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How to provide a live video source to Teams
akihv I use a Network camera as an example. This is a general question about a video source over which I have complete control. It could be my proprietary camera from which no one but me knows how to obtain the video.
zipswich Could you please check this Request device permissions for your Microsoft teams tab?
Nikitha-MSFT Thank you. I watched the video.
A Teams Tab looks like the right place for video. It supports Microsoft Stream, but Tab seems to require the content to be web-based - Tabs are Teams-aware webpages embedded in Microsoft Teams.
Nikitha-MSFT Thank you for the information. Accessing local devices is probably not an issue, but you really pointed me to the right place.
It looks like providing a video source for Teams to use as something equivalent to a webcam is not possible or very difficult. I will look at different types of Teams apps (Tabs, bots, messaging extensions, webhooks...) to see if a video can be presented. If you have any recommendations regarding which type I should look at, please let me know.