MC808160 - Microsoft Teams: Office 365 Connectors feature retires starting August 15, 2024

Update July 22,December 11, 2024 - Reminder: Users need to update their Webhook URLs by January 31, 2025, to ensure their notifications continue posting to Microsoft Teams. For more information on how to do this, please refer to the October 16th update below.

Updated October 16, 2024: DueUpdated information related to customer feedbackOffice 365 Connectors Retirement in Teams - Webhook URL Migration. Thank you for your patience.

 As shared in the last communication, we are publishing guidance for owners of webhook-based connectors to update their URLs with a new structure. To allow ample time for replacing URLs, connector owners will have received arounduntil January 31, 2025, which is an extension from our previous deadline of December 31, 2024. See below for complete guidance.

Webhook-based connectors within the footer message, we have decidedO365 Connectors service in Teams are transitioning to remove it froma new URL structure due to the cardsimplementation of further service hardening updates. During this transition, you may receive notifications to update your configured connector to use the new URL. We strongly recommend that are posted.

Weyou update your connector immediately to prevent any disruption to connector services. URLs for all webhook-based connectors must be updated by January 31, 2025 for the connectors to continue posting messages into Teams. Keep in mind the entire O365 Connectors service in Teams will be retiringretired at the Microsoft Office 365 connectors feature in Microsoftend of 2025, so consider moving your webhooks to the Workflows app within Teams starting August 15, 2024, and ending October 1, 2024. For similar functionality, we recommend using the Workflows app in Microsoft Teams, where we will continue to invest our development resources. As we strive for continuous improvement, the shift toward Power Automate workflows represents our commitment to providing scalable, flexible, and secure solutions. Power Automate workflows not only offer enhanced capabilities but also ensure that your integrations are built on a platform that can grow with your business needs. avoid conducting another migration. Documentation: Create incoming webhooks with Workflows for Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support

How this will affect your organization:

We will gradually roll outThis change is needed only for webhook-based Connectors such as Incoming Webhook and third-party connectors where a URL is provided for posting messages. The change is not required for polling-based connectors such as RSS.

To update webhook URLs for existing O365 Connectors, follow these steps: Manage Microsoft 365 connectors and custom connectors - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Learn

1. Go to Manage Channel in a Teams channel, select Edit under the Connectors option, and select Configured section. Review the existing connections listed on this change in two phases: page.

2.Do one of the following to generate a new URL:

• Effective August 15, 2024: AllFor connectors that contain a webhook URL, select Manage and Update URL.
• For other types of connectors, remove the connector and recreate the connector configuration.

3. Replace the old URL with the new connector creation will be blockedURL (or the new connection in all clouds.

What you need to do to prepare:

This changeThe below dates are still unchanged and were communicated in previous updates:

• Entire O365 Connector service in Teams will happen automatically onretire in December 2025.
• Developers will no longer be able to create new Office 365 Connectors from the specified dates listed above. No admin action is required. Please notify your usersDeveloper Portal starting August 15th, 2024.

Additional documentation:

Create incoming webhooks with Workflows for Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support

Browse and add workflows in Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Support

Note about this change, update relevant documentation as appropriate,parity features for the Workflows app

We are currently developing a method for webhooks in the Workflow app to support the following scenarios and will share more details before March 30, 2025.

• Post messageCard formatted message payloads (so you do not have to reformat the Browse and add workflows in Microsoft Teams support article.

  Learn more about the retirement of Microsoft Office 365 connectors and migrating to Workflows

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• Post to private channels