In this article, you will learn 3 easy ways to change the owner of a Power App. While the Centre of Excellence Starter Kit app is the easiest way to get started, you can also use PowerShell or Power Automate Flow to change the owner of a Power App, depending on which suits your setup better.
If the owner of a Power app has left your company and you need to transfer it to a new owner, you've come to the right place. This step-by-step guide will help you to quickly reassign the owner of an app. There are 3 ways to change the owner of an app: by creating a Power Automate flow, writing a PowerShell script or using the Centre Of Excellence Starter Kit. Check your options below and choose the method that is easiest for you.
You need this information
To change the owner of a Power App, we need to collect 3 pieces of information:
Environment ID from the Power Apps Maker portal
App ID from the Power Apps Maker portal
User Account Object ID from Azure Active Directory
Determining the environment ID
Open make.powerapps.com and open the settings menu. Select Developer resources.
The environment ID is displayed in the developer resources menu.
Find the app ID of the Power app
Go to the Apps menu in the Maker portal, select the three dots next to the app and then click on Details.
The app ID is now displayed in the Details menu.
Find the object ID of the new owner's user account
Get in touch with portal.azure.com and search for the user account to which you would like to transfer ownership. The object ID is displayed there in the user's profile.
Method 1: Change Power App owner with a workflow
The first way to change the owner of a Power Apps app is to create a Flows to transfer ownership. Create a new Power Automate flow with an immediate trigger. Give the flow the name "Change app owner", select "Trigger flow manually" as the trigger and click on "Create".
Add the Flow action "Power Apps for Admins - Set App Owner" and fill in the following parameters: the name of the environment, the name of the Power App and the new Power App owner. Use the unique identifiers that you determined previously.
Execute the flow to change the owner
Method 2: Changing the owner of the Power App with PowerShell
If you like to use PowerShell to automate administrative tasks, there's a pretty extensive collection of Power Apps cmdletsThese are small specialised commands in Powershell. Among them is one that can be used to Owner of a Power App can specify. Simply open the Windows PowerShell ISE and start it as administrator.
Create a new script and paste the code below into the text editor. Replace the environment name, the name of the application and the owner of the new application with your own information and then press the green play button to execute the script.
# Name of the environment (Environment ID)
$EnvironmentName = 'Default-f1b8b509-50a4-4a5c-8e48-bf3d3e7c10ed'
# App ID of the Power App whose owner is to be changed
$AppName = '3b328263-ef5e-4db8-b360-d74eb474b8af'
# Azure AD object ID of the new owner
$NewAppOwner = '6857d910-10c3-485e-a492-6456ce2f1625'
# Execute the cmdlet to change the owner of the app
Set-AdminPowerAppOwner -AppName $AppName -AppOwner $NewAppOwner -EnvironmentName $EnvironmentName
The owner of the app has now been changed.
Method 3: Change owner with the CoE Starter Kit
The Power Apps Centre Of Excellence Starter Kit offers the easiest way to change the owner of a Power App. Open the canvas app called Admin - App Permission Centre, which is included in the CoE Starter Kit. Navigate to the app's environment, select the app from the list and then click on Add permissions.
Search for the new app owner and select their user account from the list. Change the role from "Selected user" to "Owner" ' and save, then the owner of the app is changed.
Conclusion
Changing the owner of a Power App may sound like a complex task at first glance - especially when technical details such as app IDs, environment identifiers or object IDs are involved. But with the right tools and a clear roadmap, this step can be neatly implemented in just a few minutes. Whether you opt for a Power Automate Flow, prefer to work directly via PowerShell or choose the convenient option via the Centre of Excellence Starter Kit - all three methods will lead you safely to your goal.
Above all, it is important that you gather the necessary information in advance and know your surroundings.
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