Use the data import tool to copy chat messages from Microsoft Teams channels to your organization's Google Workspace account. The service doesn't delete or modify existing chat data but modifies it to the user's account in Workspace. Not all Teams features are supported.
2 ways to import data
You can choose from 2 different ways to import data from Teams to Workspace with the new data import tool:
- Default data import—Uses Google's shared API quota, allowing you to import data for up to 1,000 teams at one time. For details, go to Use the default data import method for Teams.
- Advanced data import—Uses your own dedicated API quota. Once you set up a Microsoft Azure application through the Azure portal, you can import your Teams data to Workspace in batches. You can add up to 1,000 teams to one batch, and you can import up to 10 batches at one time. To import data to Workspace with this method, go to Use the advanced data import method for Teams.
Imported features & data
| Feature in Teams | Feature in Google Workspace & monitoring points |
|---|---|
| Channel | Space |
| Channel manager or owner |
Space manager If there are multiple managers or owners for a team, only one becomes the space manager in Google Workspace. The other managers and owners become regular space members. |
| Channel name |
Space name After an import, the space name is the team name and channel name separated by a hyphen. For example, if the channel and team name are General |
| Plain text Bold Italics Strikethrough Quoted text Paragraph spacing Hyperlinks |
Supported |
| Emojis | Supported |
| GIFs | Show as a hyperlink to the GIF source |
| Microsoft SharePoint links |
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| Channel types | All types import as a restricted space.
You can change this setting after an import. For details, go to Set up space access for Chat. |
| Mentions | Import as plain text |
| Ordered lists | Import as unordered lists |
My team, the space name is General-My team following an import.What's not imported?
- One-on-one chat messages
- Bot messages (display as the name of the bot)
- Chat messages where a single user chats with multiple users
- Underlining and rich text formatting
- Tables (display as Missing_Table in Google Workspace)
- File attachments (a Microsoft OneDrive or SharePoint item or an item uploaded from a user's computer)
- Pasted pictures and stickers
- Code snippets (display as Missing_Code_Snippet in Google Workspace)
- Streams, praise, and approvals
- Chat messages to users outside of your organization or from former employees
- Information displayed in a message card
- Nested lists
- Custom emojis
- Message threads that are longer than 500 messages (for long threads, only 500 replies import)
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