MS Teams BotInstall

Summary

Send a message to a Microsoft Teams conversation using the Bot Framework by specifying the service URL, conversation ID, and message content with optional formatting and additional fields.

Inputs

• Service URL (required) — The service URL from the Bot Framework activity, e.g., https://smba.trafficmanager.net/amer/
• Conversation ID (required) — The conversation ID to which the message will be sent
• Message Text (required) — The text content of the message to send
• Message Type (required) — The format of the message text; can be text, HTML, or markdown
• Attachments — A JSON array string defining any attachments to include with the message
• Entities — A JSON array string of entities such as mentions to include with the message
• Suggested Actions — A JSON object string defining suggested actions to include with the message

Output shape

a single JSON object representing the created message activity response, including the message ID and other metadata

Returns the raw JSON response from the Bot Framework POST /activities endpoint. If an error occurs, detailed error messages are provided. The output can be used to track or update the sent message.

Examples

Example 1: Basic message sending

Service URL, Conversation ID, message text as plain text, and message type set to text

Example 2: Sending a message with attachments and mentions

Includes JSON for attachments and entities fields to enrich message content

Example 3: Sending a markdown formatted message

Sets message type to markdown and provides markdown text in message text field

Links

• n8n community nodes installation guide