IMPORTANT RESOURCES

Required tools:

• Sign up for a free Microsoft365 developer subscription

• Build apps for the Microsoft Teams platform - Teams

• Microsoft Teams app approval submission process guidance - Teams 

Building a new collaborative app for Microsoft Teams Resources:  

• Tabs for chat or channel
  • Please visit the Microsoft Teams UI Kit here to understand the tabs functionality, and for design guidance.
  • Navigate to: App Capabilities ❯ Tabs
  • Please visit Microsoft Teams tabs - Teams for direction on building apps leveraging this functionality

•  Bot using adaptive card
  • Please visit the Microsoft Teams UI Kit here to understand the BOT functionality, and for design guidance
  • Navigate to: App Capabilities ❯ Bots
  • Please visit Bots in Microsoft Teams - Teams and Designing Adaptive Cards for your app – Teams for direction on building apps leveraging this functionality.

• Personal tab
  • Please visit the Microsoft Teams UI Kit here to understand the Tabs functionality, and for design guidance.
  • Navigate to: App Capabilities ❯ Tabs
  • Please visit Microsoft Teams tabs - Teams for direction on building apps leveraging this functionality. 

• Messaging extension using adaptive cards
  • Please visit the Microsoft Teams UI Kit here to understand the Messaging Extensions functionality, and for design guidance.
  • Navigate to: App Capabilities ❯ Messaging Extensions
  • Please visit Messaging extensions - Teams and Designing Adaptive Cards for your app - Teams for direction on building apps leveraging this functionality.

• Meeting extension
  • Please visit the Microsoft Teams UI Kit here to understand the Meeting Chat Tab functionality, and for design guidance.
  •  Navigate to: App Capabilities ❯ Meeting Extensions
  • Please visit Apps for Teams meetings – Teams for direction on building apps leveraging this functionality.     

Enable a Teams app with subscription capabilities resources: 

• Development webinar

• Overview video

• Developer Documents - Include a SaaS offer with your app - Teams I Microsoft Docs

• Code sample

Documentation, tutorials, additional resources:

General:

• Search for in-depth articles on Microsoft developer tools and technologies
• Newest 'microsoft-teams' Questions on Stack Overflow

HOW TO ENTER

You can skip steps 1 and 2 if you already have an MPN and an M365 developer account.

• Step 1: Sign up your organization with the Microsoft Partner Network 
• Step 2: Open a Microsoft365 developer account
• Step 3: Review the AppSource publication guidelines and approval process
• Step 4: Build your application for Microsoft Teams
• Step 5: Submit your entry to Devpost (including your numeric MPN ID) AND submit your app to AppSource before 5pm ET on May 23rd, 2022

HOW TO GET HELP

1. Submit a ticket directly to Microsoft: Teams Tech Help | AppSource or Partner Network Help

2. Fill out this short form for Devpost that includes the support ticket number

If you already provided a support ticket number to Devpost in the Discussion forum, we shared it with Microsoft and you do not need to complete this form for the same issue. We’ll do our best to get your tickets reviewed!

Also be sure to learn more about the Microsoft Teams Benefits program to find additional support and resources for developers building new Teams apps and transactable SaaS offers for Teams apps at -  Microsoft 365 & Security for Partners