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MichaelDelpach
Brass Contributor
May 27, 2022

Sharing failed: Sharing web is blocked for Teams channel site

Hi all,

 

We have been previously able to share a SharePoint Online site that's created through a Private Channel with internal/external people. The reason for doing this is mostly because we don't want them in the Team which can provide them with access to other Standard Channels.

 

Recently, I have noticed that that "Site permissions" link is no longer available in SharePoint Online sites created through Private Channels.

 

I manually created the URL by adding "_layouts/15/people.aspx" and accessing the page, but I still can't add internet or external members. The error I receive is: Sharing failed: Sharing web is blocked for Teams channel site.

 

 Screenshot with error:

 

 

Do you know if this is something Microsoft has changed, or an inadvertent setting change in SharePoint or Teams Admin Center?

 

Before or SharePoint Online site of a Team:

Now in SharePoint Online Sites created through Private Channels:

 

Thanks,
Michael

 

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  • AlexBoal's avatar
    AlexBoal
    Copper Contributor
    Jun 07, 2022

    Hello MichaelDelpach, i had the same issue.

    First of all sorry about my bad english 😅

     

    I tried share from a private channel on teams, then i can't share with another external users.

    You should use a public channel in your team.

     

    Alex

    • MichaelDelpach's avatar
      MichaelDelpach
      Brass Contributor
      Jun 30, 2022
      Hi Alex,

      Sorry, I cannot take that as a workaround/solution. The whole point of me using a Private Channel is because I don't want the content in that channel to be accessible by the entire Team.

      Regards,
      Michael
      • jerome190's avatar
        jerome190
        Copper Contributor
        Jan 09, 2025

        Hi MichaelDelpach

        I tried the solution suggested by AlexBoal and I could share the private site to user in my organisation but could not share with my gmail account (external account) that is not defined in my organisation directory. As suggested by Alex, using a standard channels (public) that you create, you could define who could access to it and you can also add external user as a guest. If you need help to do so, i invite you to consult this page (Add guests to a team in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support)

        Regards

        Jerome

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