teams_read_channel_messages

Microsoft Teams · macOS · Windows

Effect: read (strongest supported action). Status: gated.

Gated means the tool requires an installed app, a connected account, permission, or runtime availability. Check those requirements on the listed platform before using it.

macOS

Purpose

Reads the most recent posts of a Microsoft Teams channel (team_id from teams_list_teams, channel_id from teams_list_channels), oldest first, from Microsoft 365. Top-level posts only: replies are not included. Reading channel messages needs a permission that an administrator of the Microsoft 365 organization approves; without it the answer is consent_required and says what to do. Reads at most 20 pages of 50 posts, deleted ones included. When the read is cut (by that bound, or because the call ran out of time) the answer has truncated: true. Needs a work or school Microsoft 365 account connected with connect_m365_account (personal Microsoft accounts have no Teams reads).

Required inputs

team_id — Team ID from teams_list_teams
channel_id — Channel ID from teams_list_channels

Permissions and confirmation

No explicit confirmation parameter is exposed in this snapshot. This does not grant permission to act: obtain user authorization before any real action.

Use only the apps, accounts and resources authorized by the user on this platform. Consult this tool's platform-specific description for its connection and permission requirements; this catalog does not assert additional OAuth scopes or OS entitlements.

Full input schema — macOS

{
  "properties": {
    "account": {
      "description": "Which connected Microsoft 365 account to use: its email (UPN), its id from list_m365_accounts, or its display name when unique. Leave it out to use the default account.",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "channel_id": {
      "description": "Channel ID from teams_list_channels",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "limit": {
      "description": "Max items to return (default 50)",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "team_id": {
      "description": "Team ID from teams_list_teams",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "team_id",
    "channel_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Documentation example

Do not execute this example. These concrete inputs refer to a fictional demonstration dataset. Resolve real handles and obtain user authorization before any real call.

{
  "channel_id": "demo-channel-001",
  "team_id": "demo-team-001"
}

Windows