Importing contacts to my Essential account

Hello @Thomas Kobilšek,

Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Forum and thank you for your question. 

I understand you’re hoping to bring contacts from your personal Teams account into your Teams Essentials account, and I know it would be much easier if there were a direct import option. Unfortunately, Microsoft treats personal Teams and Teams Essentials (business) as two completely separate environments, and Microsoft doesn’t currently support transferring or importing contacts between them.  

That means the only available option is to add your contacts manually into your Teams Essentials account. I know this may take a bit of time, and I truly appreciate your understanding, but this is currently the only supported method Microsoft provides across these two environments. 

If you need help with anything else around Teams Essentials, feel free to reach out anytime. I’m always here to support you. 

Kind regards, 

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To import contacts from your personal Teams account to your Teams Essential account, you will need to follow these steps:

1. Export Contacts from Personal Teams Account: Unfortunately, the context does not provide specific steps for exporting contacts directly from a personal Teams account. You may need to gather the email addresses of your contacts manually.
2. Add Contacts to Teams Essential Account: Once you have the email addresses, you can add your contacts to your Teams Essential account. This can typically be done by inviting the contacts to your new Teams account or by using any import feature available in Teams, if applicable.
3. Accessing Contacts: After adding your contacts, you should be able to access them in your Teams Essential account. Make sure to inform your contacts to reach out to you through your new account.

For detailed steps on managing contacts in Teams, you can refer to the Teams admin center documentation, which might provide additional insights on how to manage and import contacts effectively.

References:

• Remote management of contacts for Teams Phones
• Migrate data to my Microsoft 365 for business subscription