ActionMicrosoft TeamsUpdated September 2026

How do I send a Teams channel message?

Short answer: You can send teams channel message in Microsoft Teams by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Microsoft Teams Send Teams Channel Message action to a workflow, map its 3 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Send Teams Channel Message in Microsoft Teams — start free All 9 Microsoft Teams actions

Send Teams Channel Message in Microsoft Teams — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Team ID team_id	string	Required	Team ID. Example: 19:abc123@thread.tacv2
Channel ID channel_id	string	Required	Channel ID. Example: 19:def456@thread.tacv2
Message content	string	Required	Message content (supports HTML)

Sample request

{
  "team_id": "e.g. 19:abc123@thread.tacv2",
  "channel_id": "e.g. 19:def456@thread.tacv2",
  "content": "e.g. <b>Build deployed!</b> Version 2.1.0 is now live."
}

Returns

{
  "id": "msg123",
  "body": {
    "content": "Build deployed!"
  },
  "createdDateTime": "2025-01-15T12:00:00Z"
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Send Teams Channel Message.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Gmail → Microsoft Teams

1 Gmail triggers

Slack → Microsoft Teams

13 Slack triggers

Google Sheets → Microsoft Teams

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Microsoft Teams

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Send Teams Channel Message.

What does the Send Teams Channel Message action do in Microsoft Teams?

Posts a new message to a specific channel with optional rich content (Adaptive Cards). The base hook for "external event → post to team channel" workflows.

What inputs does Send Teams Channel Message require?

Required: Team ID, Channel ID, Message. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Microsoft Teams returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Microsoft Teams returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Send Teams Channel Message support batch operations?

Run Send Teams Channel Message inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Microsoft Teams's rate limits.

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