Delete the sharepoint site and its data

Anonymous
2025-03-21T14:22:41.5266667+00:00

Hello

Please i need your help on this issue.

I would like to Delete the SharePoint site and its data.

Is it possible to delete any SharePoint site and its data without storing it in the Deleted folder or any other folder like Second Stage (Site Collection) Recycle Bin.

I want to delete the data permanently with immediate effect from the SharePoint site.

Microsoft 365 and Office | SharePoint | Development
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  1. RaytheonXie_MSFT 40,501 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2025-03-24T02:22:34.4833333+00:00

    Hi @James James,

    If it is a modern site (Communication sites and Non-group associated Team Sites) you should be able to use the _api/SPSiteManager endpoint in a Send an HTTP request to SharePoint action.

    Delete a modern site

    url: /_api/SPSiteManager/delete
method: POST
accept: application/json;odata.metadata=none
odata-version: 4.0
body:
{
  "siteId":"d11e59ca-1465-424c-be90-c847ba849af5"
}

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-21T16:37:57.3733333+00:00

    You'll want to look at the powershell command Remove-SPODeletedSite

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