Overview
Microsoft Teams Chat Protection helps organizations safeguard one-to-one and group chat conversations against accidental deletion, retention gaps, and compliance risks.
This page serves as a entry point to all documentation related to Teams Chat Protection, guiding you through setup, configuration, backup, restore, and ongoing management.
šNOTE: This article describes 1:1 and group Teams chat protection only. For information about protecting Teams channel conversations and workspaces, see the Microsoft 365 Teams protection documentation.
How to Use This Guide
New to Teams Chat Protection? Start with Get Started and then follow the Configuration Workflow.
Setting up for the first time? Review the Azure app setup and backup configuration sections.
Managing production environments? Use the Dashboard, Monitoring, and Restore sections as ongoing references.
Get Started
Get Started with Microsoft Teams Chat Protection
A high-level introduction to Teams Chat Protection, including scope of protection, key capabilities, licensing considerations, and important behavioral notes.
ā Get Started with Microsoft Teams Chat Protection
Setup & Configuration
Microsoft 365 Teams Chat Configuration Workflow
End-to-end configuration flow showing how Teams Chat protection fits into Microsoft 365 app setup, encryption, profiles, and user configuration.
ā Microsoft 365 Teams Chat Configuration Workflow
Create a Dedicated Azure App for Teams Chat (PowerShell)
Explains why a separate Azure application is required and provides step-by-step guidance to configure it for Teams Chat backups.
ā Set Up the Dedicated Azure Application for Teams Chat
āCreate a Dedicated Azure App for Teams Chat (BYOA)
Provides an alternative manual deployment method for customers . Covers app registration, certificate creation, Graph permissions, and Druva inSync configuration using a step-by-step manual approach.
ā Backup Teams Chat by Manually Creating a Custom Enterprise App (BYOA)
Backup Operations
Back Up Teams Chat Data
Covers how Teams Chat backups work, including profiles, scheduling, user configuration, manual backups, and attachment handling.
ā Back Up Teams Chat Data
Monitoring & Visibility
Know Your Teams Chat Dashboard
Describes the Teams Chat dashboard, key fields, filters, user actions, and snapshot visibility.
ā Know Your Teams Chat Dashboard
Manage and Monitor Teams Chat
Details how to monitor backup and restore jobs, view live activities, configure alerts, and manage user-level operations.
ā Manage and Monitor Teams Chat
Restore & Recovery
Restore Teams Chat Data
Explains how to restore chat conversations from snapshots, restore behavior, limitations, and compliance considerations.
ā Restore Teams Chat Data
FAQs & Reference
Teams Chat FAQs
Answers common questions related to configuration, backup behavior, restore limitations, attachments, and licensing.
ā Teams Chat FAQs