Connecting via PowerShell to SharePoint Online
Microsoft Graph PowerShell provides a broad scope, interacting with various services across Microsoft 365, including SharePoint Online. It allows you to perform actions such as getting site information or managing SharePoint lists, but more specific administrative tasks (especially those that involve detailed configurations within SharePoint Online) might still require the SharePoint-specific cmdlets available in the SharePoint Online Management Shell.
This recipe will guide you through connecting to SharePoint Online using PowerShell, a necessary step for managing SharePoint Online via scripts.
Getting ready
Ensure you have administrative privileges on your system, as well as an administrative role as a SharePoint or Global Administrator to manage SharePoint Online.
To access SharePoint Online PowerShell cmdlets and functions, you must download and install the SharePoint Online Management Shell (link included in the See also...
