Are you getting the error “connect-pnponline not recognized” while working with PnP PowerShell? I recently received this error. Let me explain to you how to fix the error.

The complete error comes as: Connect-PnPOnline: The term ‘Connect-PnPOnline’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program.

In particular, I received this error while I was trying to connect to SharePoint Online using the Connect-PnPOnline PnP PowerShell cmdlets.

The command I was running is the following:

Connect-PnPOnline -Url 'https://tsinfo.sharepoint.com/sites/SPFxTraining/' -Credentials (Get-Credential)

The full error comes as:

Connect-PnPOnline : The term ‘Connect-PnPOnline’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At line:1 char:1

• Connect-PnPOnline -Url ‘https://tsinfo.sharepoint.com/sites/SPFxTrain …
• ~~~~~
  • CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Connect-PnPOnline:String) [], CommandNotFoundException
  • FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException

You can see the exact error message in the screenshot below:

Connect-PnPOnline : The term ‘Connect-PnPOnline’ is not recognized

To fix the error, either Open a PowerShell command prompt or PowerShell ISE and run the below command.

Install-Module SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline

Once you run the command, It will ask for a confirmation message.

You are installing the modules from an untrusted repository……..

Click on Yes to All like below:

Then you can see it will install the SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline package like below:

Now, when you run the Connect-PnPOnline, Get-PnPList or Get-PnPField cmdlets, you will not get any error.

If you’re using a newer version of PowerShell, you might need to install the updated module instead:

Install-Module PnP.PowerShell

The PnP PowerShell module is essential for managing SharePoint sites, lists, and permissions through scripts. It allows you to authenticate to SharePoint using various methods, including:

• Username and password
• App-only authentication
• Modern authentication with MFA support
• Certificate-based authentication

This module is maintained by the Microsoft 365 Patterns and Practices team and is regularly updated to support the latest SharePoint features and authentication methods.

In this tutorial, I have explained how to fix the error: Connect-PnPOnline : The term ‘Connect-PnPOnline’ is not recognized.

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