Create SharePoint Groups in Bulk using CSV file

Summary

This script shows how to create multiple groups in SharePoint for different site collection providing input from CSV file.

Implementation

Open Windows PowerShell ISE
Create a new file
Write a script as below,
Create a CSV using the provided sample. Two columns are required SharePointUrl and SharePointGroupName
Then we provide the path of the file as input to the PowerShell when prompted in the window when executed.

Download Sample CSV from this link

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#Uncomment below line if facing remote server 400 error
#Import-Module SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline -UseWindowsPowerShell

$filePath = Read-Host "Please provide CSV file path"

# Import CSV file from given path
$importedFile = Import-Csv -Path $filePath

for ($index = 0; $index -lt $importedFile.Count; $index++) {
    # Connect to SharePoint online site
    Connect-PnPOnline -Url $importedFile[$index].SharePointUrl -Interactive

    # Create a new group in SharePoint site
    New-PnPGroup -Title $importedFile[$index].SharePointGroupName
}

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# Get Credentials to connect
$m365Status = m365 status
if ($m365Status -match "Logged Out") {
   m365 login
}

$filePath = Read-Host "Please provide CSV file path"

# Import CSV file from given path
$importedFile = Import-Csv -Path $filePath

for ($index = 0; $index -lt $importedFile.Count; $index++) {
	# Create a new group in SharePoint site
	m365 spo group add --webUrl $importedFile[$index].SharePointUrl --name $importedFile[$index].SharePointGroupName
}

# Disconnect SharePoint online connection
m365 logout

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# SharePoint online admin center site url
$adminSiteUrl = "https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com"

# Connect to SharePoint online admin center
Connect-SPOService -Url $adminSiteUrl

$filePath = Read-Host "Please provide CSV file path"

# Import CSV file from given path
$importedFile = Import-Csv -Path $filePath

for ($index = 0; $index -lt $importedFile.Count; $index++) {
	# Create a new group in SharePoint site
	New-SPOSiteGroup -Site $importedFile[$index].SharePointUrl -Group $importedFile[$index].SharePointGroupName -PermissionLevels "Read"
}

# Disconnect SharePoint online connection
Disconnect-SPOService

Check out the SPO Management Shell to learn more at: Introduction SharePoint Online Management Shell | Microsoft Docs

Contributors

Author(s)
Kunj Sangani
Ganesh Sanap

Disclaimer

THESE SAMPLES ARE 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.