How To Create A PowerApps Hyperlink Button

You want to open a website on click of a PowerApps button? It is really easy to open a link with PowerApps. You just need to call PowerApps Launch function and provide a URL as parameter. This will open a new browser tab where the URL is loaded. Let’s take a look how a button can be used to demonstrate the launch of a URL.

Step by Step: How To Create A PowerApps Hyperlink Button

Insert a new button
Insert the following code in the OnSelect property of the button (adjust the link to your needs):

Launch("https://zeitgeistcode.com")

Take a look at the image in case there are any questions:

Power Apps Hyperlink Button 1 — How To Create A PowerApps Hyperlink Button

This is the simplest case. If you want to pass parameters to the website or want to stay within in the current tab, take look at the details of the Launch Function.

PowerApps Launch Function

Launches a webpage or a canvas app.

Syntax

Launch( Address, { [ ParameterName1: ParameterValue1, ... ] } [, LaunchTarget ] )

Input Parameter

Address (mandatory): A URL or on App ID of a Canvas App
Parameters (optional): Add URL parameters to the address (parameter will be encoded)
LaunchTarget (optional): Where the Address should be openend (new tab or current tab)

Example: PowerApps Launch URL with URL parameters

This will open a new tab with the URL “https://zeitgeistcode.com/?s=online%20converter&anotherone=value“.

Launch(
    "https://zeitgeistcode.com", 
    { 
         s: "online converter",
         anotherone: "value"     
    }
);

Example: Launch function open URL and replace current tab

You might want to open the URL within the same browser tab you are currently in. This is what the LaunchTarget is used for.

Launch(
    "https://zeitgeistcode.com", 
    {},
    LaunchTarget.Replace 
);

Example: Launch a Canvas App

Launch( "/providers/Microsoft.PowerApps/apps/YOUR-APP-ID",
        { Navigate: "Order Details", Record: 12 }
)