Create SharePoint Online Site using REST API

Question

Hey guys, currently I am trying to create a modern site using the SharePoint REST API for SharePoint online. I followed this link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/apis/site-creation-rest#create-a-modern-site and managed to create a site using Power Automate. However, I was wondering is it possible to call this endpoint using a curl request or through code? If so, will I need some authentication token and where would I get it?

Thanks

Answer 1

Hi @James ,
I will recommend you to use App-Only to access SharePoint Online. Please refer to the following steps to grant access.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/dev/solution-guidance/security-apponly-azureacs
And here is the ajax call to get access token:

$.ajax({  
    type: 'POST',  
    crossDomain: true,  
    url: 'https://accounts.accesscontrol.windows.net/<tenantID>/tokens/OAuth/2',  
    headers: {  
        "content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"  
    },  
    data: {  
        "grant_type": "client_credentials",  
        "client_id": "<ClientID>@<TenantID>",  
        "client_secret": "<ClientSecret>",  
        "resource": "00000003-0000-0ff1-ce00-000000000000/<sitename>.sharepoint.com@<TenantID>"  
    },  
    success: function(data) {  
        //data.token_type returns "Bearer"  
        //data.access_token returns < AccessToken >  
        var at = data.token_type + " " + data.access_token;  
      //caal the REST API with the at variable in header  
  
    },  
    error: function(data, errorThrown, status) {  
  
    }  
});  

Here is the detailed steps for your reference:
https://global-sharepoint.com/sharepoint-online/in-4-steps-access-sharepoint-online-data-using-postman-tool/

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