Update teamsApp

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Important

APIs under the /beta version in Microsoft Graph are subject to change. Use of these APIs in production applications is not supported. To determine whether an API is available in v1.0, use the Version selector.

Update an app previously published to the Microsoft Teams app catalog. To update an app, the distributionMethod property for the app must be set to organization.

This API specifically updates an app published to your organization's app catalog (the tenant app catalog).

This API is available in the following national cloud deployments.

Global service	US Government L4	US Government L5 (DOD)	China operated by 21Vianet
✅	✅	✅	❌

Permissions

Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.

• Only Teams Service admins or a higher privileged role can call this API.

Permission type	Least privileged permissions	Higher privileged permissions
Delegated (work or school account)	AppCatalog.Submit	AppCatalog.ReadWrite.All, Directory.ReadWrite.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account)	Not supported.	Not supported.
Application	Not supported.	Not supported.

Note

The Directory.ReadWrite.All permission is supported only for backward compatibility. We recommend that you update your solutions to use an alternative permission listed in the previous table and avoid using these permissions going forward.

HTTP request

POST /appCatalogs/teamsApps/{id}/appDefinitions

Query parameters

Property	Type	Description
requiresReview	Boolean	This optional query parameter triggers the app review process. Users with admin privileges can submit apps without triggering a review. If users want to request a review before publishing, they must set requiresReview to true. A user who has admin privileges can opt not to set requiresReview or set the value to false and the app is approved and immediately published.

Request headers

Header	Value
Authorization	Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization.
Content-Type	application/zip. Required.

Request body

In the request body, include a Teams zip manifest payload. For details, see Create an app package.

Note: Use the ID returned from the List published apps call for to reference the app you'd like to update. Do not use the ID from the manifest of the zip app package.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 204 No Content response code.

Examples

Example 1: Update an application previously published to the Microsoft Teams app catalog

Request

The following example shows a request.

HTTP

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/appCatalogs/teamsApps/06805b9e-77e3-4b93-ac81-525eb87513b8/appDefinitions
Content-type: application/zip

app.zip

CLI

mgc-beta app-catalogs teams-apps app-definitions create --teams-app-id {teamsApp-id}

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

const teamsAppDefinition = app.zip;

await client.api('/appCatalogs/teamsApps/06805b9e-77e3-4b93-ac81-525eb87513b8/appDefinitions')
	.version('beta')
	.post(teamsAppDefinition);

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PowerShell

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Teams

$params = app.zip


New-MgBetaAppCatalogTeamAppDefinition -TeamsAppId $teamsAppId -BodyParameter $params

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

For details about the Teams application zip file, see Create app package.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 204 No Content response code.

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Example 2: Update a new version of an existing app for admin review before publication in the current tenant catalog

Request

The following example shows a request.

HTTP

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/appCatalogs/teamsApps/e3e29acb-8c79-412b-b746-e6c39ff4cd22/appDefinitions?requiresReview=true
Content-type: application/zip

app.zip

CLI

mgc-beta app-catalogs teams-apps app-definitions create --teams-app-id {teamsApp-id}

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

JavaScript

const options = {
	authProvider,
};

const client = Client.init(options);

const teamsAppDefinition = app.zip;

await client.api('/appCatalogs/teamsApps/e3e29acb-8c79-412b-b746-e6c39ff4cd22/appDefinitions?requiresReview=true')
	.version('beta')
	.post(teamsAppDefinition);

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

PowerShell

Import-Module Microsoft.Graph.Beta.Teams

$params = app.zip


New-MgBetaAppCatalogTeamAppDefinition -TeamsAppId $teamsAppId -Requiresreview true  -BodyParameter $params

Important

Microsoft Graph SDKs use the v1.0 version of the API by default, and do not support all the types, properties, and APIs available in the beta version. For details about accessing the beta API with the SDK, see Use the Microsoft Graph SDKs with the beta API.

For details about how to add the SDK to your project and create an authProvider instance, see the SDK documentation.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and the key-value pair "publishingState": "submitted" in the response body. For details, see teamsAppDefinition.

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Location: https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/appCatalogs/teamsApps/e3e29acb-8c79-412b-b746-e6c39ff4cd22/appDefinitions/MGQ4MjBlY2QtZGVmMi00Mjk3LWFkYWQtNzgwNTZjZGU3Yzc4IyMxLjAuMA==
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "@odata.context": "https://graph.microsoft.com/beta/$metadata#appDefinition",
    "@odata.etag": "158749010",
    "id": "MGQ4MjBlY2QtZGVmMi00Mjk3LWFkYWQtNzgwNTZjZGU3Yzc4IyMxLjAuMA==",
    "teamsAppId": "e3e29acb-8c79-412b-b746-e6c39ff4cd22",
    "displayName": "Test app",
    "version": "1.0.11",
    "azureADAppId": "a651cc7d-ec54-4fb2-9d0e-2c58dc830b0b",
    "requiredResourceSpecificApplicationPermissions":[
         "ChannelMessage.Read.Group",
         "Channel.Create.Group",
         "Tab.ReadWrite.Group",
         "Member.Read.Group"
    ],
    "publishingState": "submitted",
    "lastModifiedDateTime": "2020-02-10 22:48:33.841"
}

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