#PowerPlatformTip 13: 'PowerApps4Teams in make.powerapps.com'

TL;DR: Apps built with Power Apps in Microsoft Teams (Dataverse for Teams) don’t show up in make.powerapps.com. Put their environment ID and app ID into the standard studio edit URL and you edit them in the full Power Apps Studio in the browser.

Editing an app built in Teams (formerly “PowerApps for Teams”) normally means going through the Power Apps app inside Teams every time. With a small URL trick you can open the same app directly in edit mode in the Power Apps Studio at make.powerapps.com.

💡 Challenge

Apps created in Teams live in the team’s Dataverse for Teams environment and are not displayed in the app list of make.powerapps.com. Reaching the edit screen through the Teams interface is slow and repetitive. A shortcut straight into the studio would save real time.

✅ Solution

The studio opens any canvas app from its environment ID and app ID. Copy both IDs, put them into the edit URL below, and your Teams app opens in edit mode in the browser.

🔧 How It’s Done

1. Get the environment ID

🔸 In the Power Platform admin center, open Manage > Environments. Dataverse for Teams environments have the Type Microsoft Teams and carry the name of the team. Open the environment and copy its Environment ID.

2. Get the app ID

🔸 With the Power Apps admin module (Microsoft.PowerApps.Administration.PowerShell, Windows PowerShell 5.x, signed in with Add-PowerAppsAccount as an admin), list the apps of that environment and copy the AppName GUID of your app (the AppName is the ID, not the display name):

Get-AdminPowerApp -EnvironmentName <environment-id> | Select-Object DisplayName, AppName

3. Build the edit URL

🔸 Replace the two placeholders:

https://make.powerapps.com/e/<environment-id>/canvas/?action=edit&app-id=%2Fproviders%2FMicrosoft.PowerApps%2Fapps%2F<app-id>

🔸 It’s the same URL the studio uses when you select Edit for a regular canvas app, so you can also copy one from your browser and swap the two IDs.

4. Load the URL

🔸 Press Enter, the studio opens your Teams app for editing like any other canvas app. Save and publish as usual.

🎉 Result

You jump straight into editing your Teams app in the familiar Power Apps Studio, skipping the Teams navigation entirely.

🌟 Key Advantages

🔸 Time-saving: skip the Teams navigation and edit directly.

🔸 Familiar environment: work in the full Power Apps Studio in the browser.

🔸 Quick edits: make small changes without opening Teams.

⚠️ Good to Know

Dataverse for Teams environments are deprecated. From November 15, 2026 no new ones can be created, and environments that aren’t upgraded to Dataverse are decommissioned on October 30, 2027. After the upgrade, the apps appear in make.powerapps.com and you edit them there without any URL trick. Plan the upgrade for every Teams app you want to keep.

🎥 Video Tutorial

🛠️ FAQ

1. How do I find the environment and app IDs for my Teams app?

The environment ID is shown in the Power Platform admin center for the environment of type Microsoft Teams. The app ID is the AppName that Get-AdminPowerApp -EnvironmentName <environment-id> returns for your app.

2. Can I use this for any app built in Teams?

Yes, for canvas apps in a Dataverse for Teams environment you have edit rights for. Team owners and members can create and update the apps of their team; team guests can only run them.

3. Is this supported by Microsoft or just a workaround?

The URL is the standard studio edit URL, but opening Teams apps this way isn’t a documented path. The supported way to manage these apps outside Teams is to upgrade the environment to Dataverse.

🔗 Related Tips

🔸 #PowerPlatformTip 70: ‘Managing Teams with PowerApps’ - the same URL-swap trick, approached from powerautomate.com for environment management.

🔸 #PowerPlatformTip 68: ‘Utilize the Best of Both Worlds: Power Apps and Power Apps 4 Teams’ - once you’re in the studio, copy controls between a Teams app and a regular canvas app.