Teams API

Teams Api

When to Use This Skill

USE when:

• Building bots for Microsoft 365 organizations
• Creating enterprise notification systems
• Integrating with Azure DevOps and Microsoft ecosystem
• Building approval workflows in Teams
• Automating meeting scheduling and management
• Creating messaging extensions for Teams apps
• Implementing compliance-aware messaging solutions
• Building internal tools with Adaptive Cards

DON'T USE when:

• Organization uses Slack primarily (use slack-api)
• Need simple webhooks only (use incoming webhooks directly)
• No Microsoft 365 subscription available
• Building consumer-facing chat applications
• Need real-time gaming or high-frequency updates

Prerequisites

Azure App Registration

# 1. Go to Azure Portal -> Azure Active Directory -> App registrations
# 2. New registration:
#    - Name: "Teams Bot App"
#    - Supported account types: Accounts in this organizational directory
#    - Redirect URI: Web - https://your-app.azurewebsites.net/auth

# Required API Permissions (Microsoft Graph):
# Application permissions:
# - ChannelMessage.Send           - Send channel messages

*See sub-skills for full details.*
### Python Environment Setup

```bash
# Create virtual environment
python -m venv teams-bot-env
source teams-bot-env/bin/activate  # Linux/macOS

# Install dependencies
pip install azure-identity msgraph-sdk botbuilder-core aiohttp

# Create requirements.txt
cat > requirements.txt << 'EOF'

*See sub-skills for full details.*
### Bot Framework Registration

```bash
# 1. Go to https://dev.botframework.com/bots/new
# 2. Or use Azure Portal -> Create a resource -> Bot Channels Registration

# Bot configuration:
# - Messaging endpoint: https://your-app.azurewebsites.net/api/messages
# - Microsoft App ID: from App Registration
# - Enable Teams channel

# For local development with ngrok:
ngrok http 3978
# Update messaging endpoint to ngrok URL

Version History

Resources

• Microsoft Graph API
• Bot Framework SDK
• Adaptive Cards Designer
• Teams App Manifest
• Teams Webhook Connectors

This skill provides production-ready patterns for Microsoft Teams automation, enabling enterprise messaging and collaboration workflows.

Sub-Skills

• 1. Microsoft Graph API Client
• 2. Adaptive Cards
• 3. Incoming Webhooks
• 4. Bot Framework Integration
• 5. Proactive Messaging
• 6. Meeting Automation
• Azure DevOps Pipeline Integration (+1)
• 1. Rate Limiting (+2)
• Common Issues