SharePoint Online: Copy List Items from One List to Another using PowerShell

Requirement:Copy List items to another list in SharePoint Online

How to copy list items to another list in SharePoint Online?
Use Quick Edit (Datasheet view) to copy-paste list items between lists in SharePoint online. Make sure you have matching columns and column order is same in both views.

SharePoint Online: Copy List Item to Another List using PowerShell
When you want to repeat copying items between SharePoint Online lists, you can utilize this PowerShell script.

#Load SharePoint CSOM Assemblies
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll"
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll"

Function Copy-ListItems()
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] $SiteURL,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] $SourceListName,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] $TargetListName
    )    
    Try {
        #Setup Credentials to connect
        $Cred = Get-Credential
        $Cred = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($Cred.UserName,$Cred.Password)
    
        #Setup the context
        $Ctx = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($SiteURL)
        $Ctx.Credentials = $Cred

        #Get the Source List and Target Lists
        $SourceList = $Ctx.Web.Lists.GetByTitle($SourceListName)
        $TargetList = $Ctx.Web.Lists.GetByTitle($TargetListName)
    
        #Get All Items from Source List
        $SourceListItems = $SourceList.GetItems([Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.CamlQuery]::CreateAllItemsQuery())
        $Ctx.Load($SourceListItems)
        $Ctx.ExecuteQuery()
    
        #Get each column value from source list and add them to target
        ForEach($SourceItem in $SourceListItems)
        {
            $NewItem =New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ListItemCreationInformation
            $ListItem = $TargetList.AddItem($NewItem)
        
            #Map each field from source list to target list - INTERNAL NAMES
            $ListItem["Title"] = $SourceItem["Title"]
            $ListItem["IsActive"] = $SourceItem["IsActive"]
            $ListItem["ProjectStartDate"] = $SourceItem["ProjectStartDate"]
            $ListItem["Department"] = $SourceItem["Department"]
            $ListItem["Priority"] = $SourceItem["Priority"]
            $ListItem.update()
        }
        $Ctx.ExecuteQuery()

        write-host  -f Green "Total List Items Copied from '$SourceListName' to '$TargetListName' : $($SourceListItems.count)"
    }
    Catch {
        write-host -f Red "Error Copying List Items!" $_.Exception.Message
    }
}

#Set Parameters
$SiteURL= "https://crescent.sharepoint.com/"
$SourceListName="Projects Template"
$TargetListName="Project Innovate"

#Call the function to copy list items
Copy-ListItems -siteURL $SiteURL -SourceListName $SourceListName -TargetListName $TargetListName

This script copies all mapped column values from the source to the target list. Lets enhance the script bit to automatically copy all columns matching from the source to target list.

SharePoint Online: Copy List items using PowerShell

#Load SharePoint CSOM Assemblies
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll"
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll"

Function Copy-ListItems()
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] $SiteURL,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] $SourceListName,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] $TargetListName
    )    
    Try {
        #Setup Credentials to connect
        $Cred = Get-Credential
        $Cred = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($Cred.UserName,$Cred.Password)
    
        #Setup the context
        $Ctx = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($SiteURL)
        $Ctx.Credentials = $Cred

        #Get the Source List and Target Lists
        $SourceList = $Ctx.Web.Lists.GetByTitle($SourceListName)
        $TargetList = $Ctx.Web.Lists.GetByTitle($TargetListName)
    
        #Get All Items from Source List
        $SourceListItems = $SourceList.GetItems([Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.CamlQuery]::CreateAllItemsQuery())
        $Ctx.Load($SourceListItems)
        $Ctx.ExecuteQuery()
    
        #Get All fields from Source List & Target List
        $SourceListFields = $SourceList.Fields
        $Ctx.Load($SourceListFields)
        $TargetListFields = $TargetList.Fields
        $Ctx.Load($TargetListFields)        
        $Ctx.ExecuteQuery()

        #Get each column value from source list and add them to target
        ForEach($SourceItem in $SourceListItems)
        {
            $NewItem =New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ListItemCreationInformation
            $ListItem = $TargetList.AddItem($NewItem)        
 
            #Map each field from source list to target list
            Foreach($SourceField in $SourceListFields)
            {  
                #Skip Read only, hidden fields, content type and attachments
                If((-Not ($SourceField.ReadOnlyField)) -and (-Not ($SourceField.Hidden)) -and ($SourceField.InternalName -ne  "ContentType") -and ($SourceField.InternalName -ne  "Attachments") )  
                {
                    $TargetField = $TargetListFields | where { $_.Internalname -eq $SourceField.Internalname}
                    if($TargetField -ne $null)
                    {
                        #Copy column value from source to target
                        $ListItem[$TargetField.InternalName] = $SourceItem[$SourceField.InternalName]  
                    }
                }
            }
            $ListItem.update()
            $Ctx.ExecuteQuery()
        }

        write-host  -f Green "Total List Items Copied from '$SourceListName' to '$TargetListName' : $($SourceListItems.count)"
    }
    Catch {
        write-host -f Red "Error Copying List Items!" $_.Exception.Message
    }
}

