Get-SPOUser

Use Get-SPOUser to list users in a SharePoint site collection and check access assumptions.

Command 1 min read Windows PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7

Documentation: Microsoft Learn — Get-SPOUser

Written and tested by Dhrub Bharali · Updated 02 October 2026

Common usage

Get-SPOUser -Site 'https://example.sharepoint.com/sites/demo' -ErrorAction Stop

This is a usage example, not the complete parameter-set reference. Follow Microsoft Learn below for supported parameters and version details.

See the command anatomy

Read the command and its supplied arguments. This example requires real PowerShell or its module; this diagram does not execute it.

Get-SPOUser -Site 'https://example.sharepoint.com/sites/demo' -ErrorAction Stop

Stage 1Get-SPOUser-Site -ErrorAction

Try it

Windows PowerShell

PowerShell example · browser support is limited.

Execution scope: The full example below requires PowerShell outside this browser. You can edit this runner to use the supported practice commands; unsupported syntax returns an explanation.

Command

Interactive simulation · fictional data

Examples

Get-SPOUser -Site 'https://example.sharepoint.com/sites/demo'

1Get-SPOUser -Site 'https://example.sharepoint.com/sites/demo' -ErrorAction Stop

Show reference output

Sample output · fictional data, shaped like the real thing

LoginName              DisplayName  IsSiteAdmin  UserType
---------              -----------  -----------  --------
user@example.test      Sample User  False        Member

Practical use and troubleshooting

Practical scenario: Use Get-SPOUser when you need to list users in a SharePoint site collection and check access assumptions. Start with one identified target and inspect the returned values before extending the operation to a list. Keep the identity in your report so you can trace each result back to the object or path that produced it.

Common error and fix: Access denied requires checking the documented administrator and site-collection requirements. Connect to the correct tenant administration endpoint and pass the exact site URL instead of a display name. In an unattended script, capture this failure with its original error record and record which target failed. An empty result and an unsuccessful query must remain distinguishable in the final report.

See also: Get-SPOSite. Get-SPOUser reads users associated with a site collection; Get-SPOSite reads the site itself. A user being present in a site's user list does not alone establish every effective permission. Read the linked command before substituting it; similar names do not imply identical inputs or output.

Get-SPOUser reference on Microsoft Learn

Recap

Get-SPOUser Use Get-SPOUser to list users in a SharePoint site collection and check access assumptions.

Next: Get-SPOSite