Choose the Teams path
For new Microsoft Teams setups, prefer a Teams Workflow that starts from a webhook request when available in your tenant. Legacy incoming webhook connectors may still work in some tenants, but Microsoft is moving Teams connector scenarios toward Workflows.
Teams setup
- Create a Teams workflow with a webhook trigger, or create an incoming webhook connector if your tenant still supports it.
- Select the team and channel where sales or operations should receive lead alerts.
- Copy the generated webhook URL.
- Paste the URL into `/settings` in InstaChime and save.
- Send an alert test from `/integrations`.
Verify
- Confirm the Teams message or card renders in the target channel.
- Confirm the message includes name, phone/email, source, and message text.
- Confirm the webhook URL is stored only in InstaChime settings and not in public docs or client-side code.
- Confirm failed Teams deliveries appear in `/integrations`.
Recommended Teams workflow setup
- Open Microsoft Teams.
- Open Workflows.
- Search for a webhook template that posts to a channel or chat.
- Choose the team and channel or chat where lead alerts should appear.
- Save the workflow.
- Copy the generated webhook URL from the workflow details page.
- Paste that URL into InstaChime `/settings` for Teams alerts.
- Send an alert test from `/integrations`.
Legacy incoming webhook setup
- Use this path only if your tenant still allows incoming webhook connectors.
- Open the Teams channel.
- Open channel management or connectors.
- Add Incoming Webhook.
- Name the webhook `InstaChime Leads`.
- Copy the generated URL.
- Paste it into InstaChime settings and send an alert test.
Teams troubleshooting
- If new connectors are blocked, use the Workflows webhook trigger path instead.
- If the card does not render, test a minimal Adaptive Card in Postman against the Teams webhook URL.
- If the workflow owner leaves the company, transfer or recreate the workflow under a durable owner.
- If messages post to the wrong place, recreate the workflow for the intended team/channel or chat.
- If Teams returns an auth or permission error, confirm the workflow owner still has access to the destination.
Official references
These vendor-owned pages explain the controls and requirements referenced in this guide.
- Teams incoming webhooksOfficial documentation used to verify this setup path and its current vendor requirements.
- Send Teams messages using incoming webhooksOfficial documentation used to verify this setup path and its current vendor requirements.