---
title: "Adding CTERA Portal as an App in Microsoft Teams"
slug: "adding-ctera-portal-as-an-app-in-microsoft-teams-2-1"
tags: ["Portal"]
updated: 2026-04-12T12:13:11Z
published: 2026-04-12T12:13:11Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/adding-ctera-portal-as-an-app-in-microsoft-teams-2-1"
---

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# Adding CTERA Portal as an App in Microsoft Teams

Access to a CTERA Portal can be added to Microsoft Teams as part of a channel or a group chat inside a team or as a personal tab for an individual user.

[Video](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/ctera_for_teams_integration_052324a%20(1080p).mp4?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A29%3A07Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A29%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=WeztOpBEGz6LgCyDlszkZMnDDUAN%2FPeeK158CN%2BDI40%3D)

## Provisioning Requirements

To access the portal cloud drive directly, the user must have a subscription plan that includes the **Cloud Drive Connect** service. To access the portal cloud drive directly and enable sending a public link or permalink within Microsoft Teams, the **Cloud Drive Full** service is required.

## Making the CTERA Portal App Available

Once the portal administrator has made the CTERA Portal app available in Microsoft Teams, end users can access the portal from within teams.

1. In Microsoft Teams, click **Apps**.
2. Click **Add** for the app to open.
3. Click **Add**.  

After adding the app, click **Open** and not **Add**.
4. Right-clicking the app displays a menu with the option to pin the app to the navigation bar or open it in a new Microsoft Teams window.

### Example

In the following example, **Apps** in Microsoft Teams navigation menu was clicked to display all the apps that can be integrated. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-82DXLSJC.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A29%3A07Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A29%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=WeztOpBEGz6LgCyDlszkZMnDDUAN%2FPeeK158CN%2BDI40%3D) Clicking **CTERA for Teams** displays the following: ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-THLB5LY7.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A29%3A07Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A29%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=WeztOpBEGz6LgCyDlszkZMnDDUAN%2FPeeK158CN%2BDI40%3D) And clicking **Add** adds the portal as an app, with access from the Microsoft Teams navigation menu.![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/30792387-cdcb-4791-aa14-94929bbcd3fe/Images/Documentation/image-PD01BRDF.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T04%3A29%3A07Z&se=2026-11-11T05%3A29%3A07Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=WeztOpBEGz6LgCyDlszkZMnDDUAN%2FPeeK158CN%2BDI40%3D)

          **Note**

          

You can add more than one portal as an app and, depending on the app definition, you can restrict access to a team, chat or meeting.

In a portal that has been added to Microsoft Teams, you can share content, either as a [public link](/v1/docs/making-content-public-7-1-1#adding-a-public-link-from-a-ctera-portal-app-integrated-in-microsoft-teams) or a [permalink](/v1/docs/setting-up-collaboration-directly-to-the-content-permalinks-4-1-1#adding-a-permalink-from-a-ctera-portal-app-integrated-in-microsoft-teams) within Microsoft teams.