Microsoft Teams: Identify bots joining your Teams meetings

Summary

During Teams meetings, if there is an external 3P bot trying to join the meeting, organizers will be able to see a clear representation of the bots while they wait in the lobby. Organizers will be required to explicitly and separately admit these bots into the meeting, if really required. This approach will ensure that no one inadvertently accepts the external bots into the meeting ensuring that the organizers have full control over the presence of these bots.

Status
Rolling out
General availability target
May 2026
Preview target
Not published
Products
Microsoft Teams
Clouds
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant), GCC
Release phases
General Availability, Targeted Release
Platforms
Android, Desktop, iOS, Mac
Added to the roadmap
6 Mar 2026
Last changed
19 May 2026 · 4mo ago
recently changed
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