_api/SPSiteManager/Create site creation failing with sitestatus 3

Question

I am trying to create a new site and receive a site status of 3 but a 200 OK. I read somewhere that a status of 3 means the site is still being created but it has been some hours. In the docs it seems to say the status of 3 is a error but nothing more. I looked in the GitHub feedback section and it appeared that creating team sites with STS#3 is a problem but there was no solution and it went stale. I have also tried creating a communication site and get the same results. There is also no such site in the recycle bin which I have seen sometimes causes errors.

The request url: https://tenant.sharepoint.com/_api/SPSiteManager/Create

"request": {
  "Title": "Teams Site 1",
  "Url":"https://tenant.sharepoint.com/sites/TeamSiteTest",
  "Lcid": 1033,
  "ShareByEmailEnabled":false,
  "Classification":"Low Business Impact",
  "Description":"Test Site Creation",
  "WebTemplate":"STS#3",
  "SiteDesignId":"site id inserted here is correct",
  "Owner":"owner@tenant.onmicrosoft.com",
  "WebTemplateExtensionId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"}

Response:

 "d": {
    "Create": {
        "__metadata": {
            "type": "Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.SPSiteCreationResponse"
        },
        "SiteId": "",
        "SiteStatus": 3,
        "SiteUrl": ""
    }
}

I've got the same thing happening. Sharepoint seems to intermittently work with the site creation, but can't seem to find a solution for it. — senex_subconscious, Oct 22 '21 at 16:35
Make sure your "Owner" field is correct and the user exists. I replaced it with valid global admin and it worked for me. — Lalit Umbarkar, Jan 23 '23 at 15:32

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 21 '23 at 08:52

The issue you are describing happens when the site already exists (or the url). This also applies for SharePoint sites that are already in your recycle bin.

Please check the site collection recylce bin and you should find the site.

I cannot verify that this is a permission problem. Owners of the site can also be "non global admin".

_api/SPSiteManager/Create site creation failing with sitestatus 3

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