Sharepoint News Connectors Not Working (2024.04.08)

Question

I get the following when I try to add a connector to a sharepoint site. I am trying to get a TEAMS feed to load on my sharepoint site as a landing page for the organization.

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TECHNICAL DETAILS

ERROR: Office 365 Connectors relies on groups, and we can't find a group identifier for this site. Contact the site owner. CALL STACK: Error: Office 365 Connectors relies on groups, and we can't find a group identifier for this site. Contact the site owner. at r.onInit (https://res-2-gcc.cdn.office.net/files/sp-client/sp-connector-webpart_en-us_8955bfc75afcc8a14527.js:9:33659) at i._onInViewport (https://res-2-gcc.cdn.office.net/files/sp-client/sp-pages-assembly_en-us_44ab8f8a2e1b08bd1dd3284bfa48ef13.js:247:43205) at https://res-2-gcc.cdn.office.net/files/sp-client/sp-pages-assembly_en-us_44ab8f8a2e1b08bd1dd3284bfa48ef13.js:247:39331 at new Promise (<anonymous>) at i._internalFirstTimeRender (https://res-2-gcc.cdn.office.net/files/sp-client/sp-pages-assembly_en-us_44ab8f8a2e1b08bd1dd3284bfa48ef13.js:247:39249) at a._renderWebPart (https://res-2-gcc.cdn.office.net/files/sp-client/sp-pages-assembly_en-us_44ab8f8a2e1b08bd1dd3284bfa48ef13.js:247:82575) at https://res-2-gcc.cdn.office.net/files/sp-client/sp-pages-assembly_en-us_44ab8f8a2e1b08bd1dd3284bfa48ef13.js:247:63342

Answer 1

Hey Chad, you're encountering an issue with adding a connector to get a Teams feed on your SharePoint landing page. The error message indicates that Office 365 Connectors rely on groups, and the system can't find a group identifier for the site.

This issue is likely related to the configuration of Office 365 Groups and SharePoint site settings. Office 365 Connectors are designed to work with Office 365 Groups, and if the SharePoint site is not linked to an Office 365 Group, or if there's a problem with the group's settings, it could result in the error you're seeing.

Hopefully it's as easy as group-enabling the site:

1. Check if the SharePoint site is connected to an Office 365 Group. If it's not, consider creating a group for the site or connecting it to an existing group.