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How to enable a Microsoft Teams bot to work in private channels?
We have developed a bot for Microsoft Teams that can send messages to:
- Team members' personal chats
- Public channels within the team
However, when we attempt to install the bot in a private channel, we encounter the following error:
"App isn't supported in the private channel. Select another channel."
We would like to enable our bot to:
- Be installed in private channels.
- Send messages in the private channel where it is installed.
- Send messages to team members who are part of that private channel.
Is there a way to configure the bot or update its app manifest to support private channels? If so, what steps are required? Are there any limitations or additional permissions needed to achieve this?
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We do not have any ETA when this feature would be available. You can now get latest Teams platform updates by subscribing to the RSS feed
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/whats-newHi VipassanaMahale - The support for apps in private and shared channels is not yet released to external developers.
Hey, is there any update in this topic? We are looking to have a good amount of bots coming up, and most of them will need private channel enabled pretty soon.
Hi, could you please let us know when support for bots in private channels will be available?
