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how to add multiple users in teams chat in one go
how to add multiple users in teams chat in one go it doesnt accept any semicolon nor comma. I want to add bulk users in chat and start the chat
alitaqvi You can start a group chat with multiple users if you are typing their names and select each one as they are suggested. I'm going to guess your trying to copy/paste some list into chat?
Try creating a url link that follows the deep link format, it will accept multiple users as a comma separated list of upns
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/chat/0/0?users=<user1>,<user2>,...&topicName=<chat name>&message=<precanned text>Click the link and you'll get a group chat
Limit of URL characters seems to be 2048, how can I add a user list which creates a 2469 character URL?
There seriously has to be a better way than this right Microsoft?
Dynamic distribution list perhaps, like Communicator/Skype had?
The Outlook reply by IM is elegant but you first have to have an email with the required users to reply to.
Not going to email 100 people with a blank email.
Limit of URL characters seems to be 2048, how can I add a user list which creates a 2469 character URL?
I would suggest that you leave off some people and then add them in manually later. It still gets you farther ahead than otherwise.
Ah yeah that's pretty much the only solution if doing it by deep URL manipulation but with 100+ people adding manually one by one isn't an option.
Microsoft needs to fix this, it's a productivity killer for something that should be as simple as adding a DL.
