Save time, Save sanity - Power Apps Live Monitor

Have you ever found yourself staring at your screen thinking, “But it worked perfectly in Dev…” only to see your app throw a tantrum in Test or Production? Maybe you even whispered a silent prayer before clicking that ‘Play’ button. We’ve all been there. And if you haven’t yet… just wait.

Well, think of Live Monitor as your app’s personal black box recorder (minus the smoke and panic 😂). It provides real-time logs of actions taken within your Power App—formulas executed, variable values, control visibility, and more. It's like opening the hood while the app is running and watching the engine work... or stall.

With the Live Monitor, I debug smarter and faster. Instead of the “it works on my machine” vibes, I get actual insights into what the app is doing—or not doing.

I can share a Live Monitor session link with users. They reproduce the issue, I watch it live with popcorn which is of course optional 😂.

I can trace logic, see variables update, functions run, and controls react as users click.

I do not do a lot of guesswork and playing “spot the bug”. I resolve/solve issues faster.

How Does It Work?

Go to Power Apps, click on the 3 eclipses and select Live Monitor.

You can add a user to the session by inputting the user's email after clicking on the "connect user" button. Copy the link and share with the affected user

Watch the magic—or mayhem—unfold in real-time.

You can filter logs, inspect values, and even export the session for in-depth analysis. Yeah, you’re officially that powerful.

With Live Monitor, you’ll spend less time saying “Hmm, strange…” and more time actually solving problems.