Forum Discussion
JunjianX
Microsoft
May 21, 2026Adaptive Cards in Teams channel messages: fixed narrow width — request for width control
Hi Teams Platform team,
We post structured status reports as Adaptive Cards into a Teams channel. The card consistently renders at a fixed width of 448 px on a 1080p display at 100% scaling with a maximized Teams desktop client — well below the available channel message stream width. Wide multi-column tables get truncated or wrapped, which significantly hurts readability.
What we've tried
- No card-level `width` property exists in the Adaptive Cards schema.
- `msteams.width: "Full"` is documented to apply only to Stageview / task module / tab — silently ignored in channel messages (tested).
- Same payload via three delivery paths — Incoming Webhook, Logic App "Post adaptive card in chat or channel", and Microsoft Graph `POST /teams/{id}/channels/{id}/messages` — all render at the same narrow fixed width. The constraint is in the Teams channel-message renderer, not in any delivery layer.
Minimal repro payload (7-column results table; all field names and values replaced with generic placeholders):
{
"type": "message",
"attachments": [
{
"contentType": "application/vnd.microsoft.card.adaptive",
"content": {
"$schema": "https://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json",
"type": "AdaptiveCard",
"version": "1.5",
"msteams": { "width": "Full" },
"body": [
{
"type": "TextBlock",
"text": "Pipeline Report — run-001",
"weight": "Bolder",
"size": "Medium"
},
{
"type": "Table",
"gridStyle": "accent",
"firstRowAsHeaders": true,
"columns": [
{ "width": 2 }, { "width": 1 }, { "width": 2 },
{ "width": 1 }, { "width": 2 }, { "width": 1 }, { "width": 1 }
],
"rows": [
{
"type": "TableRow",
"cells": [
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "Col-1", "weight": "Bolder", "size": "Small" }] },
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "Col-2", "weight": "Bolder", "size": "Small" }] },
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "Col-3", "weight": "Bolder", "size": "Small" }] },
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "Δ Col-3", "weight": "Bolder", "size": "Small" }] },
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "Col-4", "weight": "Bolder", "size": "Small" }] },
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "Δ Col-4", "weight": "Bolder", "size": "Small" }] },
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "Status", "weight": "Bolder", "size": "Small" }] }
]
},
{
"type": "TableRow",
"cells": [
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "item-a", "size": "Small" }] },
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "mode-x", "size": "Small" }] },
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "0.000/0.000","size": "Small" }] },
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "+0.00%", "size": "Small", "color": "Good" }] },
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "0.000/0.000","size": "Small" }] },
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "-0.00%", "size": "Small", "color": "Attention" }] },
{ "type": "TableCell", "items": [{ "type": "TextBlock", "text": "✅ Pass", "size": "Small" }] }
]
}
]
}
]
}
}
]
}
`msteams.width: "Full"` is present but has no visible effect in the channel message context.
Feature request
Either of:
- Honor `msteams.width: "Full"` in channel-message context (not just Stageview/task module/tab), OR
- Add a card-level property (e.g. `msteams.channelWidth: "Full" | "Default"`) explicitly scoped to channel messages.
Is this a known limitation with an existing tracking item, or should we also file it on the M365 Feedback Portal for upvotes?
Thanks!