Check if SharePoint group is exist using PowerShell

Question

How can I check if the SharePoint Group is already exist or not using PowerShell in SharePoint 2019?

I got the specified name is already in use, and I need to check first if the group exist with the same name or not using PowerShell? How can I do that in SharePoint 2019?

Answer 1

Check if SharePoint Groups already exist using PowerShell

To check if SharePoint Groups already exist using PowerShell, you have to do the following:

1. Open Windows PowerShell ISE as Administrator.
   

2. Run the below script

    $spGroupName  = "Group Name"
    $spSiteURL = "Site URL"
    $spweb = Get-SPWeb -Identity $spSiteURL
    #Check if SharePoint Group already exists
        if ($spweb.SiteGroups[$spGroupName] -ne $null) 
          { 
             write-Host  "The $spGroupName is found at $spSiteURL"
          } 
         else 
          { 
             # do your code
          }
   

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