ThingLink can be used inside Microsoft teams - you will be able to create your content, collaborate with your colleagues or students and view ThingLinks without leaving the Teams app. This article contains:

• Setting up Teams:
  • Installing the ThingLink app
  • Using ThingLink
  • Adding ThingLink tabs to channels & chats
  • Sharing ThingLink content
• FAQ & known issues

If you create your ThingLink account via the Teams app, you'll receive a 14-day free trial with access to most paid features.

Setting Up Teams

It is possible to set up Thinglink inside Microsoft Teams, the leading online collaboration platform, as either a static tab or a configurable tab.

Any Office 365 user with proper permissions may install Thinglink as a part of their Teams experience. Installing ThingLink to Teams will show your personal ThingLink account and ThingLink editors inside Teams. You will be able to create regular and 360 images and share them with your team members.

Install: Adding ThingLink to your Team

To install Thinglink:

• Open Store -> Search for “Thinglink” -> Click “Install”.

If you cannot find the ThingLink app or the app requires admin approval when you try to sign in, please ask your Teams admin to reconfigure Teams app permission policies:

You can also reach out to our customer support here. 

Using Thinglink

Click the three dots on the left side of your screen and choose the “ThingLink” application. ThingLink for Teams works only with Microsoft 365 Login. Click “Sign in with Microsoft” and you should be in your normal account (see below).

If you do not yet have a ThingLink account, it will be created for you and you will see our welcome experience.

Sharing ThingLinks

Once you have an image or video you'd like to share, open it and click the share button. You will now see a new tab called “Share in MS Teams” which will give you a deep link that you can share in a chat. When clicked, this will automatically open the image inside Teams as a popup.

Simply paste the link into your message. When clicked, the link will bring up your interactive image in a pop-up window:

If your colleagues do not use ThingLink, make sure to change the visibility setting before sharing your content.

Please note that this button will not appear if you are using ThingLink outside of the Teams app.

Microsoft Teams FAQ

Is all Thinglink functionality available in Teams?

Yes, most of Thinglink is available, except for alternate login methods. You will need to set up Microsoft 365 Login to use Teams with a Thinglink account.

I am using Google Login, how do I use Teams?

Sign up for a new Microsoft Account and use your Google email address.

Do I use my Microsoft Account or my work/school account?

Both are supported. However, using your work/school account may need your administrator to first approve Thinglink for use, depending on your policies or permissions we need.

Known issues

1. Direct audio recording is not supported if you are using the ThingLink app via the MS Teams app. If you are using the web version of MS Teams, this feature will be fully functional.
2. ThingLink app may malfunction if you are using the web version of Teams in Edge with tracking prevention enabled.  If you encounter this issue, please disable the tracking prevention for teams.microsoft.com, use the desktop app or a different browser. If the issue persists, contact our team.