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MeaganUTSW
Jan 21, 2026Copper Contributor
Intermittent failures when creating new libraries in modern SharePoint
Hi everyone, I’m seeing an issue in our modern SharePoint Online site collection where creating new document libraries has started failing. This site has worked normally for years, but over the past...
MeaganUTSW
Jan 22, 2026Copper Contributor
Hi Dave,
Thanks for your reply. I have tried creating a new library from the Site Contents page and directly on the site using the New dropdown. Neither method works. The throttling message is confusing for me as well because I’m not doing anything different from what I’ve done many times before, and I’m only making a single library creation request at a time.
I am wondering if it is a backend SharePoint Online provisioning issue? But I am a little out of my depth.
- DaveMehr365Jan 22, 2026MVP
Hi MeaganUTSW
have you tried this on site level or only in subwebs?
And have you created a new site and created new libraries, does it works?
Best, Dave