Org-wide custom app setting

The Org-wide custom app setting is located in the Microsoft Teams admin center. To manage it, follow these steps:

  1. Launch the Microsoft Teams admin center (https://admin.teams.microsoft.com) and select Teams apps | Permission policies:

  1. Select the Org-wide app settings button:

  1. On the Org-wide app settings panel, adjust the Allow interaction with custom apps slider to On or Off and click Save:

Org-wide settings override user settings, and the policies and settings work in conjunction with each other to provide a granular level of control over users' abilities in Teams. Look at the following table to see how the combination of org-wide, team, and user settings affect the rights of users:

Org-wide custom app setting Team custom app setting User custom app policy Result
Off Off Off All interactions with all custom apps are blocked for all users. Custom apps cannot be uploaded by anyone. You must use PowerShell to remove any custom apps.
Off Off On All interactions with all custom apps are blocked for all users. Custom apps cannot be uploaded by anyone. You must use PowerShell to remove the custom app.
Off On Off All interactions with all custom apps are blocked for all users. Custom apps cannot be uploaded by anyone. You must use PowerShell to remove the custom app.
Off On On All interactions with all custom apps are blocked for all users. Custom apps cannot be uploaded by anyone. You must use PowerShell to remove the custom app.
On Off Off The user to whom the user policy is applied cannot upload custom apps, though other users may be able to (depending on their user policy).
On Off On If a user is a team owner, they can upload custom apps to the team. If the user is a team member, they can't upload custom apps to the team. The user can upload custom apps in a personal context.
On On Off The user cannot upload custom apps to any team or personal context.
On On On The user can upload custom apps to the team, regardless of whether the user is a team member or owner, as well as upload apps in the personal context.