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## SYNOPSIS

Connects a SharePoint Online administrator to a SharePoint Online connection (the SharePoint Online Administration Center).
Connects a SharePoint Online administrator or SharePoint Embedded administrator to a SharePoint Online connection (the SharePoint Online Administration Center).
This cmdlet must be run before any other SharePoint Online cmdlets can run.

## SYNTAX
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## DESCRIPTION

The `Connect-SPOService` cmdlet connects the SharePoint Online administrator or the SharePoint Embedded administrator to the SharePoint Online Administration Center.
The `Connect-SPOService` cmdlet connects a SharePoint Online administrator or SharePoint Embedded administrator to the SharePoint Online Administration Center.

Only a single SharePoint Online service connection is maintained from any single Windows PowerShell session.
In other words, this is a per-geo within an organization administrator connection.
Running the `Connect-SPOService` cmdlet twice implicitly disconnects the previous connection.
The Windows PowerShell session will be set to serve the new SharePoint Online administrator specified.
The Windows PowerShell session will be set to serve the new SharePoint Online administrator or SharePoint Embedded administrator specified.

A delegated partner administrator has to swap connections for different organizations within the same Windows PowerShell session.

You must be a SharePoint Online administrator or a SharePoint Embedded administrator to run the cmdlet.
You must be a SharePoint Online administrator or SharePoint Embedded administrator to run the cmdlet.

For permissions and the most current information about Windows PowerShell for SharePoint Online, see the online documentation at [Intro to SharePoint Online Management Shell](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/sharepoint/sharepoint-online/introduction-sharepoint-online-management-shell?view=sharepoint-ps).
For permissions and the most current information about Windows PowerShell for SharePoint Online, see the online documentation at [Intro to SharePoint Online Management Shell](/powershell/sharepoint/sharepoint-online/introduction-sharepoint-online-management-shell?view=sharepoint-ps).

## EXAMPLES

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Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -credential admin@contoso.com
```

Example 1 shows how a SharePoint Online administrator with credential admin@contoso.com connects to a SharePoint Online Administration Center that has the URL `<https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com.>`
Example 1 shows how a SharePoint Online administrator or SharePoint Embedded administrator with credential admin@contoso.com connects to a SharePoint Online Administration Center that has the URL `<https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com.>`

### -----------------------EXAMPLE 2-----------------------------

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Connect-SPOService -Url https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com -Credential $cred
```

Example 2 shows how a SharePoint Online administrator with a username and password connects to a SharePoint Online Administration Center that has the URL `<https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com.>`
Example 2 shows how a SharePoint Online administrator or SharePoint Embedded administrator with a username and password connects to a SharePoint Online Administration Center that has the URL `<https://contoso-admin.sharepoint.com.>`

### --------------------`---EXAMPLE 3-----------------------------

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### -Credential

Specifies the credentials to use to connect. If no credentials are presented, a dialog will prompt for the credentials. The credentials must be those of a SharePoint Online administrator who can access the SharePoint Online Administration Center site.
Specifies the credentials to use to connect. If no credentials are presented, a dialog will prompt for the credentials. The credentials must be those of a SharePoint Online administrator or SharePoint Embedded administrator who can access the SharePoint Online Administration Center site.

```yaml
Type: CredentialCmdletPipeBind
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### CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see [about_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see [about_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).


## RELATED LINKS

[Introduction to the SharePoint Online management shell](https://support.office.com/en-us/article/introduction-to-the-sharepoint-online-management-shell-c16941c3-19b4-4710-8056-34c034493429)

[Getting started with SharePoint Online Management Shell](https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/sharepoint/sharepoint-online/connect-sharepoint-online?view=sharepoint-ps)
[Getting started with SharePoint Online Management Shell](/powershell/sharepoint/sharepoint-online/connect-sharepoint-online?view=sharepoint-ps)

[Disconnect-SPOService](Disconnect-SPOService.md)