Office 365 CLI: Automating SharePoint Administration

The Office 365 CLI lets you manage SharePoint, Teams, and other services from the command line. Perfect for automation and scripting.

Installation

npm install -g @pnp/cli-microsoft365

Login

m365 login

Common Commands

# List sites
m365 spo site list

# Create site
m365 spo site add --type TeamSite --title "Project X" --alias projectx

# Get list items
m365 spo listitem list --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com --listTitle "Tasks"

# Export to JSON
m365 spo listitem list --webUrl ... --output json > items.json

Use Cases

• Automated provisioning
• Bulk operations
• CI/CD pipelines
• Scheduled maintenance

References

• CLI for Microsoft 365