Create and delete copilots

If you create a copilot with the Copilot Studio app in Microsoft Teams, you won't see the copilot in the web app of Copilot Studio.

New copilots created in the web app and in Teams are configured with Only for Teams and Power Apps authentication.

Create a copilot

1. Go to the Copilot Studio home page.

2. Select + New copilot from the Copilots page, or select Home then choose + Create a copilot.

3. For Copilot name, enter a name for your copilot.

4. For What language do you want your copilot to speak?, select the language you want your copilot to speak. For more information, see Supported languages.

5. Select Create.

Delete a copilot

You can delete copilots to remove them from your environment.

1. Go to the Copilot Studio home page.

2. In the navigation menu, select Copilots.

3. Select the copilot you want to delete, then select the ... at the top.

   

4. Confirm the deletion of the copilot by typing the copilot's name. Once you confirm, all copilot content will be deleted after a few minutes.

If your license is expired, you can delete your copilot(s) by selecting Permanently delete your copilots.

Known issues with creating a copilot

When you're creating your copilot, you might encounter these issues.

Insufficient permissions for the selected environment

You might this error: "You don't have permissions to any environments, Get access from an administrator." To resolve the error, create a new environment. Use that environment to create your copilot again.

For more information, see Understand error codes.

You can create chatbots in the Copilot Studio app in Teams and then share them with other people in your team, company, or organization. Bots created in Teams are all classic bots, using older versions of Copilot Studio.

The first step is to add the Copilot Studio app. Then you can create bots.

Add the Copilot Studio app in Microsoft Teams

1. Select Apps at the bottom of the side pane in Microsoft Teams

   

2. In the search box, type power virtual agents and then select the tile that appears. Select Add for me in the description window that pops up to add the app to the side pane.

   

3. To make it easier to get back to, select and hold (or right-click) the Copilot Studio icon and select Pin.

   

Create a bot

When you create a bot, it must belong to a team. Everyone in that team can see and use the bot. You can share your bots with people in other teams after creation. If you want other people to edit the bot, add them to your team.

You can create a new team, if necessary, before you add a bot to it.

The first time you create a bot in a team, it takes 1 to 10 minutes to build the necessary systems in the backend. Every bot you create after your first bot takes only 1 or 2 minutes to create.

1. Select the Power Virtual Agents icon In Teams to open the Copilot Studio app.

2. You can create a new bot in one of two ways:

   • Select Start now, then choose the team you want to use.
   • From the Copilots tab, select a team to use, then choose New copilot.

   Note

   If you were recently added to a team that already has a bot, you might see a message about it, since Teams is still adding you to the team. If so, create your bot in 15 minutes. Seeing a new team appear in the Copilots tab might also take 15 minutes.

3. Give your copilot a name and choose a language.

   

4. Select Create to begin the initial bot-building process for your team, which can take a few minutes.

   You can close the loading window, the bot creation process continues in the background.

Delete a bot

You can delete bots to remove them from your team.

1. Open your copilot.

2. Under Settings, select Details.

3. Select Delete.

   

4. Confirm the deletion of the bot by entering the bot's name.

   All bot content is immediately deleted.