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Permissions

The following table lists the user account permissions necessary to launch Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams and restore Microsoft Teams data.

Operation	Required Roles and Permissions
Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams launch	The account must be a member of the local Administrators group.
Restore to Microsoft 365	To restore Microsoft Teams data, you must grant the following roles and permissions to user accounts: Restore Using Basic Authentication Method The user account must have a Microsoft 365 license that permits access to Microsoft Teams API. The minimum sufficient license is Microsoft Teams Exploratory experience. For more information about the Microsoft Teams Exploratory experience, see this Microsoft article. To restore Microsoft Teams data, the user account must have the Teams Administrator role. Restore Using Modern Authentication Method The user account must have a Microsoft 365 license that permits access to Microsoft Teams API. The minimum sufficient license is Microsoft Teams Exploratory experience. To restore Microsoft Teams data, the user account must have the Teams Administrator role. Make sure that the required settings are specified for the Microsoft Entra application used for restore. For more information, see the Configuring Microsoft Entra Application Settings section of the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 User Guide. If you restore data with the Microsoft Entra application certificate, make sure that your Microsoft Entra application is granted the required permissions. For more information, see the Permissions for Modern App-Only Authentication section of the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 User Guide.

Operation

Required Roles and Permissions

Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Teams launch

The account must be a member of the local Administrators group.

Restore to Microsoft 365

To restore Microsoft Teams data, you must grant the following roles and permissions to user accounts:

Restore Using Basic Authentication Method

The user account must have a Microsoft 365 license that permits access to Microsoft Teams API. The minimum sufficient license is Microsoft Teams Exploratory experience. For more information about the Microsoft Teams Exploratory experience, see this Microsoft article.
To restore Microsoft Teams data, the user account must have the Teams Administrator role.

Restore Using Modern Authentication Method

The user account must have a Microsoft 365 license that permits access to Microsoft Teams API. The minimum sufficient license is Microsoft Teams Exploratory experience.
To restore Microsoft Teams data, the user account must have the Teams Administrator role.

Make sure that the required settings are specified for the Microsoft Entra application used for restore. For more information, see the Configuring Microsoft Entra Application Settings section of the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 User Guide.
If you restore data with the Microsoft Entra application certificate, make sure that your Microsoft Entra application is granted the required permissions. For more information, see the Permissions for Modern App-Only Authentication section of the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 User Guide.