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How to enable bot to be added to Teams group conversation

I built a web app bot in Azure with https://www.qnamaker.ai/. My teammates can also access the bot if they have the link to the Teams channel of the bot. But I can't add the bot to a group/channel in Teams.

How do I enable the bot to be added to group Conversation？

Solution

  • First, some clarification of terms:

    • teams Also called channel conversations, visible to all members of the channel.
    • personal Conversations between bots and a single user.
    • groupChat Chat between a bot and two or more users. Also enables your bot in meeting chats.

    To allow your bot to chat in a team or group chat in App Studio:

    Under the "Bots" tab (you may need to click Edit, next to your bot), ensure the appropriate scope is selected:

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    Then, under "Test and distribute", use "Add to a chat" to add it to an existing group chat, or "Add to a team" to add it to a Team to use in Channels chats:

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