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Was trying to create a flow on Microsoft Automate Cloud flow to send a Direct Message to a user that joins Microsoft Teams.

The current steps are:

  • When a new team member is added

  • Post message in a chat or channel

When configuring the "Post message in a chat or channel", one can select where does one want to post: Channel, Chat with Flow bot, Group chat.

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When one selects "Chat with Flow bot" it will send using the bot. However, I want to send from my specific account.

Is there a built in option (ideally non-premium) for this?

How should I proceed?

Journeyman Geek
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Gonçalo Peres
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You can achieve this by combining the Post message in a chat or channel action with the Create a chat action.

Action 1: "Create a chat"

  • Members to add: the new team member's email address.

Action 2: "Post message in a chat or channel"

  • Post as: Select "User"
  • Post in: Select "Group chat"
  • Group chat: Select "Enter custom value" and in the popup select the Conversation id from the Create a chat action in the dynamic token picker.

While PowerAutomate says you are posting to a Group chat, it will appear as a direct message from your user account, as only one person is in the newly created group chat.

Johnny
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