How do I Automatically Send My Teams Recordings to My EchoVideo (Echo360) Library?

Summary

This article explains how to connect Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and EchoVideo so that Teams meeting recordings automatically upload to your EchoVideo Library.

After recording a meeting (saved to OneDrive), you must subscribe EchoVideo to your OneDrive “Recordings” folder. Once set up, all new recordings transfer automatically, but older recordings must be uploaded manually.

Content

If you use Microsoft Teams for your synchronous class meetings, you can configure EchoVideo to automatically import those recordings directly from OneDrive. Once enabled, every new Teams recording will appear in your EchoVideo Library. 

Follow the steps below to set up the full Teams-OneDrive-EchoVideo automation. Steps 1 and 2 are to ensure that you have the Recordings folder in your OneDrive. 

Step 1: Schedule and Record a Test Meeting in Microsoft Teams

You can schedule your Teams meeting however you prefer: 

  • Using the Teams Calendar 
  • Creating ad-hoc (instant) meetings 
  • Scheduling recurring class meetings 

All meeting types will work as long as the recording is saved to your OneDrive. 

Step 2: Teams Automatically Saves the Recording to OneDrive  

By default, when you record a standard Teams meeting, Teams saves the files to your Recordings folder in OneDrive. 

EchoVideo will not receive your recordings until you subscribe to this folder.

Step 3: Subscribe EchoVideo to the OneDrive “Recordings” Folder 

(This is the key step that enables automatic transfer.)

  1. Log in to https://go.uhcl.edu and click the Echo Tile. 

 

A screenshot of the Echo Tile.

  1. Click your Settings gear icon (top right). 

 

A screenshot showing a red arrow pointing to the Settings Gear Icon in Echo360.

  1. Select Account Settings. 

 

A screenshot showing a red arrow pointing to Account Settings in Echo360.

  1. In the left-hand menu, click OneDrive. 

 

A screenshot showing a red arrow pointing to OneDrive in Echo360.

  1. Click Add OneDrive Subscription.  

  • Note: You may be asked to sign in to Microsoft if you are not already authenticated. 

A screenshot showing the OneDrive settings page in Echo360 with a red arrow pointing to the Add OneDrive Subscription button.

  1. In the pop-up window, choose My files, then click Next. 

 

A screenshot showing the Add OneDrive Subscription pop up window in Echo360 with a red arrow pointing to My files choice under the Choose your OneDrive options and a red arrow pointing to the Next button.

  1. Select the Recordings folder. 

  • This folder is automatically created the first time you record a Teams meeting. 
  • Click Save. 

 

A screenshot showing the Add OneDrive Subscription pop up window in Echo360 with a red arrow pointing to the Recordings folder choice under the Select a folder from the 'My files' OneDrive Volume to subscribe for automatic content import options and a red arrow pointing to the Save button.

  1. You should see the Recordings OneDrive folder you chose, with the corresponding “Library Only” Echo360 Section appear in your OneDrive EchoVideo page 

 

A screenshot showing the OneDrive Folder choice you made, "My files > Recordings" with the corresponding Echo360 Section, "Library Only."

Once saved, EchoVideo will automatically ingest any new Teams recordings that appear in that folder (or video files placed in that folder).  

Additional Resources and Important Notes

  • You only need to subscribe once per folder. 
  • All new Teams meeting recordings saved to that folder will be imported automatically into your EchoVideo Library.  
  • Existing OneDrive Recordings Will Not Auto-Transfer 
    • EchoVideo will only ingest new Teams meeting recordings from the moment you enable the OneDrive subscription. 
    • Any recordings that were already in your OneDrive Recordings folder before you set up the subscription will not automatically import. 
    • If you want those past recordings in EchoVideo, you will need to manually upload them to your EchoVideo Library.  For information on manually uploading videos to your EchoVideo Library, please see EchoVideo: Uploading Media 

Need Additional Help? 

On behalf of OIT’s Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) team, we hope this tutorial is useful. If you encounter any difficulties or have questions related to this procedure, please contact our colleagues in OIT’s Support Center to have a help ticket created and assigned to the IDT team. You may contact the Support Center via email (supportcenter@uhcl.edu) or by telephone (281.283.2828). Once we receive your inquiry, a member of the IDT team will contact you as quickly as resources permit. 

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