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Rono Jacob
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May 23, 2025

Default Graph APIs or Teams Export APIs to access Teams User Private Chat for backup

Hi ,
Shall I use Default Graph APIs or Teams Export APIs to access Teams User Private Chat for backup ? What are your recommendations ?

I am planning to use Teams Export APIs to access Teams User Private Chat for backup. These APIs are charged though, based on count of messages accessed.

There are free Default Graph APIs to achieve the same goal. Functionality wise they are almost same but the free Default Graph APIs are not recommended for large scale backup. These APIs have high throttling rate.

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  • The "default" API is also metered (paid) one, when used in the context of getting all chats. You can only get the current user's chats for free.

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