Connecting Teams

Setting up Microsoft Teams with Aptible AI involves 2 steps: installing our custom teams app, and adding the bot to the teams where you want to ask it questions.

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Authorize Aptiblebot and Download Custom Teams App

1. Navigate here to Authorize Aptiblebot to grant it the requested permissions.
2. Once you are redirected to the Settings page, click the “Download App Package” button, and save the .zip file to your computer (we’ll use this later).

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Enable Custom Teams Apps

1. Log in to the Microsoft Teams Admin Portal.
2. In the sidebar, navigate to Teams apps → Setup policies.
3. In the table that appears, click “Global (Org-wide default)”.

4. Ensure that the “Upload custom apps” switch is enabled, and click “Save” at the bottom of the page.

5. In the sidebar, navigate to Teams apps → Manage Apps.
6. In the upper left of the page, click the “Org-wide app settings” button.

7. Ensure that the “Custom apps” switch is enabled, and click “Save”.

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Install the Custom Aptiblebot App

1. Log in to the Microsoft Teams Admin Portal.
2. In the sidebar, navigate to Teams apps → Manage Apps.
3. At the top of the table, click “Upload new app”.

4. In the modal that appears, click “Upload” and select the zip file that you downloaded after authorizing Aptiblebot.

5. You will see a success message once the bot is installed.

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Add Aptiblebot to a Team

1. Open your Microsoft Teams app (you can also use your browser, if you like).
2. In the sidebar, navigate to Apps.
3. In the search bar, type “aptiblebot”.
4. Click the “Aptiblebot” search result.

5. Click “Add to a team”.

6. Select the Team where you want Aptiblebot installed and click “Set up a bot”.

7. You’ll be redirected to your team channel, and Aptiblebot will post a welcome message.
8. Repeat for any additional Teams for which you want Aptiblebot installed.