PowerShell Tutorials: Learn SharePoint Online PowerShell Step by Step

I’ve used PowerShell in many real SharePoint Online administration and automation scenarios, and it remains one of the most powerful tools for managing Microsoft 365 environments efficiently. With PowerShell, you can automate repetitive admin tasks, retrieve SharePoint data, manage site collections, work with files and lists, and handle reporting and governance tasks much faster than doing everything manually.

On this page, I’ve organized all the PowerShell tutorials I’ve published on EnjoySharePoint so you can follow a clear path from basic connections and commands through site administration, list operations, file handling, and template-related tasks. The goal is to make SharePoint Online PowerShell practical, useful, and easy to follow for administrators and solution builders.

These tutorials are based on real SharePoint administration work, not just theory. The focus here is on helping you use PowerShell to solve actual tasks in a clean, reliable, and efficient way.

What is PowerShell for SharePoint?

PowerShell is Microsoft’s automation and administration shell that lets you perform tasks through commands and scripts. In SharePoint Online, it is especially useful for managing sites, retrieving information, automating repetitive actions, and handling bulk operations that would otherwise take a lot of time through the UI.

If you work with SharePoint Online administration, tenant management, or Microsoft 365 automation, PowerShell is one of the most important skills you can learn.

Why PowerShell is Useful in SharePoint Online

PowerShell helps you:

• Automate SharePoint administration tasks.
• Retrieve site, list, and user information quickly.
• Create, delete, and manage SharePoint sites.
• Upload files and manage list items in bulk.
• Collect data for reporting and governance.
• Reduce manual work and improve consistency.

For SharePoint admins and consultants, PowerShell is often the fastest way to handle common operational work.

Getting Started with SharePoint Online PowerShell

If you are new to SharePoint PowerShell, start with the basics first. These tutorials help you connect to SharePoint Online and understand the core command patterns you’ll use repeatedly.

• Connect to SharePoint Online Site Using PowerShell
• PowerShell SharePoint Commands
• Working With File Modification Time and Date Using PowerShell

These topics give you the foundation you need before moving into more advanced SharePoint administration tasks.

SharePoint Site Collections and Site Administration

A major use case for SharePoint Online PowerShell is site-level administration. These tutorials help you gather site details, understand site structure, and perform administrative actions more efficiently.

• Get All SharePoint Site Collections Using PowerShell
• Create a SharePoint Site Using PowerShell
• Delete a SharePoint Online Site Using PowerShell
• Get SharePoint Site Storage Size Using PowerShell
• Get the SharePoint Site Owner Using PowerShell
• Get SharePoint Site Template in SharePoint Using PowerShell

These tutorials are especially useful when you are auditing or managing multiple sites.

Site Owners, Members, and Templates

Knowing who owns a site, who has access, and which template was used is essential for governance and support work. These tutorials focus on the administrative details that help you better understand how a SharePoint site is configured.

• Get SharePoint Site Members Using PowerShell
• Get the SharePoint Site Owner Using PowerShell
• Get Site Template in SharePoint Using PowerShell
• Export and Import SharePoint Online Site as Template Using PowerShell

These are useful when you need to review ownership, assess permissions, or standardize site provisioning.

Lists, Files, and Content Operations in SharePoint

Many SharePoint automation scenarios involve working with lists and files. These tutorials show how to add items, upload documents, and work with common content tasks using PowerShell.

• Add SharePoint Online List Items Using PowerShell
• Get SharePoint List GUID PowerShell
• Upload Files to SharePoint Using PowerShell

These posts are especially helpful for bulk operations, automation, and administrative scripting.

Storage and Reporting

PowerShell is also very useful for reporting and inventory tasks. When you need to understand site storage or gather information for analysis, these tutorials help you collect the data you need quickly.

• Get SharePoint Site Storage Size Using PowerShell
• Get All SharePoint Site Collections Using PowerShell
• Get SharePoint Site Members Using PowerShell

This kind of reporting is especially useful for audits, cleanup tasks, and governance reviews.

PowerShell Commands and Reference Topics

This section is for practical reference material that supports day-to-day SharePoint administration and scripting work.

• PowerShell SharePoint Commands
• Working With File Modification Time and Date Using PowerShell

If you are building more automation later, these reference-style tutorials are good supporting resources.

Who are these PowerShell tutorials for

These PowerShell tutorials are designed for:

• SharePoint Online administrators who want to automate site creation, manage site collections, handle storage, and streamline day-to-day admin tasks instead of doing everything through the SharePoint admin center.
• Microsoft 365 administrators and IT professionals who are responsible for managing multiple services (SharePoint, Teams, Exchange, Entra ID) and want to use PowerShell to centralize administration, improve governance, and reduce manual effort.
• Consultants and solution architects who build SharePoint and Microsoft 365 solutions for clients and need repeatable, scriptable ways to provision sites, configure environments, and gather inventory or reporting data.
• Power users with basic scripting interest who already understand SharePoint Online concepts and want to start using PowerShell to speed up common operations like working with lists, files, and permissions.

If you are working with SharePoint Online and you often repeat the same administrative actions or need better reporting and governance, these tutorials will help you move those tasks into clean, reusable PowerShell scripts.

All PowerShell Tutorials

This is the complete index of PowerShell tutorials published on EnjoySharePoint.

• Connect to SharePoint Online Site Using PowerShell
• PowerShell SharePoint Commands
• Get All SharePoint Site Collections Using PowerShell
• Create a SharePoint Site Using PowerShell
• Delete a SharePoint Online Site Using PowerShell
• Get SharePoint Site Storage Size Using PowerShell
• Get the SharePoint Site Owner Using PowerShell
• Get SharePoint Site Members Using PowerShell
• Get Site Template in SharePoint Using PowerShell
• Add SharePoint Online List Items Using PowerShell
• Upload Files to SharePoint Using PowerShell
• Get SharePoint List GUID PowerShell
• Working With File Modification Time and Date Using PowerShell
• Export and Import SharePoint Online Site as Template Using PowerShell

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