#Set Parameters
$SiteURL= "https://crescent.sharepoint.com/"
$SourceListName="Projects Template"
$TargetListName="Project Innovate"

#Call the function to copy list items
Copy-ListItems -siteURL $SiteURL -SourceListName $SourceListName -TargetListName $TargetListName

PowerShell to Copy List Items with Attachments from One List to another List: 

#Load SharePoint CSOM Assemblies
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll"
Add-Type -Path "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\16\ISAPI\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll"

Function Copy-ListItems()
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] $SiteURL,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] $SourceListName,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] $TargetListName
    )    
    Try {
        #Setup Credentials to connect
        $Cred = Get-Credential
        $Cred = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($Cred.UserName,$Cred.Password)
    
        #Setup the context
        $Ctx = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($SiteURL)
        $Ctx.Credentials = $Cred

        #Get the Source List and Target Lists
        $SourceList = $Ctx.Web.Lists.GetByTitle($SourceListName)
        $TargetList = $Ctx.Web.Lists.GetByTitle($TargetListName)
    
        #Get All Items from Source List
        $SourceListItems = $SourceList.GetItems([Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.CamlQuery]::CreateAllItemsQuery())
        $Ctx.Load($SourceListItems)
        $Ctx.ExecuteQuery()
    
        Write-host "Total Number of List Items Found in the source:"$SourceListItems.count

        #Get All fields from Source List & Target List
        $SourceListFields = $SourceList.Fields
        $Ctx.Load($SourceListFields)
        $TargetListFields = $TargetList.Fields
        $Ctx.Load($TargetListFields)        
        $Ctx.ExecuteQuery()

        #Get each column value from source list and add them to target
        ForEach($SourceItem in $SourceListItems)
        {
            $NewItem =New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ListItemCreationInformation
            $ListItem = $TargetList.AddItem($NewItem)        
 
            #Map each field from source list to target list
            Foreach($SourceField in $SourceListFields)
            {  
                #Skip Read only, hidden fields, content type and attachments
                If((-Not ($SourceField.ReadOnlyField)) -and (-Not ($SourceField.Hidden)) -and ($SourceField.InternalName -ne  "ContentType") -and ($SourceField.InternalName -ne  "Attachments") )  
                {
                    $TargetField = $TargetListFields | where { $_.Internalname -eq $SourceField.Internalname}
                    if($TargetField -ne $null)
                    {
                        #Copy column value from source to target
                        $ListItem[$TargetField.InternalName] = $SourceItem[$SourceField.InternalName]  
                    }
                }
            }
            
            $ListItem.update()
            $Ctx.ExecuteQuery()

            #Copy attachments
            $AttachmentsColl = $SourceItem.AttachmentFiles
            $Ctx.Load($AttachmentsColl)
            $Ctx.ExecuteQuery()

            ForEach($Attachment in $AttachmentsColl)
            {
                $AttachmentCreation = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.AttachmentCreationInformation

                #Get the Source attachment
                $FileContent = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.File]::OpenBinaryDirect($Ctx, $Attachment.ServerRelativeUrl)
                $Buffer = New-Object byte[]($FileContent.length)
                $BytesRead = $FileContent.stream.Read($Buffer, 0, $Buffer.Length)
                $ContentStream = New-Object -TypeName System.IO.MemoryStream ($Buffer)

                $AttachmentCreation.ContentStream = $ContentStream
                $AttachmentCreation.FileName = $Attachment.FileName 
                [void]$ListItem.AttachmentFiles.Add($AttachmentCreation)
                $Ctx.ExecuteQuery()                
            }
            Write-host "Copied Item to the Target List:"$SourceItem.id -f Yellow
        }

        write-host  -f Green "Total List Items Copied from '$SourceListName' to '$TargetListName' : $($SourceListItems.count)"
    }
    Catch {
        write-host -f Red "Error Copying List Items!" $_.Exception.Message
    }
}

#Set Parameters
$SiteURL= "https://crescent.sharepoint.com/"
$SourceListName="Projects"
$TargetListName="Project Temp"

#Call the function to copy list items
Copy-ListItems -siteURL $SiteURL -SourceListName $SourceListName -TargetListName $TargetListName

Here is my another post for SharePoint On-premises to copy list item: Copy SharePoint List Item to Another List using PowerShell

PnP PowerShell to Copy Items between SharePoint Online Lists
The above scripts works fine as long as list fields are not people picker, lookup, Managed Metadata or Hyperlink! So here is the script to handle all complex fields and copy list items:

