In the Microsoft Teams client, go to the Teams channel you want to configure with the Bot. In the Posts tab, type @CT-TextBot and hit Enter. Select the SMS group to associate with the Teams channel and click the Add button
You can now send and receive messages in the Teams channel using the Bot
Using the Bot to Send a Message
To send a message using your personal account, go to the Bot conversation under Chat in the Microsoft Teams client. To send a message from your Teams channel, go to the Posts tab for that channel.
You can send messages using the format @CT-TextBot telephonenumber message where telephonenumber is the recipient telephone number in E.164 format, meaning the plus sign, country code, and full telephone number. For US numbers, that means +1-XXX-XXX-XXXX (without the dashes.) Message is the message you are sending to the recipient.
Multiple recipients can be added by entering multiple telephone numbers separated by a comma.
Using the Bot to Reply to a Message
To reply to an inbound message using the Bot, simply click on the Reply button and follow the prompts.
