Microsoft Teams PowerShell Overview

• 06/30/2020
• 2 minutes to read
• Applies to: Microsoft Teams

In this article

Microsoft Teams PowerShell is a set of cmdlets for managing Teams directly from the PowerShell command line. Written in .NET Standard, Teams PowerShell works on PowerShell 5.1 on Windows, PowerShell 6.x and higher on all platforms including Azure Cloud Shell.

Before you can start using PowerShell, you'll need to install it.

Releases

Teams PowerShell is available on PowerShell Gallery in two release types.

• General Availability (GA): Production-ready cmdlets, updated monthly.

• Public Preview: Early access to features. May be updated more frequently than GA.

For detailed information on feature additions and improvements for both releases, read the Teams PowerShell release notes.

Manage Teams with PowerShell

You'll use Teams PowerShell modules to fully manage Teams:

• Microsoft Teams PowerShell module: The Teams PowerShell module contains cmdlets for managing teams, chat, and channels.

• Skype for Business PowerShell Connector: The Skype for Business PowerShell connector is now a part of Teams PowerShell module.

For a complete guide to managing Teams using these modules, please see Manage Teams with Teams PowerShell.

Related topics

Installing Teams PowerShell

Managing Teams with Teams PowerShell

Teams PowerShell Release Notes

Microsoft Teams cmdlet reference

Skype for Business cmdlet reference

Use Microsoft Teams admin roles to manage Teams

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