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How to make an application user in Dataverse a licensed user?

Hi,

We are using the Power Automate Web API by connecting to "https://*****.crm.dynamics.com/" ( where ***** is the environment URL or instance of CDS) using the token generated using MSAL ( by using the client ID of our custom registered app). We are performing a POST, DELETE and PATCH request but are receiving an Error 400 - Bad Request when trying to activate the power automate flow on using PATCH( i.e. when statecode = 1). The flow gets created just fine but cannot turn it on. We assume this is because the service principal or our application user is not a licensed user in Dataverse/CDS.

Please let me know if its possible to add an application as a licensed user for Dataverse? i.e. to assign a license to an object ID/service principal? Main goal is to be able to turn on the flow in CDS with the service principal id of our custom API.

Here are some more details:

1. An app registration for our custom API exists in Azure

2. Our custom API is present under ' Application users' in the Dataverse

3. Security roles have been assigned ( also assigned system administrator role)

4. Added this service principal to a security group and added in 'Power Apps and Flow' enterprise application group

5. Assigned the following licenses to the security group mentioned in step 4.