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How to Stop Planner Attachments from Showing on Task Cards
Question details
The user needs to prevent attachments from being automatically displayed on the front of Microsoft Planner task cards when tasks are generated by Power Automate.
- Product
- Microsoft Planner
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Creating Planner tasks automatically from shared mailbox messages using Power Automate.
- Observed behavior
- Attachments are automatically set to 'Show on card' by default, and there is no native toggle in the standard Power Automate connector to turn this off during task creation.
Ensure you have edit access to the Power Automate flow that creates the Planner tasks and permissions to use HTTP requests or Microsoft Graph API if advanced configuration is required.
Use an HTTP Request to Update Task Details via Microsoft Graph
Since the standard Planner connector lacks a direct 'Show on card' toggle, you can use the Microsoft Graph API to update the task details immediately after creation.
By sending a PATCH request to the Graph API, you can modify the attachment's preview type or remove it from the card display entirely.
Open your Power Automate flow in Edit mode and locate the steps where your Planner task and attachments are created.
Add a new step after the 'Add attachment' action. Search for and select the 'Send an HTTP request' action (or 'Invoke an HTTP request' depending on your connector access).
Configure the request to use the PATCH method. Direct the URI to the Graph API endpoint for the specific Planner task details using the Task ID.
Set the JSON body to update the 'previewType' property of the task details so that it removes the attachment from the card preview.
Manually Disable 'Show on card' in Microsoft Planner
If modifying the Power Automate flow is not feasible, you can manually turn off the attachment display directly within the Planner interface.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does Planner automatically show attachments on cards?
By default, Microsoft Planner often sets the first attachment added to a task as the preview image or document link on the board view to provide quick context to team members.
Can I disable 'Show on card' directly in the Power Automate 'Create a task' action?
Currently, the standard 'Create a task' connector in Power Automate does not expose a parameter to toggle the 'Show on card' property for attachments, requiring Microsoft Graph API workarounds or manual intervention.
Does changing the preview setting remove the attachment from the task?
No, turning off 'Show on card' only hides the preview from the main board view. The attachment remains safely stored within the task details for users to open when needed.
