Overview of Code Apps

What is Code Apps?

Code Apps let developers build fully custom web apps using code-first IDEs (such as Visual Studio Code) while running on the Power Platform managed environment.

• Code-first development: Build apps with React, Vue, and JavaScript in Visual Studio Code
• Use Power Platform services in code: Access Dataverse, 1,500+ connectors callable from JavaScript
• Enterprise-grade security: Microsoft Entra authentication and authorization
• Managed hosting & deployment: Hosted within Power Platform with simple ALM
• Governance & compliance: Respect DLP, app sharing limits, tenant isolation

Prerequisites – Developer Tools

Code apps require the following tools to be installed and available via the command line:

• Visual Studio Code
• Node.js (LTS version)
• Git
• Power Apps CLI

Enable Code Apps on a Power Platform Environment

Steps for administrators:

1. As an admin, go to Power Platform admin center
2. Navigate to Manage > Environments and select an environment
3. Open Settings and expand the Product subsection Select Features

1. Navigate to the feature Power Apps code apps and use the Enable code apps toggle for enablement.

1. Select Save in the settings experience.

Licensing Requirement

• All end-users accessing or running Power Apps Code Apps must be assigned a Power Apps Premium license
• Licensing applies to both application usage and execution scenarios.

Developer Resources

• Microsoft maintains a dedicated Power Apps Code Apps GitHub repository
• The repository provides:
  1. Ready-to-use sample applications
  2. Starter templates for faster onboarding
  3. Reference implementations following recommended best practices

Issue Management & Community Feedback

• Developers can report bugs or request assistance through GitHub Issues.
• Structured templates ensure clear problem definition and faster resolution.
• Existing issues can be upvoted or commented on to highlight priority.
• Reviewing resolved issues helps teams learn from real-world use cases and implemented fixes.

Platform Limitations

• Code apps are not supported on:
  1. Power Apps Mobile application
  2. Power Apps for Windows and SharePoint Forms
• Native integration is currently unavailable for:
  1. Content Security Policy (CSP) and Storage Shared Access Signature (SAS) IP restrictions
  2. Platform-level Azure Application Insights telemetry
• Power BI direct data integration is not supported; however, apps can be embedded using Power Apps Visual

Supported Power Platform Management Capabilities

• Connector permission consent dialogs
• App sharing limits and application quarantine
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policy enforcement, and Conditional Access configuration per application
• Admin consent dialog suppression, Tenant isolation for data security
• Azure B2B external user access support, and Operational health and monitoring metrics

Related Information

• Create a Code App from Scratch