TL;DR: Open a PowerApps for Teams app directly in the make.powerapps.com studio by swapping its environment and app IDs into a standard edit URL.
Editing a PowerApps for Teams app normally means going through the Teams creation flow 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, by swapping the environment and app IDs into a known edit URL.
💡 Challenge
If you build with PowerApps for Teams, reaching the edit screen through the Teams interface is slow and repetitive. A shortcut straight into the studio would save real time.
✅ Solution
Copy the environment ID and app ID, paste them into a standard Power Apps edit URL, and open your Teams app directly in edit mode in the studio.
🔧 How it’s done
1. Copy the IDs
🔸 Get the environment ID and app ID from your PowerApps for Teams app details.
2. Open any app in edit mode
🔸 In make.powerapps.com, edit any app and copy the URL from the browser’s address bar as a template.
3. Swap the IDs
🔸 Replace the environment ID and the app ID segments in the URL with your Teams app’s values.
4. Load the URL
🔸 Press Enter, the studio opens your Teams app for editing like any other canvas app.
🎉 Result
You jump straight into editing your Teams app in the familiar Power Apps studio, skipping the Teams navigation entirely.
🌟 Key Advantages
🔸 Time-saving: bypass the Teams creation process and edit directly.
🔸 Familiar environment: work in the full Power Apps studio.
🔸 Quick edits: make small changes without navigating through Teams.
🎥 Video Tutorial
🛠️ FAQ
Q1: How do I find the environment and app IDs for my Teams app?
Open your Teams app, click Edit to launch the studio, and read both IDs from the browser URL or the app settings.
Q2: Can I use this hack for any PowerApps for Teams app?
Yes. As long as the app exists in the environment, you can swap the IDs in an edit URL to open that app directly in the studio.
Q3: Is this supported by Microsoft or just a workaround?
It’s an unofficial workaround. It uses the standard studio, but it isn’t documented by Microsoft, so it may change with future updates.
Marcel Lehmann
Microsoft MVP