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New-CsTeamsCallHoldPolicy

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Creates a new Teams call hold policy in your tenant. The Teams call hold policy is used to customize the call hold experience for Teams clients.

Quick start script

# New-CsTeamsCallHoldPolicy — quick start (serv365.ai)
# 1. Connect (app-only shown; interactive: omit the certificate parameters)
Connect-MicrosoftTeams -CertificateThumbprint $thumb -ApplicationId $appId -TenantId $tenantId

# 2. Capture the current state first — you cannot roll back what you never recorded
$before = Get-CsTeamsCallHoldPolicy
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change (dry run first)
New-CsTeamsCallHoldPolicy -Identity <String> -WhatIf
New-CsTeamsCallHoldPolicy -Identity <String>

# 4. Verify and diff
$after = Get-CsTeamsCallHoldPolicy
Compare-Object ($before | Out-String) ($after | Out-String)

Syntax

New-CsTeamsCallHoldPolicy [-Identity] <string> [-Description <string>] [-AudioFileId <string>] [-StreamingSourceUrl <string>] [-StreamingSourceAuthType <string>] [-Force] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (8)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-AudioFileId	String		A string representing the ID referencing an audio file uploaded via the Import-CsOnlineAudioFile cmdlet.
-Confirm	SwitchParameter		Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-Description	String		Enables administrators to provide explanatory text to accompany a Teams call hold policy.
-Force	SwitchParameter		Suppresses the display of any non-fatal error message that might arise when running the command.
-Identity	String	yes	Unique identifier to be assigned to the new Teams call hold policy.
-StreamingSourceAuthType	String		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-StreamingSourceUrl	String		This parameter is reserved for internal Microsoft use.
-WhatIf	SwitchParameter		Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

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