--- title: "Connect SolarWinds Service Desk to Microsoft Teams - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Asset\" fires in SolarWinds Service Desk, your agent runs \"Update Channel Message\" in Microsoft Teams." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/solarwinds-service-desk-to-microsoft-teams" --- # Connect SolarWinds Service Desk to Microsoft Teams When **New Asset** fires in [SolarWinds Service Desk](https://apiant.ai/connections/solarwinds-service-desk), your agent runs **Update Channel Message** in [Microsoft Teams](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-teams). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. SolarWinds Service Desk **10** triggers SolarWinds Service Desk **29** actions Microsoft Teams **27** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want SolarWinds Service Desk and Microsoft Teams to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What SolarWinds Service Desk can start in Microsoft Teams - When **New Asset** in SolarWinds Service Desk then **Update Channel Message** in Microsoft Teams - When **New Change** in SolarWinds Service Desk then **Update Chat Message** in Microsoft Teams Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with SolarWinds Service Desk and Microsoft Teams ## Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 56 actions - Trigger **New Asset** New asset in your inventory. - Trigger **New Change** New change in your service desk. - Trigger **New Contract** New contract was added. - Trigger **New Hardware** New hardware in your inventory. - Trigger **New Incident** Triggers when a new incident is created. - Trigger **New Problem** New problem in your service desk. - Trigger **New Purchase Order** Polling trigger for new purchase orders. - Trigger **New Release** New release in your service desk. - Trigger **New Risk** New risk was detected. - Trigger **New User** New user in your account. - Action **Add comment** Add a comment to an incident/problem/change etc. - Action **Add department** Create a department. - Action **Add site** Create a site. - Action **Add time track** Log time on a record. - Action **Create Asset** Add a new asset to your inventory. - Action **Create Change** Add a new change to your service desk. - Action **Create Contract** Create a new contract. - Action **Create Hardware** Add a new hardware to your inventory. - Action **Create Incident** Add a new incident to your service desk. - Action **Create Problem** Add a new problem to your service desk. - Action **Create Release** Add a new release to your service desk. - Action **Create Solution** Add a new solution to your service desk. - Action **Create User** Add a new user. - Action **Delete incident** Delete an incident. - Action **Get Asset** Returns one asset (other_asset) by id. - Action **Get change** Retrieve one change by id. - Action **Get contract** Returns one contract by id. - Action **Get hardware** Retrieve one hardware asset by id. - Action **Get incident** Retrieve one incident by id. - Action **Get problem** Retrieve one problem by id. - Action **Get release** Retrieve a single release by id. - Action **Get user** Retrieve one user by id. - Action **List users** List users, paginated. - Action **Update change** Update a change. - Action **Update hardware** Update a hardware asset. - Action **Update incident** Update an incident. - Action **Update problem** Update a problem. - Action **Update solution** Update a solution. - Action **Update user** Update a user. - Action **Add Member To Team** Tool to add a user to a microsoft teams team. use when granting or updating membership for a user. - Action **Archive Team** Tool to archive a microsoft teams team. use after confirming the team id; returns 202 if accepted. - Action **Chats Get All Chats** Retrieves all microsoft teams chats a specified user is part of, supporting filtering, property selection, and pagination. - Action **Chats Get All Messages** Retrieves all messages from a specified microsoft teams chat using the microsoft graph api, automatically handling pagination; ensure `chat id` is valid and odata expressions in `filter` or `select` are correct. - Action **Create Meeting** Use to schedule a new standalone microsoft teams online meeting, i.e., one not linked to any calendar event. - Action **Create Team** Tool to create a new microsoft teams team. use when you need to provision a team with optional template, channels, and members. - Action **Delete Team** Tool to delete a microsoft teams team. use after confirming the target team id. - Action **Get Channel** Tool to get a specific channel in a team. use after obtaining valid team and channel ids to fetch channel details. - Action **Get Chat Message** Tool to get a specific chat message. use after confirming chat id and message id. - Action **Get Team** Tool to get a specific team. use when full details of one team by id are needed. - Action **List Message Replies** Tool to list replies to a channel message. use after obtaining team, channel, and message ids. - Action **List Team Members** Tool to list members of a microsoft teams team. use when you need to retrieve the members of a specific team, for auditing or notifications. - Action **List Users** Tool to list all users in the organization. use when you need to retrieve directory users with filtering, pagination, and field selection. - Action **Teams Create Channel** Creates a new 