m365-lists

name	m365-lists
version	0.1.0
description	SharePoint Lists: Create and manage metadata lists, list items, and columns.
metadata	{"openclaw":{"category":"productivity","requires":{"bins":["m365"],"skills":["m365-shared"]},"cliHelp":"m365 lists --help"}}

m365-lists — SharePoint List Operations

Lists vs Document Libraries

SharePoint has two distinct object types that both appear as "lists" in the Graph API:

Type	Template	Purpose	Managed via
List	generic	Pure metadata: rows and columns, no file storage	m365 lists
Document Library	documentLibrary	File storage with metadata columns	m365 files / m365 drives

Always use m365 lists create for metadata lists only. To create a document library, use the SharePoint UI or m365 drives.

m365 lists list returns both types by default. Use --type generic to show only metadata lists.

Prerequisites

Complete auth setup from m365-shared SKILL.md, then set a default site:

m365 sites list | jq '.data[] | {id, displayName}'
m365 config set --site <site-id>

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List CRUD

List all lists in a site

m365 lists list [--site <id>] [--type generic|documentLibrary]

# Only metadata lists (not document libraries)
m365 lists list --type generic | jq '.data[] | {id, displayName}'

# All lists (includes document libraries)
m365 lists list | jq '.data[] | {id, displayName, list}'

Get a list

m365 lists get <list-id> [--site <id>]

m365 lists get 01ABC123-...

Create a list

# Creates a generic metadata list (NOT a document library)
m365 lists create --name <name> [--site <id>]

m365 lists create --name "Project Tasks"

Update a list

m365 lists update <list-id> --name <new-name> [--site <id>]

m365 lists update 01ABC123-... --name "Renamed Tasks"

Delete a list

m365 lists delete <list-id> [--site <id>]

m365 lists delete 01ABC123-...

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List Items

List items

m365 lists items list <list-id> [--site <id>] [--filter <odata>] [--select <fields>]

m365 lists items list 01ABC123-...
m365 lists items list 01ABC123-... --filter "fields/Status eq 'Active'"
m365 lists items list 01ABC123-... --select "fields/Title,fields/Status"

Output: array of listItem objects with expanded fields.

Get an item

m365 lists items get <list-id> <item-id> [--site <id>]

m365 lists items get 01ABC123-... 42

Create an item

m365 lists items create <list-id> --fields '<json>' [--site <id>]

m365 lists items create 01ABC123-... --fields '{"Title":"New Task","Status":"Active"}'

Field names must match the list's internal column names.

Update an item

m365 lists items update <list-id> <item-id> --fields '<json>' [--site <id>]

m365 lists items update 01ABC123-... 42 --fields '{"Status":"Completed"}'

Only the provided fields are updated (PATCH semantics).

Delete an item

m365 lists items delete <list-id> <item-id> [--site <id>]

m365 lists items delete 01ABC123-... 42

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Columns

Columns apply to generic metadata lists. (Document library columns can also be managed this way, but use m365 lists list --type documentLibrary to find those list IDs.)

List columns

m365 lists columns list <list-id> [--site <id>]

m365 lists columns list 01ABC123-... | jq '.data[] | {id, name, columnGroup}'

Get a column

m365 lists columns get <list-id> <column-id> [--site <id>]

Add a column

m365 lists columns add <list-id> --name <name> --type <type> [--required] [--site <id>]

Supported types:

Type	Description
text	Single line of text
number	Numeric value
boolean	Yes/No checkbox
dateTime	Date and time picker
choice	Choice dropdown (choices editable via Graph)
person	Person or group picker
lookup	Lookup to another list
hyperlink	URL/hyperlink field
currency	Currency value (en-US locale)

m365 lists columns add 01ABC123-... --name "Priority" --type choice
m365 lists columns add 01ABC123-... --name "DueDate" --type dateTime --required
m365 lists columns add 01ABC123-... --name "Owner" --type person

Update a column

m365 lists columns update <list-id> <column-id> [--name <name>] [--required <bool>] [--site <id>]

m365 lists columns update 01ABC123-... col-id-... --name "Deadline"
m365 lists columns update 01ABC123-... col-id-... --required true

Remove a column

m365 lists columns remove <list-id> <column-id> [--site <id>]

m365 lists columns remove 01ABC123-... col-id-...

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Common Patterns

Create a task tracker list with custom columns

list_id=$(m365 lists create --name "Sprint Tasks" | jq -r '.data.id')
m365 lists columns add "$list_id" --name "Status" --type choice --required
m365 lists columns add "$list_id" --name "Assignee" --type person
m365 lists columns add "$list_id" --name "DueDate" --type dateTime

m365 lists items create "$list_id" --fields '{"Title":"Implement login","Status":"Active"}'

Query items with OData filter

# Items where Status is 'Completed'
m365 lists items list "$list_id" --filter "fields/Status eq 'Completed'" \
  | jq '.data[] | .fields | {id, Title, Status}'

Bulk create items from JSON array

cat tasks.json | jq -c '.[]' | while read item; do
  m365 lists items create "$list_id" --fields "$item"
done

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API Resources

• GET /sites/{siteId}/lists — list all lists
• GET /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId} — get list
• POST /sites/{siteId}/lists — create list
• PATCH /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId} — update list
• DELETE /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId} — delete list
• GET /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId}/items?expand=fields — list items
• GET /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId}/items/{itemId}?expand=fields — get item
• POST /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId}/items — create item
• PATCH /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId}/items/{itemId}/fields — update item fields
• DELETE /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId}/items/{itemId} — delete item
• GET /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId}/columns — list columns
• POST /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId}/columns — add column
• PATCH /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId}/columns/{columnId} — update column
• DELETE /sites/{siteId}/lists/{listId}/columns/{columnId} — remove column

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Discovering Commands

m365 lists --help
m365 lists items --help
m365 lists columns --help
m365 lists columns add --help