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Copper Contributor

Aug 13, 2020

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teams and bulk adding of members

When I set up a new team or a channel under a team, I noticed that I have to add each name one at a time. It's really tedious, and it seems like an easy add just to cut and paste a bunch of emails fr...

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ChrisHoardMVP
Aug 13, 2020
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Allow bulk adding of team members via .csv file. · Community (microsoft.com)

To be able to bulk add via CSV

Another way you can do it today, if you are an administrator and now how, is Powershell. You can do this with the Teams Powershell module. Lots of guides online. Gallery here

PowerShell Gallery | MicrosoftTeams 3.0.0

Alternatives are groups or Power Automate

Hope that answers your question

Best, Chris

missyllane

Copper Contributor

Aug 12, 2021

ChristianBergstrom Thanks for the reply. Sadly that must be specific to a special type of group. I do not have the ability to "Bulk Import" as the video suggests. That is the very request I am asking for. Is there something special about how that group was configured that allows for that feature?

ChristianJBergstrom

MVP

Aug 12, 2021

You can ”bulk add” by using groups today, if users outside of your org. add the Chrome extension and copy/paste as the video instructs.

missyllane
Copper Contributor
Aug 13, 2021
ChristianJBergstrom I appreciate you following up with me. I cannot find this extension on the web store. It seems it may not be available any more? I found another video showing this direct link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/refined-mircosoft-teams/bipffdldhfcecjhcgklheahpkocojfk?hl=en I've searched as many ways as I can find. This was the only entry I could find in ChromeStats...
I appreciate any guidance.