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CSOM SharePoint Online Create List Using PowerShell

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CSOM SharePoint Online Create List Using PowerShell

Summary

In this Wiki let's explore PowerShell code for creating List in SharePoint Online

Help

help about_Methods -Detailed
help about_Variables -Detailed
help Read-Host -Parameter AssecureString
help Add-Type -Detailed
help Import-Module -Detailed

PowerShell Code

#Import the required DLL
Import-Module 'C:\Temp\CSOM\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll'
Import-Module 'C:\Temp\CSOM\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll'
$site = 'https://Chensoffice365.sharepoint.com/'
$admin = 'Chendrayan@Chensoffice365.OnMicrosoft.Com'
$password = Read-Host 'Enter Password' -AsSecureString
$context = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($site)
$credentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($admin , $password)
$context.Credentials = $credentials

$site = $context.Web
$context.Load($site)
$context.ExecuteQuery()

#Create List
$listinfo =New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ListCreationInformation
$listinfo.Title = 'CSOM List'
$listinfo.TemplateType = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ListTemplateType]'GenericList'
$list = $web.Lists.Add($listinfo)
$context.ExecuteQuery()


Write-Host "Successfully Created List $($listinfo.Title)"

Explanation