Create an Incoming Webhook

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03/09/2022
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An Incoming Webhook lets external applications to share content in Microsoft Teams channels. The webhooks are used as tools to track and notify. The webhooks provide a unique URL, to send a JSON payload with a message in card format. Cards are user interface containers that include content and actions related to a single topic. You can use cards in the following capabilities:

Bots
Messaging extensions
Connectors

Key features of an Incoming Webhook

The following table provides the features and description of an Incoming Webhook:

Features	Description
Adaptive Cards using an Incoming Webhook	Adaptive Cards can be sent through Incoming Webhooks. For more information, see Send Adaptive Cards using Incoming Webhooks.
Actionable messaging support	Actionable message cards are supported in all Office 365 groups including Teams. If you send messages through cards, you must use the actionable message card format. For more information, see legacy actionable message card reference and message card playground.
Independent HTTPS messaging support	Cards provide information clearly and consistently. Any tool or framework that can send HTTPS POST requests can send messages to Teams through an Incoming Webhook.
Markdown support	All text fields in actionable messaging cards support basic Markdown. Do not use HTML markup in your cards. HTML is ignored and treated as plain text.
Scoped configuration	Incoming Webhook is scoped and configured at the channel level.
Secure resource definitions	Messages are formatted as JSON payloads. This declarative messaging structure prevents the insertion of malicious code.

Note

Teams bots, messaging extensions, Incoming Webhook, and the Bot Framework support Adaptive Cards. Adaptive Cards is an open cross card platform framework that is used in all platforms such as Windows, Android, iOS, and so on. Currently, Teams connectors don't support Adaptive Cards. However, it is possible to create a flow that posts Adaptive Cards to a Teams channel.
For more information on cards and webhooks, see Adaptive cards and Incoming Webhooks.

Create an Incoming Webhook

To add an Incoming Webhook to a Teams channel, follow these steps:

Open the channel in which you want to add the webhook and select ••• More options from the top navigation bar.
Select Connectors from the dropdown menu:
Search for Incoming Webhook and select Add.
Select Configure, provide a name, and upload an image for your webhook if necessary:
Copy and save the unique webhook URL present in the dialog window. The URL maps to the channel and you can use it to send information to Teams. Select Done.

The webhook is available in the Teams channel.

You can create and send actionable messages through Incoming Webhook or Office 365 Connector. For more information, see Create and send messages.

Note

In Teams, select Settings > Member permissions > Allow members to create, update, and remove connectors, so that any team member can add, modify, or delete a connector.