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file upload option disappearing in teams bot
We have Teams bot (we're the developer).
When users first start teams, they have the file upload option available under the + button next to the type a message box.
However, shortly afterwards, this option disappears. Not all users, just some. Seems to occur for both Mac and Windows users.
Our manifest looks like this:
{
    "$schema": "https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/json-schemas/teams/v1.19/MicrosoftTeams.schema.json",
    "manifestVersion": "1.19",
    "version": "1.0.7",
    "id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
    "developer": {
        "name": "example",
        "websiteUrl": "https://www.example.com",
        "privacyUrl": "https://www.example.com/privacy",
        "termsOfUseUrl": "https://www.example.com/privacy"
    },
    "icons": {
        "outline": "example_mono.png",
        "color": "example_portrait.png"
    },
    "name": {
        "short": "example",
        "full": "example, your digital assistant"
    },
    "description": {
        "short": "example is a digital AI assistant designed to streamline your workflow.",
        "full": "example is an advanced AI-powered professional assistant developed by example, crafted to enhance productivity and efficiency in the workplace. With a focus on accuracy and a professional demeanor, example assists with information retrieval, scheduling, communication, and various tasks, ensuring that you have more time to focus on what matters most in your business."
    },
    "accentColor": "#fb9745",
    "bots": [
        {
            "botId": "yyyyyyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyyyyy",
            "scopes": [
                "personal"
            ],
            "isNotificationOnly": false,
            "supportsFiles": true,
            "commandLists": [
                {
                    "scopes": [
                        "personal",
                        "team"
                    ],
                    "commands": [
                        {
                            "title": "New",
                            "description": "Starts a new conversation"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "permissions": [
        "identity",
        "messageTeamMembers"
    ],
    "webApplicationInfo": {
        "id": "yyyyyyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyy-yyyyyyyyyyyy",
        "resource": "https://RscBasedStoreApp"
    },
    "validDomains": [
        "*.ngrok-free.app",
        "*.ngrok.app",
        "exampledev.ngrok.app"
    ]
}
```
As far as I can see from the current manifest schema, the bot needs no other scopes.
Is this a known bug or are we screwing something up with the config? Any help appreciated!
14 Replies
- barrettaboltCopper ContributorSayali-MSFTIt's not number of messages or size or number of attachments in the chat with the bot. Have tested with 4 gb of attachment and it still works fine. Another (new user) has had the issue show up pretty much straight away. What do you suggest? Is there the equivalent of the AWS Experts Marketplace where we can find a Teams Bot developer who can assist us? - Sayali-MSFTMicrosoft Hello barrettabolt, 
 Thank you for your inquiry regarding the status of the bug. We are currently checking in with the engineering team for any updates.We appreciate your patience and will inform you as soon as we have more information. Thank you! if you have any business-critical issue which need immediate attention, please raise a support request here: 
 
- RAOUF HARBEGCopper Contributorstill the same issue here as well. we noticed this while having training sessions (a lot of documents uploads). Personally, i upload the most documents (using teams MacOS and windows client) and never got the button to disappear. 
 also, i noticed the same behaviour (from user incidents) on two or three different teams' versions
 I checked with Network teams to see if anything showing on the denied urls and everything was ok
- RAOUF HARBEGCopper ContributorHi 
 same issue here since a week or two. a workaround is to uninstall and reinstall the app but it will eventually redisappear. Microsoft should fix this. any thoughts?
- barrettaboltCopper ContributorHi Sayali, 
 I'll get the Windows version for you. On Mac - 25044.2406.3471.4570.
 Reproduce: Open Teams, attach a file to bot. Wait a while, file attach option disappears
 Not sure what else I can give you tbh!- Sayali-MSFTMicrosoft Hi barrettabolt, Are you referring to these options? - barrettaboltCopper ContributorYes exactly those options Sayali-MSFT 
 
 
- Sayali-MSFTMicrosoft @barrettabolt. Thank you for your inquiry about your Teams app development issue! To assist you better, could you please provide the following details? Reproduction Steps: Please share the steps you took to encounter the issue. Documentation Links: Any specific documentation you followed that relates to your problem. Teams Client Version: What version of the Teams client are you using? Code Snippets: Relevant code snippets that illustrate the issue. This information will help us better understand the situation and provide a more accurate response. - barrettaboltCopper ContributorIn addition to the information supplied in my prior message - I have an unproven hunch that it could be related to the number of messages in the history for the bot. If you can guide me on collecting information from the support logs, happy to provide info here. Sound like others are seeing the same issue