Add tab to channel

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Add (pin) a tab to the specified channel within a team. The app must be preinstalled in the team and have the configurableTabs property defined in the app manifest.

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service US Government L4 US Government L5 (DOD) China operated by 21Vianet

Permissions

One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.

Permission type Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account) TeamsTab.Create, TeamsTab.ReadWriteSelfForTeam, TeamsTab.ReadWriteForTeam, TeamsTab.ReadWrite.All, Group.ReadWrite.All**, Directory.ReadWrite.All**
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported.
Application TeamsTab.Create.Group*, TeamsTab.Create, TeamsTab.ReadWriteSelfForTeam.All, TeamsTab.ReadWriteForTeam.All, TeamsTab.ReadWrite.All, Group.ReadWrite.All**, Directory.ReadWrite.All**

Notes:

  • Permissions marked with * use resource-specific consent.
  • Permissions marked with ** are supported only for backward compatibility. We recommend that you update your solutions to use an alternative permission listed in the previous table and avoid using these permissions going forward.

Note: This API supports admin permissions. Global admins and Microsoft Teams service admins can access teams that they are not a member of.

HTTP request

POST /teams/{team-id}/channels/{channel-id}/tabs

Request headers

Header Value
Authorization Bearer {token}. Required.

Request body

A teamsTab.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code.

Example

Request

The following example shows a request.

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/teams/{id}/channels/{id}/tabs

{
  "displayName": "My Contoso Tab",
  "teamsApp@odata.bind" : "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/appCatalogs/teamsApps/06805b9e-77e3-4b93-ac81-525eb87513b8",
  "configuration": {
    "entityId": "2DCA2E6C7A10415CAF6B8AB6661B3154",
    "contentUrl": "https://www.contoso.com/Orders/2DCA2E6C7A10415CAF6B8AB6661B3154/tabView",
    "websiteUrl": "https://www.contoso.com/Orders/2DCA2E6C7A10415CAF6B8AB6661B3154",
    "removeUrl": "https://www.contoso.com/Orders/2DCA2E6C7A10415CAF6B8AB6661B3154/uninstallTab"
  }
}

Response

The following example shows the response.

Note: The response object shown here might be shortened for readability.

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-type: application/json

{
  "id": "794f0e4e-4d10-4bb5-9079-3a465a629eff",
  "displayName": "My Contoso Tab",
  "configuration": {
    "entityId": "2DCA2E6C7A10415CAF6B8AB6661B3154",
    "contentUrl": "https://www.contoso.com/Orders/2DCA2E6C7A10415CAF6B8AB6661B3154/tabView",
    "websiteUrl": "https://www.contoso.com/Orders/2DCA2E6C7A10415CAF6B8AB6661B3154",
    "removeUrl": "https://www.contoso.com/Orders/2DCA2E6C7A10415CAF6B8AB6661B3154/uninstallTab"
  },
  "sortOrderIndex": "20",
  "webUrl": "https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3ac2e36757ee744c569e70b385e6dd79b6%40thread.skype/tab%3a%3afd736d46-51ed-4c0b-9b23-e67ca354bb24?label=my%20%contoso%to%tab"
}

See also