Remove Duplicates From Power Automate Array Formula

Remove Duplicates From Power Automate Array Formula

You can remove the duplicates from a Power Automate array in two easy steps: add a Compose action and insert a Union function. The Union function combines two arrays together and returns only unique items.



Example #1: Remove Duplicate Emails From An Array

This Power Automate code shows how to remove the duplicate emails from an array.



Code


EmailsArray variable:

["[email protected]","[email protected]","[email protected]","[email protected]","[email protected]","[email protected]"]



Union function code:

union(variables('EmailsArray'),variables('EmailsArray'))



Result




Example #2: Remove The Duplicate User Records From An Array

This Power Automate code shows how to remove the duplicate user records from an array.



Code


UserArray variable:

[
  {"ID": 1, "Email": "[email protected]"},
  {"ID": 2, "Email": "[email protected]"},
  {"ID": 1, "Email": "[email protected]"},
  {"ID": 3, "Email": "[email protected]"},
  {"ID": 4, "Email": "[email protected]"},
  {"ID": 2, "Email": "[email protected]"}
]



Union function code:

union(variables('UsersArray'),variables('UsersArray'))



Result





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Marcel Lehman
8 days ago

I love the union way – but sometimes we just want to combine 2 arrays or so. I’ve find out a way how to combine 2 arrays without removing duplicates = https://lehmann.ws/2023/01/31/powerplatformtip-24-merge-arrays-or-tables/