send_channel_message

Send formatted messages to Microsoft Teams channels, including text, markdown, mentions, and importance levels, enabling efficient team communication and collaboration.

Instructions

Send a message to a specific channel in a Microsoft Team. Supports text and markdown formatting, mentions, and importance levels.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`channelId`	Yes	Channel ID
`format`	No	Message format (text or markdown)
`imageContentType`	No	MIME type of the image (e.g., 'image/jpeg', 'image/png')
`imageData`	No	Base64 encoded image data to attach
`imageFileName`	No	Name for the attached image file
`imageUrl`	No	URL of an image to attach to the message
`importance`	No	Message importance
`mentions`	No	Array of @mentions to include in the message
`message`	Yes	Message content
`teamId`	Yes	Team ID

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "channelId": {
      "description": "Channel ID",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "format": {
      "description": "Message format (text or markdown)",
      "enum": [
        "text",
        "markdown"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "imageContentType": {
      "description": "MIME type of the image (e.g., 'image/jpeg', 'image/png')",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "imageData": {
      "description": "Base64 encoded image data to attach",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "imageFileName": {
      "description": "Name for the attached image file",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "imageUrl": {
      "description": "URL of an image to attach to the message",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "importance": {
      "description": "Message importance",
      "enum": [
        "normal",
        "high",
        "urgent"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "mentions": {
      "description": "Array of @mentions to include in the message",
      "items": {
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "mention": {
            "description": "The @mention text (e.g., 'john.doe' or 'john.doe@company.com')",
            "type": "string"
          },
          "userId": {
            "description": "Azure AD User ID of the mentioned user",
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "mention",
          "userId"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "message": {
      "description": "Message content",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "teamId": {
      "description": "Team ID",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "teamId",
    "channelId",
    "message"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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send_channel_message

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Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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