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How to Deploy a Bot Application to All Chats and Channels in Microsoft Teams for Enterprise?
Hi,
I have developed a bot application for Microsoft Teams and am looking for an enterprise-level solution to deploy it. The goal is to allow an admin to install the app across all chats and channels without requiring users or team owners to manually add the bot.By chat and channels I mean adding bot as a member in all chats and all channels.
Specifically, I want to know:
- Is there a way to achieve this deployment through the Teams Admin Center or another native Microsoft Teams feature?
- Can the app be added automatically to all chats (personal and group) and channels across the tenant?
- If not directly possible, what alternatives or automation solutions, such as Microsoft Graph API, can be used for this purpose?
- Is it possible to add my bot application to private, shared and standard channels?
I am looking for the most efficient approach, suitable for large-scale enterprise environments, without requiring manual interaction from individual users or team owners.
Does MS Teams provides such a way. Any insights, examples, or guidance on best practices would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Meghana-MSFTMicrosoft
Hi salmannaeem17 -
- As an admin, you use app setup policies to install and pin apps for users. Please refer the following doc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-app-setup-policies
- Currently it is not possible to add an app automatically to all chats and channels across tenant.
- There is no alternative to add to all chats/channels across tenant. However please refer these Graph APIs to add app to specific users, chats, teams etc. Please refer this doc for Proactive app installation in Teams - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/graph-api/proactive-bots-and-messages/graph-proactive-bots-and-messages?tabs=dotnet#proactive-app-installation-in-teams
- Currently bots are not supported in private/shared channels.
