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Get Channel

Retrieves the details of a specific channel within a team by its unique identifier. Returns the channel resource with its properties.

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Get Channel

Retrieves the details of a specific channel within a team by its unique identifier. Returns the channel resource with its properties.

API Details

  • API: Microsoft Teams API
  • Method: GET
  • Path: /​teams/​{team-id}/​channels/​{channel-id}
  • Operation ID: getChannel
  • Tag: Channels
  • OpenAPI: microsoft-teams-openapi.yaml

Sandbox

Mock server URL: http://localhost:8080/rest/microsoft-teams-api/1.0.0/teams/{team-id}/channels/{channel-id}

Required Headers

  • Authorization: Bearer {access-token}

OAuth Scopes

  • Channel.ReadBasic.All

Parameters

NameInTypeRequiredDescription
team-idpathstringYesThe unique identifier of the team
channel-idpathstringYesThe unique identifier of the channel

Example Request

curl -s -X GET \
  "http://localhost:8080/rest/microsoft-teams-api/1.0.0/teams/e1b3c5a7-9d2f-4b6e-8c1a-3f5d7e9b2a4c/channels/19:[email protected]" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access-token}"

Example Response

{
  "id": "19:[email protected]",
  "displayName": "General",
  "description": "General discussion channel",
  "membershipType": "standard",
  "createdDateTime": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "webUrl": "https://teams.microsoft.com/l/channel/19%3Achannel123%40thread.tacv2/General"
}

Instructions

When the user wants to retrieve details about a specific channel within a team, use this operation. Provide both the team ID and channel ID as path parameters to get the full channel resource with all its properties.