'standard', 'private', or 'shared' channel within a specified microsoft teams team. - Action **Teams Create Chat** Creates a new chat; if a 'oneonone' chat with the specified members already exists, its details are returned, while 'group' chats are always newly created. - Action **Teams Get Message** Retrieves a specific message from a microsoft teams channel using its team, channel, and message ids. - Action **Teams List** Retrieves microsoft teams accessible by the authenticated user, allowing filtering, property selection, and pagination. - Action **Teams List Channels** Retrieves channels for a specified microsoft teams team id (must be valid and for an existing team), with options to include shared channels, filter results, and select properties. - Action **Teams List Chat Messages** Retrieves messages (newest first) from an existing and accessible microsoft teams one-on-one chat, group chat, or channel thread, specified by `chat id`. - Action **Teams List People** Retrieves a list of people relevant to a specified user from microsoft graph, noting the `search` parameter is only effective if `user id` is 'me'. - Action **Teams Post Channel Message** Posts a new text or html message to a specified channel in a microsoft teams team. - Action **Teams Post Chat Message** Sends a non-empty message (text or html) to a specified, existing microsoft teams chat; content must be valid html if `content type` is 'html'. - Action **Teams Post Message Reply** Sends a reply to an existing message, identified by `message id`, within a specific `channel id` of a given `team id` in microsoft teams. - Action **Unarchive Team** Tool to unarchive a microsoft teams team. use when you need to restore an archived team to active state. - Action **Update Channel Message** Tool to update a message in a channel. use when you need to modify an existing channel message after confirming channel and message ids. - Action **Update Chat Message** Tool to update a specific message in a chat. use when you need to correct or modify a sent chat message. - Action **Update Team** Tool to update the properties of a team. use when you need to modify team settings such as member, messaging, or fun settings. ## Each app on its own - [ **SolarWinds Service Desk** Modern IT management. Cloud-based IT service desk and asset management solution you'll love to use.](https://apiant.ai/connections/solarwinds-service-desk) - [ **Microsoft Teams** Microsoft Teams integrates chat, video meetings, and file storage within Microsoft 365, providing virtual...](https://apiant.ai/connections/microsoft-teams) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from SolarWinds Service Desk - [ **SolarWinds Service Desk to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/solarwinds-service-desk-to-stripe) - [ **SolarWinds Service Desk to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/solarwinds-service-desk-to-trello) - [ **SolarWinds Service Desk to Zoom** Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-based...](https://apiant.ai/connect/solarwinds-service-desk-to-zoom) - [ **SolarWinds Service Desk to Twilio** Cloud communications platform for sending SMS/MMS messages, making and managing voice calls, and looking up...](https://apiant.ai/connect/solarwinds-service-desk-to-twilio) - [ **SolarWinds Service Desk to Typeform** Build and publish online forms, surveys, and quizzes with Typeform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/solarwinds-service-desk-to-typeform) - [ **SolarWinds Service Desk to Webflow** Webflow is a professional website builder and CMS for designing, building, and launching responsive...](https://apiant.ai/connect/solarwinds-service-desk-to-webflow) ## More into Microsoft Teams - [ **HubSpot to Microsoft Teams** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-microsoft-teams) - [ **Salesforce to Microsoft Teams** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-microsoft-teams) - [ **Slack to Microsoft Teams** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-microsoft-teams) - [ **Google Sheets to Microsoft Teams** Google Sheets](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-microsoft-teams) - [ **Gmail to Microsoft Teams** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-microsoft-teams) - [ **Google Calendar to Microsoft Teams** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-microsoft-teams) Questions ## SolarWinds Service Desk and Microsoft Teams, answered ### ### What can start an automation from SolarWinds Service Desk? Any of SolarWinds Service Desk's 10 triggers in the catalog, including New Asset, New Change, New Contract and New Hardware. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in Microsoft Teams when something happens in SolarWinds Service Desk? Any of Microsoft Teams's 27 actions, including Create Meeting, Create Team, Update Channel Message and Update Chat Message. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from Microsoft Teams to SolarWinds Service Desk? Microsoft Teams has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in SolarWinds Service Desk. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads Microsoft Teams's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for SolarWinds Service Desk or Microsoft Teams? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use SolarWinds Service Desk and Microsoft Teams without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.