# Create SharePoint site collection

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Product: Virto Workflow Automation Web Part
Updated: 2026-08-12


This activity creates a new top-level Web site in the current web application.

![Create SharePoint site collection workflow activity in the SharePoint 2013 Workflow Designer](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/create_sharepoint_site_collection_sharepoint_2013_1-1024x101.png)

**Note:**By defining managed paths, you can specify which paths in the URL namespace of a Web application are used for site collections. You can specify that one site collection or more than one site collection exists at a specified path. For example, an explicit path of hr indicates that the URL http://server/hr is a site collection, whereas a wildcard path of "sites" indicates that child URLs of http://server/sites/, such as server/sites/team, are site collections. To add a new URL Path go to the Define Managed Paths page (Central Administration > Application Management > Define Managed Paths).

## **SharePoint Workflow Designer Phrase**

Create new SharePoint site collection with the following name, the following url and the following template. Primary site collection administrator login or e-mail, secondary site collection administrator login or e-mail.

## **Parameters**

Input parameters


| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| The followingname | Name of the newSharePoint site collection | The title of the new site collection. The maximumlength is 255 characters. |
| The following url | The complete URL where the site should be created. To add a new URL Path go to the Define Managed Paths page (Central Administration > Application Management > Define Managed Paths). | Example: http://server01/sites/MySitex. |
| The following template | Specifies the type of template to be used by the newly created site.If you do not specify a template to use, the owner can choose a template when he or she first browses to the site. | The value may be be in the form:name#configuration. If you do not specify the configuration, (for example, STS) configuration 0 is the default (for example, STS#0).template title from Site Template Gallery (forexample, “Example template”)template file name from Site Template Gallery (for example, ExampleTemplate.stp). |
| The followingdescription | **Optional.** Description ofthe new site. |  |
| Primary administrator login or e-mail | Specify the administrator for this Web site collection. | “user@domain”, “domain\user”. |
| Secondaryadministrator login or e-mail | **Optional.** Specify theadministrator for this Web site collection. | “user@domain”, “domain\user”. |


Example

![Example of the Create SharePoint site collection activity with name, URL and template fields filled in](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/create_sharepoint_site_collection_sharepoint_2013_2.png)

![Create SharePoint site collection activity with primary and secondary administrator parameters set](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/create_sharepoint_site_collection_sharepoint_2013_3.png)