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Adaptive Card Inline Edit

Summary

This sample demonstrates how to allow inline editing of Adaptive Card responses in a Microsoft 365 Copilot declarative agent. Users can view car repair records, edit fields directly within the card (title, assigned technician), and submit updates—all without leaving the Copilot interface.

The sample showcases Action.Execute from Adaptive Cards v1.5, stateful card updates, Python Azure Functions backend, and API Plugin integration.

Adaptive Card Inline Edit

Version history

Version Date Author Comments
1.0 April 13, 2026 YugalPradhan31 Initial release

Prerequisites

Minimal Path to Awesome

  • Clone this repository (or download this solution as a .ZIP file then unzip it) 
    git clone https://github.com/pnp/copilot-pro-dev-samples.git
cd copilot-pro-dev-samples/samples/da-adaptive-card-inline-edit-python
  • Open the project in Visual Studio Code
  • Select the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit icon on the left in the VS Code toolbar
  • In the Account section, sign in with your Microsoft 365 account if you haven't already
  • Create Teams app by selecting Provision in the Lifecycle section
  • Select Preview in Copilot (Edge) or Preview in Copilot (Chrome) from the launch configuration dropdown, or use Debug in Microsoft 365 Agents Playground for local testing
  • Once the agent is loaded, you can ask questions like:
    • "Show repair records assigned to Issac Fielder"
    • "Show me all car repair records"
    • "List repairs assigned to Karin Blair"
  • The agent will respond with repair records in Adaptive Cards. You can:
    • View repair details (ID, title, assignee, date)
    • Edit the Title and Assigned To fields directly in the card
    • Click the Update button to save changes
    • See a success confirmation with the updated values

How to add your own API Key

  1. Open terminal and run following command to install all dependency packages

    pip install -r requirements.txt

  2. After that, run command python src/key_gen.py

    python src/key_gen.py

  3. The above command will output something like "Generated a new API Key: xxx..."

  4. Fill in API Key into env/.env.*.user

    SECRET_API_KEY=<your-api-key>

Features

This sample illustrates the following concepts for Microsoft 365 Copilot declarative agents:

  • Action.Execute - Enables inline editing and stateful updates of Adaptive Cards within Microsoft 365 Copilot
  • Input Controls - Uses Input.Text fields within Adaptive Cards to collect user edits
  • Dynamic Card Updates - Returns updated Adaptive Cards based on API responses, creating seamless interactions

What is Action.Execute?

Action.Execute is an Adaptive Card action (v1.5+) that sends structured data payloads to your API and dynamically updates the card based on the response, enabling stateful, interactive experiences within Microsoft 365 Copilot.

Key Characteristics:

  • Sends collected input data from card fields to your API endpoint
  • Receives and renders an updated Adaptive Card in response
  • Enables inline editing without leaving the chat interface
  • Supports complex interactions like form submissions, record updates, and multi-step workflows
  • Identified by a verb property that maps to your API operation

Interaction Flow

Step 1: Ask for repair records

User: "Show repair records assigned to Issac Fielder"

Step 2: View repair records The agent returns Adaptive Cards showing:

  • Repair ID
  • Editable title field (Input.Text)
  • Editable assignee field (Input.Text)
  • Repair date
  • Update action button

Step 3: Edit fields inline User can:

  • Click on the Title field and modify the repair description
  • Click on the Assigned To field and change the technician name
  • Make multiple edits before submitting

Step 4: Submit update Click the "Update" button:

  • Action.Execute sends the form data to the updateRepair API endpoint
  • The verb updateRepair maps to the PATCH /repairs/{id} operation
  • Backend updates the repair record in the data store

Step 5: See confirmation The card refreshes with:

  • ✅ Success message: "Repair updated successfully"
  • Updated repair details displayed in the card
  • Same edit fields available for further changes
  • The Update button remains available for additional edits

Help

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Disclaimer

THIS CODE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

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