SharePoint REST API Authentication Token

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SharePoint REST API Authentication Token

James 41

Hey guys,

I have got an access token using the endpoint "https://login.microsoftonline.com/common/oauth2/v2.0/token".

I now wish to use the endpoint " https://{{your_tenant}}.sharepoint.com/_api/SPSiteManager/Create" in order to create a site. Do I need to use the refresh token to get a SharePoint specific auth token or should the access I received above be able to access this endpoint?

Thanks,

James

Santhosh Varghese 0 Reputation points

2023-05-25T03:56:36.8933333+00:00

Yes. The method you mentioned worked for me and i just now created a site with that.

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Santhosh Varghese 0 Reputation points

2023-05-25T03:56:36.8933333+00:00

Yes. The method you mentioned worked for me and i just now created a site with that.

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RaytheonXie_MSFT 40,471 Microsoft External Staff

Hi @James ,
I will recommend you to grant access using SharePoint App-Only to get the Authentication Token. You could use following App's Permission Request XML to grant client id sites collection level permission

<AppPermissionRequests AllowAppOnlyPolicy="true">  
    <AppPermissionRequest Scope="http://sharepoint/content/sitecollection" Right="FullControl" />  
</AppPermissionRequests>

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James 41 Reputation points

2022-01-05T20:00:58.827+00:00

Hey @RaytheonXie_MSFT ,

I have granted access using App-Only already, what does this allow me to do?

Ideally I'd like to use the "https://{{your_tenant}}.sharepoint.com/_api/SPSiteManager/Create" endpoint so I have more control over the site when I create it.
RaytheonXie_MSFT 40,471 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-01-06T03:15:00.767+00:00
Hi @James ,
You can follow the steps to get Access Token
https://global-sharepoint.com/sharepoint-online/in-4-steps-access-sharepoint-online-data-using-postman-tool/
Then use the following url to create site

url: /_api/SPSiteManager/create accept: application/json;odata.metadata=none odata-version: 4.0 Authorization: Bearer <Access Token> method: POST body: { "request": { "Title": "Communication Site 1", "Url":"https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/commsite1", "Lcid": 1033, "ShareByEmailEnabled":false, "Classification":"Low Business Impact", "Description":"Description", "WebTemplate":"SITEPAGEPUBLISHING#0", "SiteDesignId":"6142d2a0-63a5-4ba0-aede-d9fefca2c767", "Owner":"******@yourtenant.onmicrosoft.com", "WebTemplateExtensionId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" } }

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RaytheonXie_MSFT 40,471 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-01-10T08:01:40.14+00:00

Hi @James ,
I am checking to see if the problem has been resolved.
RaytheonXie_MSFT 40,471 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-01-17T08:13:45.937+00:00

Hi @James ,
If there's anything you'd like to know, don't hesitate to ask.
RaytheonXie_MSFT 40,471 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-01-17T08:14:25.667+00:00

Hi @James ,
If there's anything you'd like to know, don't hesitate to ask.

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Clarence Tunstall 21

I'm trying to follow these steps and it worked until the final step where it encountered an error and I followed these steps to the letter. WHen I used Scope="http://sharepoint/content/sitecollection, I got an error. When I used Scope="http://sharepoint/content/tenant under my sharepoint site's admin section it worked, but I didn't see the app under app permissions to get the id for the token.

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