Can a microsoft teams meeting be recorded?

In Microsoft Teams, users can record their Teams meetings and group calls to capture audio, video, and screen sharing activity. There is also an option for recordings to have automatic transcription, so that users can play back meeting recordings with closed captions and search for important discussion items in the transcript.

While we were writing we ran into the question “Can I record a Microsoft Teams meeting or call?”.

Any Teams meeting or call can be recorded for future viewing. The recording captures audio, video, and screen sharing activity, and you can share it securely across your organization. A recording will expire and be automatically deleted after a set period of time.

You can start, stop, and view meeting recordings in Teams mobile app. To start recording, go to the meeting controls and select More options > Start recording. Everyone in the meeting will be notified that recording has started. To stop recording, go to the meeting controls and select More options > Stop recording.

Teams cloud meeting recording. In Microsoft Teams, users can record their Teams meetings and group calls to capture audio, video, and screen sharing activity.

1 As of August 20, 2020, access to the meeting recording file will expire after 21 days for users with A1. For more information, see Upload a Microsoft Teams meeting recording to Stream.

Why can’t I get a transcript of my Microsoft Teams meeting?

When users record their Teams meetings, they can confirm whether a transcript should automatically be generated after the meeting is recorded. If admins have disabled transcription capability for the meeting organizer and the recording initiator, the recording initiator will not get a choice to transcribe the meeting recordings.

How does compliance recording work in Microsoft Teams?

If one of the participants has a policy for compliance recording, the meeting will be recorded according to the policy even if that participant is from another org or company. When a meeting recording starts, Teams shows a notification to all participants on the Teams desktop, web, and mobile apps, as well as to people who joined via phone.