Admins can manage the ability of end users to upload custom apps to teams. To create or manage policy settings, use the following process:
- Navigate to the Microsoft Teams admin center (https://admin.teams.microsoft.com) and select Teams apps | Setup policies:
- Either select an existing policy (to edit) or + Add to create a new policy:
- Enter a name and description for the custom app policy.
- Move the Upload custom apps slider to On or Off to enable or disable the uploading of custom apps:
- Under Pinned apps, select which apps you want to appear in the left-hand side rail, as well as the order in which they are displayed. You can add additional pinned apps from the Teams app store by clicking + Add apps.
- Click Save when finished.
The following table lists the capabilities that are managed by enabling or disabling the setting for Allow uploading custom apps in the Teams admin center:
| Setting | Description |
| Upload custom apps: On |
- Users to whom this policy is applied can upload custom apps to teams that allow it (including teams for which they are owners), depending on the org-wide custom app setting. |
| Upload custom apps: Off | - Users to whom this setting is applied cannot upload a custom app to any team or for personal use. - Users may be able to interact with deployed custom apps, depending on the org-wide custom app setting. |
After you have created the policy, you will have to apply it to users. To apply an app policy to one or more users, follow this procedure:
- Navigate to the Microsoft Teams admin center (https://admin.teams.microsoft.com) and select Users | Users.
- Select one or more users from the list and click Edit settings. You can also search and filter the user list:
- Under App setup policy, select the policy to deploy:
