Disable SharePoint List Commenting at list level

Summary

This sample script shows how to disable commenting feature in SharePoint online lists at list level.

Scenario inspired from this blog post: Enable/Disable SharePoint Online List Comments using PnP PowerShell

If you want to enable/disable SharePoint list commenting at tenant level, check this PnP script sample: Disable SharePoint List Commenting at tenant level

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# SharePoint online site URL
$siteUrl = "https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/SPConnect"

# Display name of SharePoint list
$listName = "Comments List"

# Connect to SharePoint online site
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $siteUrl -Interactive
 
# Disable SharePoint online list comments
Set-PnPList -Identity $listName -DisableCommenting $true

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# SharePoint online site URL
$siteUrl = "https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/SPConnect"

# Display name of SharePoint list
$listName = "Comments List"

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

# Disable SharePoint online list comments
m365 spo list set --webUrl $siteUrl --title $listName --disableCommenting true

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Contributors

Author(s)
Ganesh Sanap

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