Permanently Delete a SharePoint Site Collection.

#To begin, you will need to load the SharePoint Online module to be able to run commands in PowerShell. use your SharePoint administrative site.
Import-Module Microsoft.Online.Sharepoint.PowerShell
$credential = Get-credential
Connect-SPOService -url "" -Credential $credential


Remove-SPOSite -Identity -NoWait

#This command will pause the script for 20 seconds before proceeding.
Start-Sleep -s 20

#This script will permanently delete the SharePoint site collection after it is sent to the SharePoint Site Recycle Bin. You must replace the url  with your Sharepoint Online URL and use your Site Collection Name that is to be permanently deleted for this script to work properly.
Remove-SPODeletedSite -Identity ""

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