How to Connect to Microsoft Teams with PowerShell?

Requirement: Connec to Microsoft Teams using PowerShell.

Step 1: Install Microsoft Teams PowerShell Module

To start with, you need to install the PowerShell module for Microsoft Teams. Check if you have teams module installed already by: 

Get-module *teams* 

If its not installed already, Here is how to install the Microsoft Teams PowerShell module.

• Open Windows PowerShell with “Run as Administrator”, and Enter

  Install-Module -Name MicrosoftTeams

• Confirm the prompt by entering “A” Yes to All. The module will start to download and install.

  

Update Teams Module: To update teams module, run:

Update-Module MicrosoftTeams

Step 2: Connect to Microsoft Teams using PowerShell

Once you have the Teams PowerShell module is installed, you can connect to Teams using 

Connect-MicrosoftTeams

You’ll get a popup to enter your credentials.

You can also use -Credentials parameter to get the credentials and connect.

#Connect to Microsoft Teams
Connect-MicrosoftTeams -Credential (Get-Credential)

Make sure you have either a global administrator or Teams service administrator rights prior to connecting to teams. Although any team owner/member can connect to Teams with PowerShell, their permissions are limited with in the teams.

Step 3: Start using Cmdlets for Microsoft Teams

Once you established the connectivity with Microsoft Teams, you can start using PowerShell cmdlets available. E.g. Let’s get a list of Microsoft Teams using PowerShell

#Connect to Microsoft Teams
Connect-MicrosoftTeams -Credential (Get-Credential)

#Get all Teams
Get-Team

Get All PowerShell Cmdlets available in Teams Module

To get all available cmdlets for Teams, you can use:

Get-Command -Module MicrosoftTeams