How to sync outlook contacts with ms teams

Hi Judson I Stone

From your description, I understand you’re looking for a way to have your Outlook contacts available in Microsoft Teams. I know it can be confusing when they don’t automatically appear.

Have you already tried the Q&A Assist suggestions? Also, to help me guide you better, could you please confirm:

1. Are you signed into Teams and Outlook using the same Microsoft personal account (for example, Outlook.com or Hotmail)?
2. Which app are you using for Teams: Desktop (Windows/Mac), Web, or Mobile?
3. Are your Outlook contacts visible in Outlook.com (People section), or are they missing there as well?
4. In Teams, do you see any “Sync contacts” option under “Settings” > “People”, or is that option not available?

Looking forward to your updates so I can assist you further. Thank you for your time and understanding.

To sync Outlook contacts with Microsoft Teams (Teams Free and consumer Teams use the same contact store as Outlook.com), enable contact sync in Teams so those Outlook/Microsoft account contacts become available in Teams.

On Teams for Windows or Mac

1. Open Teams and sign in with the same Microsoft account used in Outlook.
2. Select Settings and more (three dots) > Settings > People.
3. Under Sync contacts, select Manage.
4. Choose From Outlook.com (or From Outlook / From Outlook.com depending on UI):
   • Your email address appears.
   • Select Sync to add your Outlook contacts to Teams.
5. After sync completes, go to People or the contact picker in Teams; Outlook contacts will be available for chats and calls on desktop and web.

On Teams mobile (iOS/Android) If Outlook contacts are also on the mobile device (for example via the Outlook mobile app or device address book):

1. Tap the profile picture in Teams.
2. Tap Settings > People.
3. Turn Sync my device contacts On.
4. If prompted, allow access to contacts on the device.
5. After syncing, those contacts are available in Teams on mobile and will also be searchable in Teams on Windows, Mac, and web.

Notes

• Contacts synced through Teams (from Outlook.com, mobile device, Google, iCloud, Skype) appear under People > My contacts in Outlook.com and can be viewed/managed there or in the new Outlook.
• Turning off Sync my device contacts in Teams mobile removes those device contacts from Outlook.com but does not delete other Microsoft account contacts.

References:

• Sync your contacts in Microsoft Teams Free
• Your Microsoft account, your data, your choices