Microsoft Teams: Major Update – Office 365 Connectors feature retires starting August 15, 2024 – time to act if we are using Office connectors in Teams

Microsoft Teams channel : Office Connectors
Microsoft Teams channel : Office Connectors

Hi All,

Greetings for the day!

Today, sharing MAJOR UPDATE related to Microsoft Teams.

MAJOR UPDATE – The Microsoft Teams Office 365 Connectors feature will be retired between August 15, 2024, and January 1, 2025

Details

  • The Microsoft Teams Office 365 Connectors feature will be retired between August 15, 2024, and January 1, 2025. 
  • Microsoft advise us to switch to the Workflows app in Teams for similar functionality.
  • New connector creation will be blocked from August 15, 2024.
  • Existing connectors will stop working from October 1, 2024.
  • Microsoft will notify us and redirect to relevant support articles for guidance.
  • Power Automate workflows not only offer enhanced capabilities but also ensure that our integrations are built on a platform that can grow with business needs.

Office 365 Connectors

  • Office connectors in Microsoft Teams deliver content and service updates directly from third-party services into a Teams channel. 
  • By using Office connectors, users can receive updates from popular services such as Azure DevOps Services, Trello, Wunderlist, GitHub, and more.
  • Office connectors post these updates directly into the chat stream.
  • This functionality makes it easy for all team members to stay in sync and informed on relevant information.
  • We have detailed article to verify of connectors are configured in my tenant.
Microsoft Teams channel : Office Connectors
fig : Microsoft Teams channel : Office Connectors

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  1. Yogesh Meher says:

    Thanks for sharing special updates!!!

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