Can a bot create a new private channel programatically?

Bhaskar Gandavabi 21 Reputation points
2022-04-28T18:38:23.5+00:00

I am trying to create a bot (a Teams app) that can create new private channels as needed. Is that possible? I am able to do this in Slack and was wondering if the same is possible in Microsoft Teams

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  1. Prasad-MSFT 5,616 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2022-05-05T05:31:08.107+00:00

    Please refer below doc which explains how to create private channel using Graph API
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/channel-post?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http#example-2-create-private-channel-on-behalf-of-user

    Thanks,

    Prasad Das

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  1. Bhaskar Gandavabi 21 Reputation points
    2022-05-09T19:59:12.94+00:00

    I have a followup question. I am trying to write a Teams App that uses an Azure Bot. When I login to Graph Explorer, I am able to run these commands and successfully create a channel. But, when I try to use the Microsoft AppID/Secret combination to obtain an access token outside of Graph Explorer (I am using Postman), I am getting an error that my access token is wrong or I do not have a valid Office 365 subscription. I am trying to develop a Teams App that I can list on Microsoft Teams Appstore. In that case, I want my code to be able to run anyone's Teams installation not just my own.