Delete SharePoint Online site collections using powershell

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Hokez asked May 10, '22 XuyanDingMSFT-4872 commented Jun 7, '22

Delete SharePoint Online site collections using powershell

Hello,

I have been trying to delete site collections from a csv, I'm trying to use a powershell script to get the site URLs to be deleted.

I've tried everything, now that I've run out of ideas I'm opening this question. I'm accepting possibilities other than Powershell

PS: I'm trying to do this without creating anything in the tenant.

This site belongs to a Microsoft 365 group. To delete the site, you must delete the group.

Below are some attempts:

 #Modules
 Import-Module ExchangeOnlineManagement
 Import-Module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell
 Import-Module SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline
        
 $site = "https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/site"
 $mailGroup = "group@onmicrosoft.com"
        
 #First
 Remove-UnifiedGroup -Identity $mailGroup-Confirm:$false
 Remove-SPOSite -Identity $site -NoWait -Confirm:$false
        
 #Second
 Remove-UnifiedGroup -Identity $mailGroup-Confirm:$false
        
 Set-SPOSite -Identity $site  -LockState "unlock" 
 Set-SPOSite -Identity $site  -Owner $userCredential.UserName
 Remove-SPOSite -Identity $site -NoWait -Confirm:$false
        
 #Third
 $SharepointSite = Get-SPOSite $site
 Remove-PnPUnifiedGroup -Identity $SharepointSite .GroupID
 Remove-PnPTenantSite $site

I also tried what is in the link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/674248/batch-delete-site-collections-in-powershell-from-c.html

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XuyanDingMSFT-4872 · May 11 at 06:02 AM

Thank you for your question. We are currently looking into this issue and will give you an update as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding and support.

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Answer 1 · 2022-05-12T10:35:58.2Z

XuyanDingMSFT-4872 answered May 12, '22 XuyanDingMSFT-4872 commented Jun 7, '22

Hi @Hokez,

You could delete the group associated with the site collection. After deleting the Microsoft 365 group, you should wait for a while and the site will be automatically deleted.

PowerShell command:

 #Parameters
 $AdminCenterURL="https://tenant-admin.sharepoint.com"
 $GroupSiteURL="https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/site"
    
 #Connect to SharePoint Online
 Connect-SPOService -Url $AdminCenterURL
    
 #Unlock the Group site Collection
 Set-SPOSite -Identity $GroupSiteURL -LockState unlock
    
 Remove-UnifiedGroup -Identity "group name"

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XuyanDingMSFT-4872 · May 30 at 02:02 AM

Hi @Hokez,

Is there any progress on this thread? Please feel free to let me know.

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XuyanDingMSFT-4872 · Jun 02 at 01:55 AM

Hi @Hokez,

Is there anything else I can help with regarding this issue?

You can comment us at any time and we will continue to follow up.

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XuyanDingMSFT-4872 · Jun 07 at 05:32 AM

Hi @Hokez,

I am checking to see if the problem has been resolved . If you have any questions you can feel free to contact me.

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