#Function to copy attachments between list items
Function Copy-SPOAttachments($SourceItem, $TargetItem)
{
    Try {
        #Get All Attachments from Source
        $Attachments = Get-PnPProperty -ClientObject $SourceItem -Property "AttachmentFiles"
        $Attachments | ForEach-Object {
        #Download the Attachment to Temp
        $File  = Get-PnPFile -Url $_.ServerRelativeUrl -FileName $_.FileName -Path $env:TEMP -AsFile -force

        #Add Attachment to Target List Item
        $FileStream = New-Object IO.FileStream(($env:TEMP+"\"+$_.FileName),[System.IO.FileMode]::Open)  
        $AttachmentInfo = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.AttachmentCreationInformation
        $AttachmentInfo.FileName = $_.FileName
        $AttachmentInfo.ContentStream = $FileStream
        $AttachFile = $TargetItem.AttachmentFiles.add($AttachmentInfo)
        $Context.ExecuteQuery()    
    
        #Delete the Temporary File
        Remove-Item -Path $env:TEMP\$($_.FileName) -Force
        }
    }
    Catch {
        write-host -f Red "Error Copying Attachments:" $_.Exception.Message
    }
}

#Function to list items from one list to another
Function Copy-SPOListItems()
{
    param
    (
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] $SourceListName,
        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] [string] $TargetListName
    )
    Try {
        #Get All Items from the Source List in batches 
        Write-Progress -Activity "Reading Source..." -Status "Getting Items from Source List. Please wait..."
        $SourceListItems = Get-PnPListItem -List $SourceListName -PageSize 500
        $SourceListItemsCount= $SourceListItems.count
        Write-host "Total Number of Items Found:"$SourceListItemsCount        

        #Get fields to Update from the Source List - Skip Read only, hidden fields, content type and attachments
        $SourceListFields = Get-PnPField -List $SourceListName | Where { (-Not ($_.ReadOnlyField)) -and (-Not ($_.Hidden)) -and ($_.InternalName -ne  "ContentType") -and ($_.InternalName -ne  "Attachments") }
    
        #Loop through each item in the source and Get column values, add them to target
        [int]$Counter = 1
        ForEach($SourceItem in $SourceListItems)
        {  
            $ItemValue = @{}
            #Map each field from source list to target list
            Foreach($SourceField in $SourceListFields)
            {
                #Check if the Field value is not Null
                If($SourceItem[$SourceField.InternalName] -ne $Null)
                {
                    #Handle Special Fields
                    $FieldType  = $SourceField.TypeAsString

                    If($FieldType -eq "User" -or $FieldType -eq "UserMulti" -or $FieldType -eq "Lookup" -or $FieldType -eq "LookupMulti") #People Picker or Lookup Field
                    {
                        $LookupIDs = $SourceItem[$SourceField.InternalName] | ForEach-Object { $_.LookupID.ToString()}
                        $ItemValue.add($SourceField.InternalName,$LookupIDs)
                    }
                    ElseIf($FieldType -eq "URL") #Hyperlink
                    {
                        $URL = $SourceItem[$SourceField.InternalName].URL
                        $Description  = $SourceItem[$SourceField.InternalName].Description
                        $ItemValue.add($SourceField.InternalName,"$URL, $Description")
                    }
                    ElseIf($FieldType -eq "TaxonomyFieldType" -or $FieldType -eq "TaxonomyFieldTypeMulti") #MMS
                    {
                        $TermGUIDs = $SourceItem[$SourceField.InternalName] | ForEach-Object { $_.TermGuid.ToString()}                    
                        $ItemValue.add($SourceField.InternalName,$TermGUIDs)
                    }
                    Else
                    {
                        #Get Source Field Value and add to Hashtable
                        $ItemValue.add($SourceField.InternalName,$SourceItem[$SourceField.InternalName])
                    }
                }
            }
            Write-Progress -Activity "Copying List Items:" -Status "Copying Item ID '$($SourceItem.Id)' from Source List ($($Counter) of $($SourceListItemsCount))" -PercentComplete (($Counter / $SourceListItemsCount) * 100)
        
            #Copy column value from source to target
            $NewItem = Add-PnPListItem -List $TargetListName -Values $ItemValue

            #Copy Attachments
            Copy-SPOAttachments -SourceItem $SourceItem -TargetItem $NewItem

            Write-Host "Copied Item ID from Source to Target List:$($SourceItem.Id) ($($Counter) of $($SourceListItemsCount))"
            $Counter++
        }
    }
    Catch {
        Write-host -f Red "Error:" $_.Exception.Message 
    }
}

#Connect to PnP Online
Connect-PnPOnline -Url "https://crescent.sharepoint.com/sites/marketing/" -Credentials (Get-Credential)
$Context = Get-PnPContext

#Call the Function to Copy List Items between Lists
Copy-SPOListItems -SourceListName "Projects" -TargetListName "ProjectsArchive"