How to integrate Microsoft Teams with Miro and add messages posted in Microsoft Teams to Miro

In a business environment, efficient information sharing and collaboration are key to success. Many people communicate daily using Microsoft Teams and use Miro for visualizing ideas and managing projects. This article introduces how to integrate Microsoft Teams with Miro to automatically add messages posted in Teams to Miro. This integration can streamline information organization and facilitate idea sharing among teams, leading to improved productivity.

Recommended for

Those who want to smoothen communication between teams and share ideas instantly
Those looking to improve the process of organizing and utilizing meeting minutes and action items
Those who want to incorporate visual information organization in project management
Those who feel challenged by data integration and automation when using multiple tools

Benefits and Examples of Integrating Microsoft Teams and Miro

Benefit 1: Streamlined Information Organization and Centralized Management

In many companies, Microsoft Teams is the primary communication tool, but important information and ideas can get scattered across chats and channels. This integration allows specific Teams messages to be automatically added to a Miro board, organizing information visually in real-time. This reduces the effort of information gathering and is expected to improve efficiency in project management and brainstorming.

Benefit 2: Immediate Visualization of Ideas for Quick Feedback

By instantly reflecting ideas and proposals from Teams to Miro in the early stages of a project, the entire team can share the latest information. For example, ideas generated during new product development are automatically added to the Miro board, allowing feedback to be gathered and concretization to progress on the spot. This can speed up decision-making and smooth project progression.

Benefit 3: Efficient Task Management and Clarification of Action Items

Automatically adding meeting minutes and action items shared in Teams to Miro clarifies task organization. This eliminates the need to transfer information separately, allowing team members to immediately grasp their tasks. For example, action plans after regular meetings are organized on the Miro board, enabling the entire team to visually confirm the next steps.

Now, let's explain how to use the no-code tool Yoom to integrate Microsoft Teams and Miro, adding messages posted in Microsoft Teams to Miro.

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How to Add Messages Posted in Microsoft Teams to Miro

This can be achieved by using the Microsoft Teams API to receive records registered in the Microsoft Teams database and notifying the specified Miro channel using the Miro API. Generally, programming knowledge is required to achieve this, but with the no-code tool Yoom, it can be easily accomplished without programming knowledge. Generally, programming knowledge is required to achieve this, but with the no-code tool Yoom, it can be easily accomplished without programming knowledge.

We will create this in the following major processes.

・Register Microsoft Teams and Miro in My Apps
・Copy the template
・Set the trigger for Microsoft Teams, which will be the starting point of the flow, followed by the operation settings for Miro
・Turn on the trigger and verify the integration operation between Microsoft Teams and Miro

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Step 1: Connect Microsoft Teams and Miro to My Apps

Let's proceed with registering Microsoft Teams to My Apps.
Click on My Apps on the left side of the screen, then click "New Connection" on the right side of the screen.

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Enter Microsoft Teams in the search box and click on the displayed suggestion.

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The Microsoft 365 account selection screen will appear, so click on the account you want to connect this time.

Once signed in, you will return to the My Apps screen, and Microsoft Teams will be displayed.

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Next, register Miro to My Apps.
Click "New Connection".

Enter Miro in the search box and click on the displayed suggestion.

The Miro login screen will appear.
Check the contents and click "Add".

Miro will be displayed in My Apps.
This completes the registration of Google Chat and Miro to My Apps for this use.

‍Step 2: Copy the Template

To set up automation, click "Try it" on the banner below.

Read the following screen display and click "OK".

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Step 3: Set Actions

Operate the flowbot.
When a screen like the image below appears, click "When a message is sent to the channel".

A screen to select the linked account and action will appear.
Make sure there is no mistake with the Microsoft Teams account you are linking this time.

Proceed with the settings on the API connection settings screen for the app trigger.

・Trigger activation interval: You can choose from 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, or 60 minutes.
・Team ID: Click the input field to display candidates, and select a candidate.
・Channel ID: Click the input field to display candidates, and select a candidate.

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Once the input is complete, run the test, and after confirming the test is successful, click "Save".

Next, configure Miro.
A screen like the image below will appear.
Click "Create a sticky note on the board".

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On the screen to select the linked account and action, confirm that there is no mistake with the Miro account you are linking this time, and click "Next".

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Configure the settings for creating sticky notes in Miro.
・"Board ID": Please refer to the annotations for input.
・text can be input from the output as shown in the image below.

After completing the input, conduct a test, and if the test is successful, click "Save".

Step 4: Set Actions‍

Finally, click "Turn on Trigger" to complete the automation setup.
Check if the flowbot starts correctly.

Here is the template used this time.

Other Automation Examples Using Microsoft Teams and Miro

① Notify Microsoft Teams when an expense claim is approved in Money Forward Cloud Expense

This is a flow that notifies Microsoft Teams when an expense claim is approved in Money Forward Cloud Expense. By receiving notifications in Microsoft Teams, you can smoothly share information immediately after approval without the burden of communication tasks. Additionally, since the application information is automatically synchronized, the risk of communication errors due to transcription mistakes is expected to decrease.

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② Notify Microsoft Teams of Zoom Meeting Information Daily

This is a flow to notify Microsoft Teams of Zoom meeting information daily. It is recommended for those who use Zoom for meetings and have trouble managing daily meeting information. Zoom meeting information is automatically notified to Microsoft Teams. You can grasp it on the chat you usually use without accessing Zoom, reducing the cost of confirmation. It is possible to send notifications at a fixed time, which also helps prevent oversight.

③ Create a line on the Miro board when a row is updated in Google Sheets

This flow creates a line on the Miro board when a row is updated in Google Sheets. By using this template, you can automate the creation of sticky notes or card lines, eliminating the need for manual work and improving work efficiency. You can create lines based on information from Google Sheets, which facilitates smooth sharing of related tasks and subsequent work.

Summary

This time, we introduced how to integrate Microsoft Teams with Miro and add messages posted on Teams to Miro. This integration enables centralized information management and instant visualization of ideas, leading to improved team productivity. It can be easily set up without any coding, making it accessible even without technical knowledge.
No special skills or knowledge are required to implement automation with Yoom. Simply follow the instructions to input, making the operation easy.
Be sure to take advantage of Yoom's automation and experience improved work efficiency!