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Graph Api adding tab to MSTeams error: "needs to be in an unblocked state to install/update a tab"

Karen Adams 76 Reputation points
2021-01-05T23:00:00.327+00:00

I get this error on this graph api request (for adding a tab to a MSTeams team):
Request:
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams/fe3b256f-6407-41fb-962c-4cef48e85b6d/channels/19:6418b36ec8a242a48d817b08c9362a50@thread.tacv2/tabs

{"displayName":"hello","teamsApp@odata.bind":"https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps/a79c6959-0c6d-4353-a22c-682611b86c5f","configuration":{"entityId":"9c2fbbf5-bf26-4ef7-9401-abe8d03d2c17","contentUrl":"https://fast-snake-22.loca.lt/teams/tabs/dash","removeUrl":"https://fast-snake-22.loca.lt/teams/tabs/remove","websiteUrl":"https://fast-snake-22.loca.lt/personal/tab"}}

Response:
{
"error": {
"code": "BadRequest",
"message": "App id a79c6959-0c6d-4353-a22c-682611b86c5f needs to be installed to the team fe3b256f-6407-41fb-962c-4cef48e85b6d:19:6418b36ec8a242a48d817b08c9362a50@thread.tacv2 and be in an unblocked state to install/update a tab",
"innerError": {
"date": "2021-01-05T22:25:03",
"request-id": "487a5591-d81e-4abb-a3f3-65fb620d5d36",
"client-request-id": "62e00982-09cf-1811-c501-fb43f9f4c3de"
}
}
}

Question: I don't understand what it means to be in "unblocked state." My app is installed on the team so that is not the error

Any help is greatly appreciated.

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  1. Marcin Wojciechowski 6 Reputation points MVP
    2022-06-09T10:36:11.103+00:00

    Hi all,
    To enable the app in a team use:
    POST: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams/{team-id}/installedApps
    {
    "teamsApp@odata.bind": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps/{app-id-of-your-app-from-teams-app-catalog}"
    }

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  2. Mallipriya-MSFT 91 Reputation points
    2021-01-15T06:23:22.79+00:00

    @Karen Adams , Just to confirm you created teams app > downloaded manifest > made changes to manifest > uploaded it to channel in specific team > then using graph call? Is my understanding correct? Could you please provide repro steps so that help us quickly resolve question.

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  3. Manish-MSFT 256 Reputation points
    2021-01-19T09:43:09.577+00:00

    @Karen Adams : In order to add tab in teams, You need to have a corresponding app that must be already installed in that team.

    image

    More info on that here

    I just successfully install/update tab in channel in teams.

    Here are the steps that I followed.

    1. Created a tab and sideloaded in it in teams.
    2. Send a GET request to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams/{team id}/channels/{channel}/tabs and got the json data. It will be in the json format as shown below {
      "id": "16824248-f784-4e08-bd57-e3c73947c967",
      "displayName": "AAD SSO Tab Sample",
      "webUrl": "https://teams.microsoft.com/l/entity/69d556a2-7dbc-4ecc-a120-39949a139035/_djb2_msteams_prefix_9a194990-3431-4cb0-a4e7-6a1be263e7f6?label=AAD+SSO+Tab+Sample&context=%7b%0d%0a++%22canvasUrl%22%3a+%22https%3a%2f%2f4d43ec148b9b.ngrok.io%2fssoDemo%22%2c%0d%0a++%22channelId%22%3a+%2219%3ac541d3cdf1664612b53387a5cd4081f1%40thread.skype%22%2c%0d%0a++%22subEntityId%22%3a+null%0d%0a%7d&groupId=f2f36090-8910-4110-a861-cd60147298e5&tenantId=0d9b645f-597b-41f0-a2a3-ef103fbd91bb",
      "configuration": {
      "entityId": "https://4d43ec148b9b.ngrok.io/ssoDemo",
      "contentUrl": "https://4d43ec148b9b.ngrok.io/ssoDemo",
      "removeUrl": null,
      "websiteUrl": null,
      "dateAdded": "2021-01-19T08:22:29.945Z"
      }
      }
      1. Created a POST request to https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams/{team id}/channels/{channel}/tabs and in response I have added "teamsApp@odata.bind" below with Property with same id which is present in weburl property after /entity/{id} i.e.69d556a2-7dbc-4ecc-a120-39949a139035. Your request must look like below. {
        "id": "16824248-f784-4e08-bd57-e3c73947c967",
        "displayName": "AAD SSO Tab Sample Manish",
        "teamsApp@odata.bind": "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps/69d556a2-7dbc-4ecc-a120-39949a139035",
        "webUrl": "https://teams.microsoft.com/l/entity/69d556a2-7dbc-4ecc-a120-39949a139035/_djb2_msteams_prefix_9a194990-3431-4cb0-a4e7-6a1be263e7f6?label=AAD+SSO+Tab+Sample&context=%7b%0d%0a++%22canvasUrl%22%3a+%22https%3a%2f%2f4d43ec148b9b.ngrok.io%2fssoDemo%22%2c%0d%0a++%22channelId%22%3a+%2219%3ac541d3cdf1664612b53387a5cd4081f1%40thread.skype%22%2c%0d%0a++%22subEntityId%22%3a+null%0d%0a%7d&groupId=f2f36090-8910-4110-a861-cd60147298e5&tenantId=0d9b645f-597b-41f0-a2a3-ef103fbd91bb",
        "configuration": {
        "entityId": "https://4d43ec148b9b.ngrok.io/ssoDemo",
        "contentUrl": "https://4d43ec148b9b.ngrok.io/ssoDemo",
        "removeUrl": null,
        "websiteUrl": null,
        "dateAdded": "2021-01-19T08:22:29.945Z"
        }
        }
      2. You have successfully added a new tab

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    Thanks,

    Manish Chitre

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  4. Marvin the Android 1 Reputation point
    2021-11-04T13:51:20.36+00:00

    Hi Manish,

    Did you find a way to install / enable / unblock an app in a teams channel via the graph API?
    I'd like to be able to do that - am using the graph API to provision teams / channels for projects and would like to add apps to tabs as part of the process.
    Thanks!

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