Create a SharePoint Communication Site using Power Automate and HTTP Request

In today’s post, we will see how we can create a Communication-type SharePoint site using Power Automate and an HTTP Request.

First, we must be administrators with the required permissions to create a new site.

We need to log in to our active M365 subscription and then select Power Automate.

At the top left, select New Flow, and then choose Instant Cloud Flow.

In the next step, enter a new name.

Select a new action of type Send an HTTP request to SharePoint.

Fill in the right-hand panel with the following details:

• Site Address: URL of your site

• Method: POST

• Uri: _api/SPSiteManager/create

• Headers:

  • accept: application/json;odata.metadata=none
  • content-type: application/json;odata.metadata=none

• Body:

{
  "request": {
    "Title": "Your Site Name",
    "Url": "https://mytenant.sharepoint.com/sites/NCSUPA",
    "Lcid": 1032,
    "SharePointGroupId": 0,
    "Description": "Description of the new Communication Site",
    "WebTemplate": "SITEPAGEPUBLISHING#0",
    "SiteDesignId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "Owner": "admin@mytenant.onmicrosoft.com"
  }
}