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New-TeamChannel

Microsoft Teams MicrosoftTeams New-*

Add a new channel to a team.

Quick start script

# New-TeamChannel — 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-TeamChannel
$before | Format-List

# 3. Make the change
New-TeamChannel -DisplayName <String> -GroupId <String>

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

Syntax

New-TeamChannel -GroupId <String> -DisplayName <String> [-Description <String>] [-MembershipType <String>] [-Owner <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Parameters (5)

Parameter	Type	Required	What it controls
-Description	String		Channel description. Channel description can be up to 1024 characters.
-DisplayName	String	yes	Channel display name. Names must be 50 characters or less, and can't contain the characters # % & * { } / \ : \< \> ? + \| ' "
-GroupId	String	yes	GroupId of the team
-MembershipType	String		Channel membership type, Standard, Shared, or Private.
-Owner	String		UPN of owner that can be specified while creating a private channel.

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