get Flow action in the Flow Display Name input of the Update Flow action.
10. Add the Flow Definition dynamic content from the Get Flow action in the Flow Definition input of the Update Flow action.
11. Add the Flow State dynamic content from the List My Flows action in the Flow State input of the Update Flow action.

📝 Note: It’s necessary to use the Get Flow action inside the Apply to each action because the Flow Definition is needed and this is not available from the List My Flows action.

This flow will list all your flows and then loop through and rename each of them by prefixing some text with the existing name.

Conclusions

Renaming a flow is quite a common task, but it is also a somewhat hidden feature.

You can either rename a flow from the Details screen or the Flow Builder screen when you only need to rename a single flow.

Renaming your flows is also something you can automate with the Power Automate Management connector. This can allow you to list all your flows and rename them according to some pattern.

Did you know all these methods for renaming your flows? Do you know any other methods? Let me know in the comments below!