Accept or deny requests to join a team in Microsoft Teams

Accept or deny pending requests

Team and channel owners can accept or deny requests for membership. 

1. From combined chat and channels or the separate teams view, select More list options .
2. Select Your teams and channel   to be taken to Your teams page.
3. Select Pending invites tab.

Request to add a member

Any team member can request to add someone to the team. 

1. Go to Your teams and channel section, then locate the team you'd like to add someone to.
2. To the right of the team or channel name, point to reveal, then select More team options > Add member .
3. Type the name  or email of one or more people, then select Add. Team owners will receive an alert that they have a pending request.

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