@pnp/sp/site-groups

The site groups module provides methods to manage groups for a sharepoint site.

ISiteGroups

Get all site groups

import { spfi } from "@pnp/sp";
import "@pnp/sp/webs";
import "@pnp/sp/site-groups/web";

const sp = spfi(...);

// gets all site groups of the web
const groups = await sp.web.siteGroups();

Get the associated groups of a web

You can get the associated Owner, Member and Visitor groups of a web

import { spfi } from "@pnp/sp";
import "@pnp/sp/webs";
import "@pnp/sp/site-groups/web";

const sp = spfi(...);

// Gets the associated visitors group of a web
const visitorGroup = await sp.web.associatedVisitorGroup();

// Gets the associated members group of a web
const memberGroup = await sp.web.associatedMemberGroup();

// Gets the associated owners group of a web
const ownerGroup = await sp.web.associatedOwnerGroup();

Create the default associated groups for a web

import { spfi } from "@pnp/sp";
import "@pnp/sp/webs";
import "@pnp/sp/site-groups/web";

const sp = spfi(...);

// Breaks permission inheritance and creates the default associated groups for the web

// Login name of the owner
const owner1 = "owner@example.onmicrosoft.com";

// Specify true, the permissions should be copied from the current parent scope, else false
const copyRoleAssignments = false;

// Specify true to make all child securable objects inherit role assignments from the current object
const clearSubScopes = true;

await sp.web.createDefaultAssociatedGroups("PnP Site", owner1, copyRoleAssignments, clearSubScopes);

Create a new site group

import { spfi } from "@pnp/sp";
import "@pnp/sp/webs";
import "@pnp/sp/site-groups/web";

const sp = spfi(...);

// Creates a new site group with the specified title
await sp.web.siteGroups.add({"Title":"new group name"});

ISiteGroup

Scenario	Import Statement
Selective 2	import "@pnp/sp/webs"; import "@pnp/sp/site-groups";
Selective 3	import "@pnp/sp/webs"; import "@pnp/sp/site-groups/web";
Preset: All	import {sp, SiteGroups, SiteGroup } from "@pnp/sp/presets/all";

Getting and updating the groups of a sharepoint web

import { spfi } from "@pnp/sp";
import "@pnp/sp/webs";
import "@pnp/sp/site-groups";

const sp = spfi(...);

// get the group using a group id
const groupID = 33;
let grp = await sp.web.siteGroups.getById(groupID)();

// get the group using the group's name
const groupName = "ClassicTeam Visitors";
grp = await sp.web.siteGroups.getByName(groupName)();

// update a group
await sp.web.siteGroups.getById(groupID).update({"Title": "New Group Title"});

// delete a group from the site using group id
await sp.web.siteGroups.removeById(groupID);

// delete a group from the site using group name
await sp.web.siteGroups.removeByLoginName(groupName);

Getting all users of a group

import { spfi } from "@pnp/sp";
import "@pnp/sp/webs";
import "@pnp/sp/site-groups";

const sp = spfi(...);

// get all users of group
const groupID = 7;
const users = await sp.web.siteGroups.getById(groupID).users();

Updating the owner of a site group

Unfortunately for now setting the owner of a group as another or same SharePoint group is currently unsupported in REST. Setting the owner as a user is supported.

import { spfi } from "@pnp/sp";
import "@pnp/sp/webs";
import "@pnp/sp/site-groups";

const sp = spfi(...);

// Update the owner with a user id
await sp.web.siteGroups.getById(7).setUserAsOwner(4);