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smithme
Brass Contributor
Sep 24, 2021

HOW TO Move a list from one SharePoint to another

In classic SharePoint you could save a list as a template, download it, and then upload it to a new SharePoint. I need to move a list (and it's contents) to a different SharePoint, how does one do that in Modern Online SharePoint?

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    RobElliott
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    smithme one easy way to do it is with a flow in Power Automate.

     

    Rob
    Los Gallardos
    Intranet, SharePoint and Power Platform Manager (and classic 1967 Morris Traveller driver)

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      smithme
      Brass Contributor
      I can't find any SharePoint actions in Power Automate that would let me copy a list to another SharePoint?
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        RobElliott
        Silver Contributor

        smithme there is no specific action to copy a list, you need to have created the list you want to copy to, then in the flow use Get items  -> Apply to each -> Create item so the flow will loop through the current list and for each item it will create an item in the new list:

         

        Rob
        Los Gallardos
        Microsoft Power Automate Community Super User

  • And for the templating, use the new list templates feature that allows to create a Site Script from an existing list and provision it as part of a list design

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