Microsoft Teams Automation Automate Microsoft Teams communication and collaboration workflows. Core Capabilities Channel Messaging message_types : simple_message : channel_id : "channel_xxx" message : "Hello, Team!" formatted_message : channel_id : "channel_xxx" content_type : "html" message : |

Weekly Update

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adaptive_card

:

channel_id

:

"channel_xxx"

card

:

type

:

"AdaptiveCard"

body

:

-

type

:

"TextBlock"

text

:

"Approval Required"

weight

:

"bolder"

-

type

:

"Input.Text"

id

:

"comment"

placeholder

:

"Add comment"

actions

:

-

type

:

"Action.Submit"

title

:

"Approve"

data

:

action

:

"approve"

Meeting Automation

meeting_creation

:

subject

:

"Weekly Standup"

start

:

"2024-01-20T09:00:00"

end

:

"2024-01-20T09:30:00"

attendees

:

-

"user1@company.com"

-

"user2@company.com"

is_online_meeting

:

true

settings

:

allow_new_time_proposals

:

true

lobby_bypass

:

"organization"

record_automatically

:

false

Incoming Webhooks

webhook_message

:

url

:

"https://outlook.webhook.office.com/..."

payload

:

"@type"

:

"MessageCard"

themeColor

:

"0076D7"

summary

:

"Deployment Complete"

sections

:

-

activityTitle

:

"Production Deployment"

activitySubtitle

:

"v2.1.0 deployed successfully"

facts

:

-

name

:

"Environment"

value

:

"Production"

-

name

:

"Duration"

value

:

"5 minutes"

markdown

:

true

potentialAction

:

-

"@type"

:

"OpenUri"

name

:

"View Dashboard"

targets

:

-

os

:

"default"

uri

:

"https://dashboard.example.com"

Bot Workflows

bot_commands

:

/status

:

description

:

"Check system status"

response

:

type

:

adaptive_card

template

:

status_card

/create-ticket

:

description

:

"Create support ticket"

parameters

:

-

title

:

required

-

priority

:

optional

action

:

create_jira_issue

/approve

{

id

}

:

description

:

"Approve request"

action

:

process_approval

response

:

"Request {{id}} approved ✓"

Integration Workflows

CI/CD Notifications

pipeline_notifications

:

on_build_start

:

channel

:

"#deployments"

card

:

title

:

"🚀 Build Started"

fields

:

-

Branch

:

"{{branch}}"

-

Triggered by

:

"{{user}}"

on_build_complete

:

channel

:

"#deployments"

card

:

title

:

"{{#if success}}✅{{else}}❌{{/if}} Build {{status}}"

fields

:

-

Duration

:

"{{duration}}"

-

Tests

:

"{{tests_passed}}/{{tests_total}}"

actions

:

-

title

:

"View Logs"

url

:

"{{logs_url}}"

Approval Workflows

approval_flow

:

trigger

:

expense_submitted

actions

:

-

send_adaptive_card

:

channel

:

"#approvals"

card

:

title

:

"Expense Approval"

body

:

"{{employee}} submitted ${{amount}}"

actions

:

-

Approve

-

Reject

-

wait_for_response

:

timeout

:

48_hours

-

process_decision

:

approved

:

update_expense_status

rejected

:

notify_submitter

Best Practices

Rate Limits

Respect Microsoft Graph limits

Adaptive Cards

Use for rich interactions

Permissions

Request minimal scopes

Threading

Reply in threads for context

Mentions

Use @mentions sparingly

Webhooks

Use for one-way notifications