Could not retrieve values. The dynamic invocation request failed with error:

Q: What is the "Could not retrieve values. The dynamic invocation request failed with error?"

A: There is a problem with the connection to the Smart Flows environment.

Problem, Cause and Solution

Problem

Power Automate flows utilizing the Smart Flows connector cannot be configured due to an error preventing the system from calling the API. Potential error messages are:

• The response is not in a JSON format

• Could not retrieve values. The dynamic invocation request failed with the error:

• Inner error: Cannot read server response.

Cause This error occurs when there is a problem with the connection to the Smart Flows environment. Potential causes include:

• Incorrect URL used in the connector creation

• Expired or invalid API key

• Network problem preventing validation with the Smart Flows environment

Solution: Validate your connection configuration and connection values.

Try recreating a connection from Power Automate to Smart Flows to ensure your connection values are accurate.

1.

Make sure that the URL is the Smart Flows Project URL with no appendages. For example, https://projectname.smartflows.com.

2.

Create a new API key. See Configure the connection to Experlogix Smart Flows.