Set guest permissions for channels in Microsoft Teams

Applies To
Teams Microsoft Teams

Note

Before you can update guest permissions, the person must be added as a guest to your team (see Add guests to a team).

Guests have fewer capabilities than team members, but there's still a lot they can do in channels. Team owners can set guest permissions for channels on desktop or web. To set guest permissions:

  1. Hover over the team name and select More options > Manage team
  2. Select Settings > Guest permissions. Check or uncheck the permissions you want to allow.
  3. Your guests can now collaborate with team members in channels.

Set guest permissions in Teams.

Note

File permissions for guests reflect what your admin has set in your SharePoint settings. >These can only be changed by your admin.

Team owner, member, and guest capabilities in Teams