Automating add-in/app installation to SharePoint sites using CSOM

Question

Hi,I need automating add-in/app installation to SharePoint sites using CSOM from Sharepoint store. It is possible?

vesajuvonen · Answer

There's no APIs to automate app/add-in installation from SharePoint store. You can only side-load apps/add-ins&nbsp;directly to site. See following blog post for supported capabilities.
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https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vesku/2015/11/20/automating-add-inapp-installation-to-sharepoint-sites-using-csom/&nbsp;

Store&nbsp;APIs are currently not in the queue, due license and possible cost impact. There's basically too many scenarios and possible exceptions to cover to automate this with simple API. If this is important capability for you, would suggest to vote following user voice entry and to provide scenario details as a comment to it.&nbsp;
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https://sharepoint.uservoice.com/forums/329220-sharepoint-dev-platform/suggestions/15147099-adding-apps-from-catalog-or-store-using-csom-api

jcgonzalezmartin · Answer

cc BertJansen VesaJuvonen

miguel ortiz jiménez · Answer

Thanks for the info.

jcgonzalezmartin · Answer

Thanks Vesa,That's just what we thought: manual step + side loading.

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Automating add-in/app installation to SharePoint sites using CSOM

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