How to download audio messages from Microsoft Teams in 2023

By João Ferreira Feb 14, 2023 Tips and Tricks 0 Comments

Microsoft Teams allows users to send and receive voice messages as part of its collaboration features. While with text and files you can save a local copy of the content, with voice messages there is no direct option to download the audio file.

Depending on the location where the voice message was posted, you will need to use different methods to download it.

Before jumping into one of the methods please make sure you choose the one that applies to your scenario:

• 1:1 chats or group chats
• Channel teams chats

How to download an audio message from a 1:1 or group chat in Microsoft Teams

If the message you are trying to download was posted in a 1:1 or group chat you should do the following:

1. Open Microsoft Teams in the browser
2. Press F12 to open developer tools
3. Click in the Application tab at the top
4. On the left side scroll to the Frames section
5. Expand the Top, then expand experiences-container and finally expand Media
6. Double click in the audio file, the url starts with blob:https
   
7. The file will open in a new browser tab
8. Click in the … and from the menu click in Download
   

   

How to download an audio message from a team channel chat

If the message you are trying to download was posted in a channel within a team you should do the following:

1. Open Microsoft Teams in the browser
2. In the conversation where you have the audio messages open the developer tools by pressing F12
3. Click on the Console tab and inside of it paste the code below

   var voiceMessages = $('.cell.media').length;
   if(voiceMessages > 0){    
       $.each($('.cell.media'), function( ) {
   		if($(this).find('.dwnaudio').length==0){
   			$(this).append('<'+'a href="'+$(this).parent().attr('url')+'" class="dwnaudio ts-sym has-icon icons-download Download" style="margin-right: 10px;"><'+'svg viewBox="0 0 32 32" role="presentation" class="app-svg icons-download"><'+'g class="icons-default-fill"><'+'path class="icons-unfilled" d="M20.1,16.6L17,19.8V9.5c0-0.8-1-0.8-1,0v10.3l-3.1-3.1c-0.5-0.5-1.2,0.2-0.7,0.7l4,4c0.2,0.2,0.6,0.1,0.7,0l4-4     C21.4,16.7,20.5,16.1,20.1,16.6zM21,24h-9c-0.3,0-0.5-0.2-0.5-0.5S11.7,23,12,23h9c0.3,0,0.5,0.2,0.5,0.5S21.3,24,21,24z"><'+'/path><'+'path class="icons-filled" d="M21,23h-9c-0.28,0-0.5,0.22-0.5,0.5S11.72,24,12,24h9c0.28,0,0.5-0.22,0.5-0.5S21.28,23,21,23zM15.79,21.71c0.2,0.2,0.45,0.29,0.71,0.29s0.51-0.1,0.71-0.29l4-4c0.39-0.39,0.39-1.02,0-1.41c-0.39-0.39-1.02-0.39-1.41,0l-2.29,2.29V9.5c0-0.55-0.45-1-1-1s-1,0.45-1,1v9.09l-2.29-2.29c-0.39-0.39-1.02-0.39-1.41,0c-0.39,0.39-0.39,1.02,0,1.41L15.79,21.71z"><'+'/path><'+'/g><'+'/svg><'+'/a>');       
   		}
       });
   }
   

4. Press Return to execute the code
5. You will notice that a new download button is added next to the message, all you have to do now is click on it