How to restore deleted team in Microsoft Teams?

Question

In Microsft Team, I have deleted a team from Microsoft Team Client by mistake that deleted automatically the Microsoft 365 group and the SharePoint site.

How I can restore back the deleted teams in Microsoft Teams?

Answer 1

Can I restore deleted Team in Microsoft Teams?

Yes, you can restore a deleted team in Microsoft Teams for 30 days from the deletion date. after that, the deleted team can't be restored!

Note

• By default, the deleted team will be retained for 30 days ("soft-delete"). After 30 days, the Team and its associated contents
  are deleted and cannot be restored permanently.
• It's recommended to first archive the out-of-use Teams before taking the decision to delete it, then when you're sure that you no
  longer need the team, you can delete it.

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How to restore a deleted Team in Microsoft Teams?

To restore a deleted Team in Microsoft Teams, you have two options:

1. Azure Active Directory Portal.
2. Azure Active Directory Powershell.

Note: You need Team Service Administrator permission to be able to restore deleted Teams. Read also, Microsoft Teams Admin Roles.

1) Restore a deleted Team using Azure Active Directory Portal

1. log in to Azure Active Directory Portal https://aad.portal.azure.com/
2. Click on Azure Active Directory.
   
3. Below Manage > click on Groups.
   
4. Then click on Deleted Groups.
5. Check the Team Name that you would like to restore > then click on Restore Group.
   
6. After a few minutes, the deleted team should be restored and you can find it listed in the Teams section in the Microsoft Teams App as shown below.
   

Note: In some cases, it may take as long as 24 hours for the group and all of its data to be restored. but in my case, it took a few minutes to be restored in Microsoft Teams App.

2) Restore a deleted Team using Azure Active Directory PowerShell

1. Open Windows PowerShell As Administrator.

2. Run the below cmdlet to install the AzureADPreview module.

    Install-Module AzureADPreview
   

3. Type the below cmdlet to connect to Azure Active Directory.

    Connect-AzureAD
   

4. Type the below cmdlet to list all deleted teams/groups

    Get-AzureADMSDeletedGroup
   

5. Now, run the below cmdlet with the corresponding group ID to restore it.

    Restore-AzureADMSDeletedDirectoryObject -Id [Team ID]
   

Note: In some cases, it may take as long as 24 hours for the group and all of its data to be restored. but in my case, it took a few minutes to be restored in Microsoft Teams App.