How to forward iPhone text messages to Microsoft Teams

How this destination works

Fwrd sends each matching text over HTTPS, straight from the iPhone to this destination, whenever the destination is active in Fwrd.

Before you begin

• A Microsoft Teams workspace where you can create a Workflow
• A channel reserved for the messages you intend to forward
• Fwrd installed on the iPhone that receives the messages

1. 1

   Open Workflows on the channel

   In Teams, go to the channel that should get your texts, choose More options (•••) beside its name, then Workflows.

2. 2

   Pick the right template

   Choose “Send webhook alerts to a channel.” Not the lookalikes ending “from specific people to a channel” or “from people in an org to a channel”: those make whoever posts sign in, which Fwrd can’t do. A workflow built from the bare webhook trigger accepts the request and posts nothing, so use the template.

3. 3

   Save it and copy the URL

   Check the team and channel, then choose Save. Teams opens the workflow’s details, where you can copy its webhook URL; the address contains powerplatform.com. To find it again later, choose ••• → Workflows → Your workflows, open the workflow, and choose Copy webhook link. Anyone who has the URL can post to that channel, so treat it like a password.

4. 4

   Skip old connector URLs

   Microsoft retired the Office 365 Incoming Webhook connector in May 2026, so a webhook.office.com address no longer delivers. Create a Workflow instead.

5. 5

   Choose Microsoft Teams in Fwrd’s setup

   On the iPhone, open Fwrd and tap Set Up Forwarding at the end of the intro. When it asks where your texts should go, choose Microsoft Teams.

6. 6

   Paste the URL into Fwrd

   Paste the whole workflow URL into Workflow Link, then continue.

   Workflow Link ← Teams Workflow URL
7. 7

   Add the ready-made shortcut

   Choose which texts to forward. Tap Get Shortcut. In Shortcuts, tap Add Shortcut, then ◀ Fwrd at the top left.

8. 8

   Switch it on

   On iOS 27, tap Open Shortcut. In Shortcuts, tap Edit, then the small › at the end of the first line, “When I receive a message where” (not the ×), and turn on Automation, as in the picture. On iOS 26, Fwrd calls this step Make it automatic: tap Open Shortcuts, then New Automation or +, then Message. Type one space in Message Contains and tap Done. Choose Run Immediately, tap Next, and tap the shortcut you just added, under My Shortcuts.

   

9. 9

   Allow the first run

   Fwrd runs the shortcut once with a sample text. Shortcuts asks twice the first time: tap Allow, then Always Allow.

10. 10

    You’re all set

    That’s it. New matching texts now go to your Teams channel on their own, with the iPhone unlocked or locked. After the iPhone restarts, unlock it once and forwarding carries on.

Build it yourself

Rather build the automation yourself? Follow these steps instead. If Fwrd already forwards somewhere, stop once Microsoft Teams is saved: your automation sends to every active destination.

Watch the setup

Every tap in Fwrd and Shortcuts on iOS 27, in under a minute. Pause on any step, or choose one below to jump to it.

Watch on YouTube

1. 0:02In Fwrd, tap + and choose Microsoft Teams
2. 0:05Paste your Teams workflow URL
3. 0:09Tap the tick to save. If asked to save a password, tap Not Now
4. 0:13Open Shortcuts. Tap Automation, then +
5. 0:18Tap Edit
6. 0:20Tap Automation, then Message
7. 0:24Change Sender to Message, then type a word your texts contain. Or type a space “ ” to forward any text with a space in it
8. 0:32Tap the arrow. Confirm Before Run should be off
9. 0:38Search Forward, then add Forward Message to All Destinations
10. 0:45Tap Message and choose Shortcut Input
11. 0:51Tap back to save. The automation is on
12. 0:53That’s it

Shown on iOS 27 with Fwrd 1.1. The addresses and numbers are examples.

1. 1

   Add Microsoft Teams in Fwrd

   On the iPhone, open Fwrd, tap + at the bottom of the screen, and choose Microsoft Teams. You can rename it to tell destinations apart.

2. 2

   Paste the URL into Fwrd

   Paste the whole workflow URL into the Configuration field.

   Configuration ← Teams Workflow URL
3. 3

   Save and keep the destination active

   Tap Send Test Message, then tap the tick at the top right to save. If iOS offers to save a password, tap Not Now: Fwrd already keeps it in the iPhone’s Keychain. Leave Destination Active switched on. An inactive route stays saved on the iPhone but is skipped when messages arrive.

   Destination Active ← On
4. 4

   Create a Message automation

   On the receiving iPhone, open Shortcuts. On iOS 27, go to Library → Automation and tap +. If you see Describe a shortcut, tap Edit. Tap Automation, then Message, and change Sender to Message. Type a word your texts contain, such as code or verification: matching on the message catches short codes and senders outside your Contacts, which Sender can’t. Then tap the arrow beside the trigger and check that Confirm Before Run is off. Under ⓘ, then Privacy, check that Allow Running When Locked is on. On iOS 26, tap Automation, then +, then Message, and choose Run Immediately.

   Message contains ← your word · Confirm Before Run ← Off · Allow Running When Locked ← On

   

5. 5

   Add Fwrd’s Forward Message action

   Search for Forward and add Fwrd’s Forward Message to All Destinations below the trigger. Tap Message in it, tap Select Variable, and choose Shortcut Input; Shortcuts adds a Receive block at the top, which is fine. Tap back to save. On iOS 26, tap Create New Shortcut first, then add the action, set its Message to Shortcut Input, and tap Done.

   Message = Shortcut Input

   

6. 6

   You’re all set

   That’s it. New matching texts now go to your Teams channel on their own, with the iPhone unlocked or locked. After the iPhone restarts, unlock it once and forwarding carries on.

The Shortcuts screens differ between iOS 26 and iOS 27. The automation guide walks through both.

If a message doesn’t arrive

Fwrd says it sent, but nothing appears in Teams

The workflow was probably built from the bare webhook trigger. Create it again from the “Send webhook alerts to a channel” template and paste the new URL.

An old webhook.office.com URL fails

Microsoft retired Office 365 connectors in May 2026. Create a Teams Workflow instead.

Posts stopped arriving

The workflow was turned off or deleted. Open Workflows in Teams and check it’s still on.

Problems that apply to every destination, like texts that never trigger the automation, are in the troubleshooting guide.

Common questions

Each answer opens on the Microsoft Teams overview page.

• Can I automatically forward iPhone SMS to Microsoft Teams?
• How do I send text messages from my iPhone to a Teams channel?
• Does Fwrd work with the old Teams Incoming Webhook connector?
• Does forwarding to Microsoft Teams work when my iPhone is locked?
• Is it free to forward iPhone texts to Microsoft Teams?
• Why does Teams show nothing when Fwrd says it sent?
• Can I choose which texts get forwarded to Microsoft Teams?
• Does Fwrd see or store the texts I forward to Microsoft Teams?

Popular ways to use Fwrd

• IT teams and MSPs sharing one 2FA phone number
• QA teams sharing one phone’s sign-in codes
• Social media agencies handling client login codes
• Executive assistants who need an executive’s sign-in codes
• Bookkeepers who need a client’s bank codes
• Small businesses with one shared work phone
• Forwarding work phone texts to your personal phone

More help

• Can Microsoft Teams Receive Text Messages?
• Shared 2FA for Teams: SMS Codes in Slack or Teams