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Apr 01, 2022

Unable to use Clipboard API in custom Teams App

Hi, Im trying to develop a teams app, and an integral part of the app is to be able to copy a string to the clipboad of the user. The app works fine when viewed in the browser (not as an embe...

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OliKIspan
May 09, 2022
Hi, ChetanSharma-msft

This does unfortunately not work, I'm pretty sure the problem is that teams doesn't allow the Clipboard API within the embedded page container.

And i think there currently is no way to get that permission.

Prasad_Das-MSFT

Microsoft

OliKIspan - Could you please refer below doc and check if it helps: Clipboard API - Web APIs | MDN (mozilla.org)

ChetanSharma-msft

Microsoft

May 04, 2022

OliKIspan - If above answer is helpful, could you please accept it for more visibility?

OliKIspan
Copper Contributor
May 09, 2022
Hi, ChetanSharma-msft

This does unfortunately not work, I'm pretty sure the problem is that teams doesn't allow the Clipboard API within the embedded page container.

And i think there currently is no way to get that permission.
- Prasad_Das-MSFT
  Microsoft
  May 11, 2022
  OliKIspan -
  Technically, this would be supported by the browser Permissions Policy, by adding an option to the allow attribute of the embedded iframe.
  https://web.dev/async-clipboard/#permissions-policy-integration
  Please also refer similar thread: Clipboard API has been blocked because of a Feature Policy applied to the current document. iframe on Chrome · Issue #1767 · instructure/canvas-lms (github.com)

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