# Power Automate HTTP action says premium: do you need to pay? > For the full documentation index, see https://250highstreet.com/llms.txt > The Power Automate HTTP action is treated as premium; Microsoft 365 licenses cover standard connectors. Who needs a license, plus standard SharePoint swaps. Short answer: if the HTTP action in your flow shows the premium label, plan on a premium license. Microsoft's licensing FAQ says: "Users with the free plan or one of the Microsoft 365 license plans can only access standard connectors." For SharePoint work, check the action Send an HTTP request to SharePoint first. It belongs to the SharePoint connector, which Microsoft lists as Standard. ## What Microsoft's pages say The plain HTTP action is not on Microsoft's connector pages. Here is what Microsoft's pages, and one forum reply, say. - Microsoft Q&A, a forum reply from a moderator labeled Microsoft External Staff, in a thread about Copilot Studio: "The HTTP action is a premium capability." It is a forum reply, not Microsoft documentation, and it cites no source. - Microsoft Learn, Power Automate licensing FAQ: "Users with the free plan or one of the Microsoft 365 license plans can only access standard connectors." - Microsoft Learn, Types of Power Automate licenses: the Free license has "connector usage is limited to standard connectors only." The Premium license includes standard, premium and custom connectors. - Microsoft Learn, HTTP with Microsoft Entra ID (preauthorized): its class is Premium in Power Automate. This is a different connector from the plain HTTP action, but it shows how Microsoft labels HTTP-style connectors. ## Which actions are not the same thing Two actions have similar names. They are not in the same tier. 1. HTTP: a general action that calls any web address. The forum reply above calls it premium. 2. Send an HTTP request to SharePoint: part of the SharePoint connector. Microsoft's SharePoint connector page lists its class as Standard for Power Automate. Microsoft describes the action as "Construct a SharePoint REST API to invoke," and adds that it "may execute any SharePoint REST API you have access to. Please proceed with caution." If the call only touches SharePoint, the second action may be enough. See "[Send an HTTP request to SharePoint in Power Automate](/guides/power-automate-send-http-request-to-sharepoint/)". ## What the warning means in the designer When a flow includes a premium connector, the person who owns or runs the flow needs the right license. The warning is Power Automate telling you about that rule. It does not change the flow. Our advice, not a Microsoft rule: read the warning before you share the flow with others, because the next section changes who needs the license. ## Who needs the license Microsoft's licensing FAQ gives these rules: - "Automated and scheduled flows always run in the context of the flow owner." If one uses a premium connector, "only the owner needs to have a Premium license." - "If an instant flow has premium connectors, every user who runs the flow needs a Power Automate Premium license." - "If the flow doesn't use a premium connector, you don't need a Premium license. You can use a Microsoft 365 license." For an instant flow, Microsoft offers a second path: "instead of licensing every user, you can license the flow with a Process license." Microsoft's license types page says an assigned Process license "lets it use premium and custom connectors, no matter what license the owning or triggering user has," and that "Flows must be in a solution for a Process license to be assigned." Microsoft's licensing overview says terms can change, and sends you to the Power Platform Licensing Guide and your licensing agreement for current terms. For a small team, see "[Power Automate license for a small team](/guides/power-automate-license-small-team/)". ## No-cost swaps with standard SharePoint actions Our advice, not a Microsoft rule: before you add HTTP, check whether a standard action does the job. For a SharePoint list, the SharePoint connector is Standard, and its actions cover list work. 1. To read rows, use Get items. A list longer than 100 rows needs Top Count and Pagination set. See "[Power Automate Get items only returns 100 rows](/guides/power-automate-get-items-only-returns-100/)". 2. To change a row, use Update item. 3. To read one row, use Get item. 4. To create a row, use Create item. 5. For a call that only SharePoint REST can do, use Send an HTTP request to SharePoint. Exact names may differ on your screen. ## Check your own flow 1. Go to [https://make.powerautomate.com](https://make.powerautomate.com) and open the flow. 2. Look at every action card. Note any that show a premium warning. 3. Find out who owns the flow and whether it is automated, scheduled or instant. 4. Ask your admin which Power Automate license that owner has. Microsoft says admins can see assigned licenses in the Microsoft 365 admin center at [https://admin.microsoft.com/](https://admin.microsoft.com/). 5. If the owner has only a Microsoft 365 license and the flow has a premium action, either swap the action or ask your admin about a license. ## A flow that already runs Some flows may run for a while before anyone notices a license gap. Our advice, not a Microsoft rule: do not treat a flow that runs today as proof that it is covered. Ask your admin to confirm the owner's license. If a flow stops after a license or connection change, see "[Power Automate connection expired, flow failing](/guides/power-automate-connection-expired-flow-failing/)" and "[Power Automate flow turned off automatically](/guides/power-automate-flow-turned-off-automatically/)". ## When to get help You can build all of this yourself in Microsoft 365. If you would rather have it built and tested for your team, I do that. A tracker like this is a fixed price: \$5,000 for one, built in 2 weeks. See "[What a SharePoint tracker costs to build](/guides/what-a-sharepoint-tracker-costs/)". Bring one example of the problem to a free call. I am Al Davies. I run 250 High Street LLC and build SharePoint trackers and Power Automate flows for operations teams. I work remotely. The first call is free, and I will not try to sell you anything. See trackers I built: [Tools I built](/portfolio/) ## FAQ ### Is the HTTP action premium in Power Automate? A forum reply on Microsoft Q&A, from a moderator labeled Microsoft External Staff, says it is. That reply was about Copilot Studio, and Microsoft's connector pages do not list the plain HTTP action. Check the label on the action in your own flow. ### Can I use the HTTP action with a Microsoft 365 license? Microsoft says the free plan and Microsoft 365 license plans can only access standard connectors. ### Is Send an HTTP request to SharePoint premium? Microsoft's SharePoint connector page lists the connector as Standard for Power Automate. ### Who needs the premium license for a scheduled flow? Microsoft says that for an automated or scheduled flow with a premium connector, only the flow owner needs a Premium license. ### Can one license cover a flow instead of every user? Microsoft says a Process license assigned to a flow lets it use premium connectors regardless of the owner or trigger user. The flow must be in a solution. ## Sources - [Microsoft Q&A (forum reply), Copilot Studio Licensing: M365 Copilot + Credit Pack + HTTP Action via Power Automate Autonomous Trigger](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5884289/copilot-studio-licensing-m365-copilot-credit-pack) - [Microsoft Learn, Power Automate licensing FAQ - Power Platform](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/power-automate-licensing/faqs) - [Microsoft Learn, Types of Power Automate licenses - Power Platform](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/power-automate-licensing/types) - [Microsoft Learn, Licensing overview for Microsoft Power Platform](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/admin/pricing-billing-skus) - [Microsoft Learn, SharePoint - Connectors](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/sharepointonline/) - [Microsoft Learn, HTTP with Microsoft Entra ID (preauthorized) - Connectors](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/webcontents/) - [Microsoft Learn, List of all Premium tier connectors](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/connectors/connector-reference/connector-reference-premium-connectors) ## Related guides - [Which Power Automate license does a small team need?](/guides/power-automate-license-small-team/) - [When to use Send an HTTP request to SharePoint](/guides/power-automate-send-http-request-to-sharepoint/) - [Planner Premium or basic Planner for a 10 person team](/guides/planner-premium-vs-basic-small-team/) Source: https://250highstreet.com/guides/power-automate-http-premium-connector-license/