Cannot add a static tab without a contentUrl

[catmanjan]

According to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/resources/schema/manifest-schema#statictabs

The contentUrl property is not required, however if I try and upload a manifest without it, I get an error, only readding the contentUrl fixes the issue.

It also passes the validator without contentUrl.

e.g.

  "staticTabs": [
    {
      "entityId": "b4b4da44-ddb9-4821-ac64-55cac997d3c7IngressSearch",
      "scopes": [
        "personal"
      ],
      "context": [
        "personalTab",
        "channelTab"
      ],
      "name": "Ingress Search",
      "websiteUrl": "https://icognitiondev.sharepoint.com/sites/search/SitePages/Search.aspx"
    }
  ],

Doesn't work, but:

  "staticTabs": [
    {
      "entityId": "b4b4da44-ddb9-4821-ac64-55cac997d3c7IngressSearch",
      "scopes": [
        "personal"
      ],
      "context": [
        "personalTab",
        "channelTab"
      ],
      "name": "Ingress Search",
      "contentUrl": "https://icognitiondev.sharepoint.com/sites/search/SitePages/Search.aspx"
      "websiteUrl": "https://icognitiondev.sharepoint.com/sites/search/SitePages/Search.aspx"
    }
  ],

Does.

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[Meghana-MSFT]

@catmanjan - Thank you for reporting this, we will check this and get back to you.

[Meghana-MSFT]

@catmanjan - We checked this internally and got a confirmation that static tabs should have a contentUrl.

The only static tab that can be added without a contentUrl is the "conversations" tab and that's used to change the default order of tabs in the personal app as documented here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/tabs/how-to/create-personal-tab?tabs=vs&pivots=node-java-script#reorder-tabs

All other static tabs should have a contentUrl. That is mentioned in "Create a tab" docs here:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/tabs/how-to/create-personal-tab?tabs=vs&pivots=node-java-script

[catmanjan]

@Meghana-MSFT thanks, can you log a ticket to get this page corrected, if properties are required they should also fail the validator:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/platform/resources/schema/manifest-schema#statictabs

[Meghana-MSFT]

@catmanjan - Sure, we will check internally and get the doc updated. Thank you.