Is there any way to trigger an event when the MSteams bot is opened

Question

Is it possible to get a webhook, payload or event notification, when we open the MS teams bot.

Currently we are getting webhook payloads only when a message is sent in the bot. Is there any way to trigger an event when the MS teams bot or MS team app is opened.

I want to send greeting message to that user from my bot when user open MS team application.

Answer 1

Hello Elvin Khunt,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A and thank you for posting your questions here.

Problem

I understand that you would like to have a webhook, or event trigger to send greeting message to users from your bot when they open MS team application.

Solution

Yes, you can trigger an event when a Microsoft Teams bot is opened by utilizing the conversationUpdate activity type. This activity is sent to the bot when a user starts a new conversation with the bot or adds the bot to a team.

To send a greeting message to a user when they open the Microsoft Teams application and interact with your bot, you need to handle the conversationUpdate activity. This activity is triggered in various scenarios, including when the bot is added to a team or a user starts a new conversation with the bot. However, there is no direct way to detect when a user opens the Teams application itself, as Teams does not provide an event for that specific action.

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