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Mention Teams or Channel in the message post

This sample mention teams or channel in the message post.

Power AutomateMicrosoft Teams

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Manish Solanki

Last updated: Mar 2, 2025
Category: Cloud flows
Premium license: Not required
Experimental features: No

From idea to implementation

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Summary

This sample mention team or channel in the message post. This flow can be used as a child flow to mention team or channel in message based on the values of input parameters.

Flow overview

Applies to

Compatibility

Contributors

Manish Solanki

Version history

Version	Date	Comments
1.0	Mar 2, 2025	Initial release

Features

This sample illustrates the following concepts:

Mention team to channel in message post using standard connectors
Standard action 'Send a Microsoft Graph HTTP request'
Graph API call to to mention team or channel using standard teams action
Child flow with input parameters
Reusablility of child flow
Expression

Prerequisites

Connection References

The solution includes a connection references.

Microsoft Teams Connection

Flow Input Parameters

Following are the flow input variables.

Parameter	Type	Details
Mention To	Drop Down List	Option to choose mention (team or channel).
Teams Name	String	Display name of the Microsoft Teams.
Channel Name	String	Display name of the Microsoft Teams Channel.
Message Text	String	Text message in the post.

Minimal Path to Awesome

Using the solution zip

Download the .zip from the solution folder
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Using the source code

You can also use the Power Apps CLI to pack the source code by following these steps:

Clone the repository to a local drive
Pack the source files back into a solution .zip file:
```
pac solution pack --zipfile pathtodestinationfile --folder pathtosourcefolder --processCanvasApps
```
Making sure to replace pathtosourcefolder to point to the path to this sample's sourcecode folder, and pathtodestinationfile to point to the path of this solution's .zip file (located under the solution folder)
Within Power Apps Studio, import the solution .zip file using Solutions > Import Solution and select the .zip file you just packed.

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Disclaimer

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