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How to Send an Uploaded Picture from Microsoft Forms to a Teams Chat
Question details
The user wants to display an image uploaded via Microsoft Forms directly as an inline picture in a Microsoft Teams chat or channel using Power Automate, rather than sending a plain clickable link.
- Product
- Power Automate
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Automating the transfer of form file attachments to a team communication channel for immediate visibility.
- Observed behavior
- Uploaded screenshots or images from Microsoft Forms are currently being displayed as plain URLs or links in the Teams chat instead of rendering as actual images.
Ensure you have active licenses for Microsoft Forms, Power Automate, and Microsoft Teams, and that you have permissions to access the SharePoint or OneDrive folders where the form attachments are saved.
Consult the Microsoft Power Automate Community for Advanced Flows
Because handling file content extraction and SharePoint customizations can be highly specific to your environment, Microsoft recommends posting flow configuration questions directly in the Power Automate Community.
Microsoft Community Support has limited resources for deep Power Automate flow configurations. Displaying an inline image requires specific JSON parsing and base64 file handling that community experts and Microsoft engineers can help tailor to your specific form setup.
Navigate to the official Microsoft Power Automate Community forums.
Use the search bar to look for 'Forms attachment to Teams inline image' to find existing flow configurations and JSON parsing examples from other users.
Create a new topic detailing your current flow, specifying whether your Forms attachments are saved in SharePoint or OneDrive, and explaining that you want to avoid link-only outputs.
Basic Flow Configuration to Extract and Post Image Content
You can generally resolve the link-only issue by configuring Power Automate to extract the actual file content from OneDrive or SharePoint before posting it to Teams.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why do Microsoft Forms image attachments show up as links in Teams?
When a file is uploaded to Microsoft Forms, it is stored in either OneDrive or SharePoint. By default, Power Automate simply passes the stored URL of the file rather than the raw image data, which results in Teams rendering it as a clickable link.
Where are Microsoft Forms file uploads actually stored?
If the form is created under a personal account, the uploaded files go to a folder in the creator's OneDrive for Business. If it is a Group form, the uploads are stored in the default SharePoint document library associated with that specific Microsoft 365 group.
Can I embed an image directly in a Teams chat using Power Automate?
Yes, but it requires an advanced flow. You must extract the file content from OneDrive or SharePoint, convert it to a base64 string, and format it within an HTML image tag (<img>) inside the Teams 'Post message' action.
