Get SharePoint Group Based On Name Using PnP JavaScript library

This blog, help you to get the SharePoint group based on name from current site group collection

PnP-JS-Core library contains the number of extensible methods and properties using which we can achieve various actions in a simple code. To know more about this library component, visit the below links:

Simplified JavaScript Library for SharePoint

PnP-JS-Core Library

SharePoint has lot of building blocks in collections which are used to form a SharePoint site. Those are used in manage the contents, generate reports based on contents & settings, etc…

In this post, we will use the PnP-JS-Core method to get the group information based on name.

Example:

The following code snippet is used to return the group object and its properties from the current SharePoint site’s group collection using PnP JavaScript library, click here to read more.

<!-- Required JS file -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="/siteassets/scripts/fetch.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/siteassets/scripts/promise.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/siteassets/scripts/pnp.min.js"></script>

<div id="sample"></div>

<script type="text/javascript">
//The below PnP method used to return the group based on name
$pnp.sp.web.siteGroups.getByName("My Team Owners").get().then(function(result) {
    document.getElementById('sample').innerHTML = "Title : " + result.Title + " <br/>Description: " + result.Description;
});catch(function(err) {
alert(err);
});
</script>