Create SharePoint List Using Microsoft Graph Explorer In Office 365

Microsoft Graph Explorer is a browser-based REST API client for Office 365. By using Graph explorer, we can access all applications/services in Microsoft Cloud by sending the Microsoft Graph API request.

Microsoft Graph API is a single endpoint with single authentication to access all Microsoft cloud services like Office 365 (OneDrive, SharePoint, etc..), Windows and Enterprise + Mobility.

Here, we are going to see on how to create a list in SharePoint Online using Microsoft Graph Explorer.

Authenticate and Permission Setup

• Navigate to Graph Explorer https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/graph-explorer
• Authenticate with Office 365 account by using Sign in with Microsoft button
  
  
  

Note: Graph Explorer also works with sample data, if you are not authenticated. To access the actual information, you have to sign in to the Office 365.

• After Authentication, the Sign in with Microsoft button is replaced by account information.
  
  
  
  
  
• The user should need permission to create a list. So, we have to ensure that Manage All Permission is selected in Graph Explorer permissions.
  
  
• To ensure the permission, click modify permissions Then select Site.Manage.All checkbox and click on Modify Permissions button.
  
  
  
  
  
• This will automatically logout and login to the Microsoft Graph Explorer. Before auto signing in, the application asks us to accept the permission scope.
  
  
  
  
  
• Click Accept button to accept the application to manage the lists in SharePoint Site Collections.

Graph Explorer

Now, we are ready for creating List.

• Select the Post method from the method drop-down.
• Enter the below Graph endpoint, https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/ktskumar.sharepoint.com:/sites/dev:/lists
  
  
  
  
  
• Enter the Request body in the below format
  
  1. {
  2. "displayName": "GraphList",
  3. "list": {
  4. "template": "genericList"
  5. }
  6. 6.
  7. }

• displayName – Title for the list
• list: variable for declaring list settings
• template: child variable under list, refers to the list template type

• Ensure the Request header as below,
  
  
• Key - Content-Type
• Value - application/json
  
  
• Then, click on Run Query button to send the request to create a new list called “GraphList” under https://ktskumar.sharepoint.com/site/dev

Output

After sending the request, our request will create a new list under the provided SharePoint site. Response Preview control shows the output in JSON format as provided below.