Redirect sites are created as a result of changing a SharePoint site address, or moving a site to a different geo location.
Over time, these can rack up and difficult to track using the SharePoint Admin UI.
Thankfully, there’s a very easy way to do this using PowerShell, but you will need the following:
- Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell module installed
- SharePoint Administrator role so that you can access the SPO Admin
- PowerShell 5
Import-Module Microsoft.Online.SharePoint.PowerShell
#Connect to SharePoint Online Admin Center
$AdminSiteURL = "https://yourtenant-admin.sharepoint.com"
Connect-SPOService -Url $AdminSiteURL
#Get all SharePoint Online sites
$sites = Get-SPOSite -Limit All
#Filter redirect sites
$redirectSites = $sites | Where-Object { $_.Template -eq "REDIRECTSITE#"}
#Display redirect sites
if ($redirectSites)
{
write-host "Redirect sites found:"
$redirectSites | Select-Object Url, Title, Owner | Format-Table -AutoSize
}
else {
write-host "No redirect sites found in the tenant."
}
# Disconnect from SharePoint Online
Disconnect-SPOService
