Teams

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform by Microsoft that integrates chat, video conferencing, file storage, and application integration for streamlined teamwork.

Leveraging Apono's webhooks solution, you can send requests' data to a dedicated Teams channel as access is requested, granted and revoked.

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Prerequisites

1. Teams account with an active Subscription (Create an Teams account here).
2. Teams chat to send Apono events to (Create a new Teams channel here).
   1. Add an Incoming Webhook to your Teams channel here
      1. Make sure you copy and save the unique webhook URL you get present in the dialog. The URL maps to the channel and you can use it to send information to Teams.

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Create the Webhook

1. On the Webhooks page, click Add Webhook. The Add Webhook page appears.
2. Enter a unique, alphanumeric, user-friendly Name for identifying this webhook.
3. Click the Status toggle to Active.
4. From the Method dropdown menu, select POST.
5. In the URL field, enter the incoming webhook URL.
   
   

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   The webhook URL must adhere to the following requirements:

   • Uses the HTTPS protocol
   • Does not specify any custom ports

6. In the Body Template field, enter the JSON payload data for the webhook.
   JSON

   {
         "type":"message",
         "attachments":[
            {
               "contentType":"application/vnd.microsoft.card.adaptive",
               "contentUrl":null,
               "content":{
                  "$schema":"http://adaptivecards.io/schemas/adaptive-card.json",
                  "type":"AdaptiveCard",
                  "version":"1.2",
                  "body":[
                     {
                        "type": "TextBlock",
                        "size": "medium",
                        "weight": "bolder",
                        "text": "New {{ event_type }} from {{ data.requester.name }}",
                        "style": "heading",
                        "wrap": true
                     },
                     {
                        "type": "TextBlock",
                        "text": "We are excited to inform you about a new event request that requires your attention",
                        "wrap": true
                     },
                     {
                        "type": "FactSet",
                        "facts": [
                           {
                              "title": "Event Type:",
                              "value": "{{event_type}}"
                           },
                           {
                              "title": "Event Time:",
                              "value": "{{event_time}}"
                           },
                           {
                              "title": "Integration:",
                              "value": "{{data.access_groups.[0].integration.name}}"
                           },
                           {
                              "title": "Requester Name:",
                              "value": "{{data.requester.name}}"
                           },
                           {
                              "title": "Requester Email:",
                              "value": "{{data.requester.email}}"
                           }
                        ]
                     }
                  ]
               }
            }
         ]
      }
   

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   Click View event's payload schema to reveal the payload schema and available data fields. You can also refer to the Webhook Payload Schema Reference to read the descriptions of each data field.

7. From the Triggers dropdown menu, select one or more of the following event triggers, which correspond to Apono access request statuses:
   • RequestCreated
   • RequestApproved
   • RequestRejected
   • RequestGranted
   • RequestExpired
   • RequestFailed
   • Manual
8. Under Filters, define one or several filter from the listed dropdown menus.
9. Click Test to generate a test event to trigger your webhook. A Test successful or Test failed response status will appear at the bottom of the page. A successful test will send a message to your Teams channel with mock data.

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   For more information about the test, click View Invocation Data. A panel opens revealing the request, response, and other relevant details.

   Should your test fail, view these tips to troubleshoot your webhook.

10. Click Save Webhook.

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Results

Your webhook should now start sending request event message to your Teams channel once triggered: