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Integrating Bonusly with Microsoft Teams
Integrating Bonusly with Microsoft Teams
Learn how to install our Microsoft Teams integration!
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Written by Adrianne Hipsher
Updated over a week ago

This article is best for:

- Admins (who are global Teams admins) 🎉

- Pro & Core Accounts 💼

In this article:

Installing the Bonusly App

Changing your Microsoft Teams channel within Bonusly Integrations after initial setup

The Bonusly integration for Microsoft Teams enables users to interact with Bonusly from the comfort of their daily workflow. With this integration, you can view recognition, as well as achievement and donation announcements, directly in Teams! 🙌 This article will show you how to integrate and set up your Microsoft Teams integration so you can give recognition!

Important notes before you get started:

  1. The person who installs the integration must be an admin in Bonusly and Teams to connect successfully. Step 5 will require a global Teams admin.

  2. All users must have the exact same email in Bonusly and Teams to sync successfully between the two tools.

  3. The integration can only work within one team.

Installing the Bonusly App:

  1. Log into Microsoft teams, and select the "Apps" icon located on the bottom left-side of the navigation menu 

Apps section of Microsoft Teams, clicking on the Apps icon on the bottom left and locating the search box to type in the app you are searching for.

2. On the apps page, type “Bonusly” and click on the app

Typing in "Bonusly" into the search box in order to pull up the Bonusly app within Microsoft Teams to add.

3. Click “Add to a team.”

4. Select the team you would like to install the Bonusly app to. The app will only be available to the channels in the selected team and only users with access to that particular team can use the app to give recognition.

When clicking "Add to a team" you can select what channel you want Bonusly activity to show up and once determined, can select the "Set up a bot" button to add.

The bot will send a private Direct Message to welcome you, where you can give recognition, ask for help, or see what users you can give recognition to! 🎉

The welcome message a user receives when adding the Bonusly bot into Microsoft Teams, which directs them to start giving recognition.

You can interact with the bot in any channel, but doing so in the announcement channel will be visible to everyone. 

5. Doublecheck the Bonusly app’s permissions in your Teams Admin Center to confirm proper installation. The app should have org-wide permissions. For more info on setting org-wide permissions for apps, please visit Microsoft's help article on app permissions.

Changing your Microsoft Teams channel within Bonusly Integrations after initial setup:

If you already added the Bonusly bot into your team inside Microsoft Teams and need to change what specific channel the recognition activity points to, you can do so within Bonusly!

  1. First, go to Integrations > Microsoft Teams in Bonusly: 

The Bonusly website, specifically the Integrations page where Microsoft Teams is highlighted to be clicked on.

2. Then select which channel inside of your Microsoft Teams integration that you want to be the "Announcement Channel". This is where all of the Bonusly activity will appear. 

Clicking on the Announcement channel to determine what channel within Microsoft Teams you would want the Bonusly recognition activity to show up.

Hit "Save" and that's it! 🎉 The Microsoft Teams integration is all set up and ready to go!

Are you ready to give recognition? Learn more in our article on "Using the Bonusly Microsoft Teams Integration to give recognition!"


Questions? Reach out to our support team using the green chat widget in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. They'll be happy to help! 🤗

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