MS Teams – Team – Copy Team

Create a copy of a Team.

Action details

Property	Value
Action label	MS Teams – Team – Copy Team
Category	CloudTools
Apex class and method	CopyMSTeamsTeam.copyTeam
Input type	CopyMSTeamsTeam.CopyMSTeamsTeamInput
Output type	List<CopyMSTeamsTeam.CopyMSTeamsTeamOutput>
Authorization	Microsoft 365 connector; check endpoint support for delegated and application access.
Microsoft Graph request	POST /teams/{teamId}/clone

Prerequisites and permissions

Configure a CloudTools Connector with Connector Type set to Microsoft 365. Complete Microsoft sign-in for OAuth Delegated (Authorization Code). For endpoints supporting OAuth Application (Client Credentials), grant application permissions and administrator consent. The identity must have access to the selected resource. See Creating an Entra ID App and Integration Connectors for setup.

The action permission provider declares these alternatives. They are not cumulative requirements, and not all are least privileged. Confirm endpoint restrictions and any resource-specific consent requirements in the Microsoft reference.

Permission type	Declared alternatives
Delegated	Team.Create, Directory.ReadWrite.All, Group.ReadWrite.All
Application	Team.Create, Directory.ReadWrite.All, Group.ReadWrite.All

Endpoints: /teams/{teamId}/clone. Group and Directory permissions are listed for backward compatibility.

See the Microsoft operation and permissions reference.

Inputs

Input	Apex field	Type	Required	Description
Team Id	teamId	String	Yes	Source MS Teams team identifier
Display Name	displayName	String	Yes	Display name for the copied team
Description	description	String	No	Description for the copied team
Mail Nickname	mailNickname	String	No	Mail nickname for the copied team
Parts To Clone	partsToCloneCsv	String	No	Comma-separated values from apps,tabs,settings,channels,members. Defaults to all.
Visibility	visibility	String	No	Optional team visibility: public or private
Classification	classification	String	No	Optional group classification

Supply a nonempty list with a non-null first request. This implementation processes only the first request and does not bulk-process Flow interviews. Global inputs do not expose connectorId; Flow and subscriber Apex use CloudTools connector selection. Use Microsoft Graph IDs, not Salesforce IDs or browser links. Resolve dynamic values before invoking this action.

Outputs

Returns one operation result after the request completes. Inspect its documented fields. Failures throw an exception rather than returning a success=false result.

Output	Apex field	Type	Description
Success	success	Boolean	Whether the copy request was accepted
Message	message	String	Result message
AsyncLocationUrl	asyncLocationUrl	String	Value from response Location header for operation polling

Behavior and limits

The implementation accepts HTTP status codes from 200 through 399. Success means the request was accepted by this check; it does not prove an asynchronous operation finished.

Retain asyncLocationUrl from the Location header and poll the operation status. Do not treat success=true as completed team creation, archiving, or cloning.

Parts To Clone defaults to apps,tabs,settings,channels,members. The connector validates and deduplicates these names; visibility accepts public or private. Clone completion does not imply that messages or files were copied.

Use in Flow

Add MS Teams – Team – Copy Team where supported. Use a Microsoft 365 application connector configured as Set as default for Flow automations only if the endpoint supports the required application operation. Delegated connections are not supported for CloudTools Flow automation. Supply required values, retain outputs, and add fault handling.

Use in custom Apex

This subscriber-org example uses the Apptigent namespace. Replace example identifiers and values before use. Configure the connector, arrange authorization first, run in a context permitting callouts, and handle exceptions and empty results.

Apptigent.CopyMSTeamsTeam.CopyMSTeamsTeamInput request =
    new Apptigent.CopyMSTeamsTeam.CopyMSTeamsTeamInput();
request.teamId = '893075dd-2487-4122-925f-022c42e20265';
request.displayName = 'Library Assist';
request.description = 'Self help community for library';
request.mailNickname = 'libassist';
request.partsToCloneCsv = 'apps,tabs,settings,channels,members';
request.visibility = 'public';
request.classification = 'medium';

List<Apptigent.CopyMSTeamsTeam.CopyMSTeamsTeamOutput> results =
    Apptigent.CopyMSTeamsTeam.copyTeam(
        new List<Apptigent.CopyMSTeamsTeam.CopyMSTeamsTeamInput>{ request }
    );
System.debug(results);

Use in a Lightning Web Component

Use copyMSTeamsTeam from msTeamsConnectorLib through MSTeamsConnectorController. Set request.connectorId to select a configured connector. These c/ imports apply in the same namespace. The controller uses a shared request DTO; its field names differ from the global invocable input.

Global input	LWC request mapping
teamId	request.teamId
displayName	request.displayName
description	request.description
mailNickname	request.mailNickname
partsToCloneCsv	request.clonePartsCsv
visibility	request.visibility
classification	request.classification

teamsActionExample.js

import { LightningElement } from 'lwc';
import { copyMSTeamsTeam } from 'c/msTeamsConnectorLib';

export default class TeamsActionExample extends LightningElement {
    result = null;
    errorMessage = '';
    isRunning = false;
    completed = false;

    async handleRun() {
        if (this.isRunning || this.completed) return;
        this.isRunning = true;
        this.errorMessage = '';
        try {
            const request = { connectorId: 'REPLACE_WITH_CONNECTOR_RECORD_ID' };
            request.teamId = '893075dd-2487-4122-925f-022c42e20265';
            request.displayName = 'Library Assist';
            request.description = 'Self help community for library';
            request.mailNickname = 'libassist';
            request.clonePartsCsv = 'apps,tabs,settings,channels,members';
            request.visibility = 'public';
            request.classification = 'medium';
            this.result = await copyMSTeamsTeam(request);
            this.completed = true;
        } catch (error) {
            this.errorMessage = error.requiresInteractiveAuthorization
                ? 'Sign in to Microsoft for the connector, then try again.'
                : error.message || 'The Teams action failed.';
        } finally {
            this.isRunning = false;
        }
    }
}

teamsActionExample.html

<template>
    <lightning-button label="Run action" onclick={handleRun}
        disabled={isRunning}></lightning-button>
    <p role="alert">{errorMessage}</p>
</template>

The library resolves to one mapped object or null. rawJson serializes the mapped Apex model rather than the untouched Microsoft response. Message body, membership roles, and nested properties can be flattened or serialized in JavaScript DTOs.

Use getMSTeamsAuthorizationState, beginMSTeamsAuthorization, and createMSTeamsOAuthMessageHandler to arrange delegated sign-in. The library normalizes errors but does not automatically sign in or retry. Reset completed for a new deliberate operation. Inspect resource state before retrying a mutation with an uncertain outcome.

Error handling and troubleshooting

Symptom	What to check
Required fields error	Supply a nonempty request list, a non-null first request, and required or conditionally required values. For LWC, check controller mappings.
Authorization or access denied	Check selected connector, delegated versus application support, consent, Teams app installation where required, and access to the resource.
Resource not found	Check team, channel, chat, message, membership, and app installation IDs; these are distinct identifiers.
Missing data	Check pagination, query support, empty-response behavior, and documented model mapping.
Operation rejected	Inspect the Microsoft error, endpoint restrictions, supported properties, message authorization limits, and notification configuration.

See Teams connector introduction.