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Shared my Apps on Teams, But People need to request access?

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Hello! So I went ahead and shared my power app in our teams group/chat. But it seems like it still makes them request access manually? The data sources linked to the app are two sharepoint lists that are both created and found on our TEAM big sharepoint website. So everyone who is in my teams chat also has access to the sharepoint and by theory should be able to access both the list and the app? If that is not how the sharing ideology works could someone tell me what the steps would be to share the app with a group of people. If I could get some guidance on how this works or why it isn't working that would be really appreciated. Thank you!
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    SyedBilal Profile Picture
    44 on at
    Hey! What you're hitting is one of the most common Power Apps sharing gotchas — and the good news is it's easy to fix once you understand what's going on.
    The key thing: sharing the app and sharing the data are two completely separate things in Power Apps.
    When you shared the app in Teams, you gave people access to launch the app. But the app itself doesn't automatically grant them access to the SharePoint lists it connects to — even if those lists are on the same team's SharePoint site.
    Here's the checklist that fixes 95% of these cases:
    1. Share the app explicitly (not just paste the link)
    Go to make.powerapps.com → Apps → … → Share and add the security group (or users) you want. Pasting a Teams link to the app isn't the same as sharing it from the maker portal — that's why people get the "request access" prompt.
    2. Make sure they can actually reach the SharePoint lists
    Even if everyone is "in the team," that doesn't always mean they have permission on the underlying lists. Open the SharePoint site → each list → Settings → List permissions → confirm the group/people you shared the app with have at least Read (or Contribute if they need to edit). Lists inherit site permissions by default, but if anyone broke inheritance, that's where it bites you.
    3. If the app uses SharePoint as the connector, it runs in the user's own identity
    Each person who opens the app connects to SharePoint as themselves. So if even one user doesn't have direct list access, the app will fail for them — even though it works for you (you're the owner).
    4. Quick test
    Ask one of the affected users to open the SharePoint list directly in the browser. If they can't open it there, that's your problem — fix it at the SharePoint level, not in Power Apps.
    Common cause specifically for Teams-shared apps: if your Team has private channels or the list is in a private channel's SharePoint site, only members of that channel have list access — not the whole team.
    Try the steps above and let me know what you find — happy to dig deeper if it's still acting up.
  • LE-19051254-0 Profile Picture
    32 on at
    Hi @SyedBilal, Thank you for your response! So I have been trying to add my team as a security group, would you know how to tell if my team has a security group or a microsoft 365 group? I see that on our team sharepoint site, we have a teams icon, when I click on it takes me to a set of channels, and we have a team email. Would any of those be my answer? And I just tested that they can reach both the sharepoint site and the sharepoint lists that I am using in my app. I also tested that she can reach the list by the link in the browser. I also realized when I shared it in Teams I added it to a teams chat? I am unsure how to share it with a TEAM or a channel or if I was supposed to share it in the chat. Thank you again for your help. I look forward to hearing from you soon!
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    Valantis Profile Picture
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    Your Team has a Microsoft 365 group behind it, not a security group. You can use it directly.
    To share the app properly:
    1. Go to make.powerapps.com
    2. Find your app, click the three dots and select Share
    3. In the search box, type the name of your Microsoft Teams team
    4. It should appear as a Microsoft 365 group with the Teams icon
    5. Select it and click Share
     
    The team email you mentioned confirms it's a Microsoft 365 group, that's the one to use.
    For adding the app to Teams (optional but cleaner): in the app's Share page, there's also an option to add it as a tab in a Teams channel. That makes it easier for people to find it without needing a link.
     

     

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    11manish Profile Picture
    3,202 on at
    Based on your description, the most likely issue is that the app was shared via Teams/chat only, but the users were not explicitly granted access through the Power
     
    Apps Share dialog. Once the app is shared with the appropriate users or Microsoft 365 group, they should be able to launch it provided they already have access
     
    to the underlying SharePoint lists.
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    Ram Prakash Duraisamy Profile Picture
    5,877 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
     
    Please grant users access to the app and confirm that they have the necessary permissions to perform all required actions. For instance, if the app enables users to create records in a particular table, they must be assigned Create permissions for that table.
     
    Please mark as answer if my suggestion helps.
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    SyedBilal Profile Picture
    44 on at
    @LE-19051254-0 

    Good detective work — and this clears things up nicely. Since your colleagues can already open the SharePoint lists directly in the browser, the SharePoint side is fine. The only thing still wrong is how the app itself was shared. Let me answer your questions one by one.

    Is your team a security group or a Microsoft 365 group?

    The fact that your team has a team email is the dead giveaway — it's a Microsoft 365 group. Every team you create in Microsoft Teams automatically has a Microsoft 365 group behind it, and that group is what you share the app with. You don't need to create a separate security group.

    If you ever want to confirm, an admin can check at admin.microsoft.com under Teams & groups → Active teams & groups — your team will be listed there with the type "Microsoft 365".

    Sharing in a Teams chat is not the same as sharing the app:

    This is the missing piece. Pasting an app link into a Teams chat does not grant anyone access — it just sends them a link they can't open without permission. To actually share the app:

    • Go to make.powerapps.com
    • Find your app, click the three dots, then Share
    • In the search box, type the name of your Team (the same name as in Microsoft Teams)
    • It will show up as a Microsoft 365 group with the Teams icon
    • Select it and click Share

    Now everyone in that team will be able to open the app without requesting access.

    Optional but cleaner — Add the app as a Teams tab:

    After sharing, on the same Share page in make.powerapps.com there's an option to add the app to Teams as a tab in a channel. That way your team finds it inside Teams itself, without needing the link at all. This usually feels more natural for end users than a chat link.

    Once you've shared it with the Microsoft 365 group, ask one of your colleagues to refresh and try opening it again — it should work straight away

  • Valantis Profile Picture
    6,647 on at

    Hi @LE-19051254-0,

    Just wanted to check in and see if everything is working now. If you still need any help, feel free to let me know.

    Also, if the issue is resolved, it would be great if you could mark the answer as solved so others with the same question can find it easily.

     

    Thanks and have a great day!

     

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