Add external users in a Site using PowerShell with MFA

Tanmoy Das 66 Reputation points
2022-11-06T05:34:58.637+00:00

Hi,

I need a ps script to add external users in SP site with MFA. Can anyone please share if they have one working?

Thanks

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  1. Rijwan Ansari 746 Reputation points MVP
    2022-11-06T07:44:10.663+00:00

    HI,

    You can try below script: 

    #Parameters  
$AdminCenterURL="https://Crescent-admin.sharepoint.com"  
   
#Setup Credentials to connect  
Connect-SPOService -Url $AdminCenterURL -Credential (Get-Credential)  
   
#add guest user to sharepoint online site  
Add-SPOUser -Group "Marketing Visitors" -LoginName "George@NationalAquarium.com" -Site "https://Crescent.sharepoint.com/sites/Marketing"

    https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2019/05/add-external-user-to-sharepoint-online-using-powershell.html

  2. Haoyan Xue_MSFT 19,871 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2022-11-07T02:55:13.677+00:00

    Hi @Tanmoy Das ,
    You can try below script to add External User to SharePoint Online Site: 

    #Site Variables  
$SiteURL = "https://domian.sharepoint.com/sites/xyzax-version1/"  
$GroupName = "group2"  
$ExternalUserEmail = "xxx@xx.com"  
   
#Connect to PnP Online  
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SiteURL -Credentials (Get-Credential)  
   
#PowerShell to Add External User to group  
Add-PnPGroupMember -Identity $GroupName -EmailAddress $ExternalUserEmail -SendEmail

    The running result is as shown below:
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