How To Add Bulk Users to MS Teams Private Channels
Microsoft Teams offers a structured platform for teams to communicate effectively. With the ability to import users in bulk using PowerShell, introducing Microsoft Teams to a new organization becomes significantly smoother and quicker.
Advantages of Bulk User Addition in Microsoft Teams:
Time Efficiency: Importing users in bulk saves time compared to adding them individually, especially in larger organizations where numerous users need access to Teams simultaneously.
Consistency: Bulk addition ensures uniform access and settings across multiple users, maintaining consistency and reducing the chance of errors or oversights.
Scalability: Scalability is enhanced as bulk addition allows for the swift expansion of Teams usage to accommodate growing teams or organizations without manual intervention for each user.
Centralized Management: Managing user access and permissions becomes more centralized and manageable, as administrators can handle large-scale user additions more efficiently.
Onboarding Ease: Simplified onboarding processes lead to smoother transitions for new users joining Teams, fostering quicker integration into team workflows and collaboration tools.
Add Bulk Members to MS Teams from CSV File
To initiate bulk user addition in a private channel, follow these steps:
Prepare a CSV file named “Users.csv” containing the users’ information:
upn |
---|
John.David@domain.com |
Daniel.Mark@domain.com |
Donald.Paul@domain.com |
Retrieve the Team ID for the desired private channel using the following commands:
Connect-MicrosoftTeams
Import-Module -Name MicrosoftTeams
Get-Team -DisplayName “Team Name”
Once you have the Team ID, insert it along with the private channel name into the script:
$TeamsID = “Enter Groupid”
$ChannelName = “Enter Private Channel Name”
# Change path to your csv file
$users = Import-Csv “C:\Temp\Users.csv”foreach ($user in $users) {
$UPN = $user.upn
Add-TeamChannelUser -GroupId $TeamsID -User $UPN -DisplayName “$ChannelName”
}
By utilizing this script, you can efficiently onboard multiple users to your Microsoft Teams private channels. Download the script files from the link provided below:
ImportUsersChannel.