Build a bot by using Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
A bot, commonly called a chat bot, communicates with users through conversations. Users interact with bots by sending and receiving messages through a chat interface. In this module, you'll learn how to use Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code to build a bot for Microsoft Teams.
Learning objectives
When you finish this module, you'll able to:
- Use Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code to build a bot that can send proactive messages to Teams.
- Use Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code to create a new app for Teams.
- Proactively send interactive cards in messages to Teams.
Prerequisites
- Global Administrator access to a Microsoft 365 tenant with uploading Teams custom apps enabled.
- Basic understanding of Microsoft Teams and extensibility points for apps. We recommend that you complete the Introduction to building apps for Microsoft Teams training module.
- Ability to develop applications by using JavaScript.
- Visual Studio Code with the Teams Toolkit extension installed.
- Node JS v16.x or v18.x installed.
- Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome web browser installed.