SharePoint Online: Remove List from Search using PowerShell

By default, all SharePoint Online lists and libraries appear in search results. There are some cases you want to remove a particular list's contents from appearing in search results. Say e.g. You want to hide images library's content from appearing in search results.
 
How to Remove a list from SharePoint Online Search:
You can configure a specific list to be excluded from search. To exclude a list or library from search index using the user interface, go to :

• List Settings >> Click on "Advanced Settings" 
• Scroll down and under Search section, select "Yes"  for "Allow items from this document library to appear in search results?" Option.
  
• Click OK to commit changes.

This setting allows or disallows SharePoint Online crawlers to index the list. Wait for 4 to 6 Hours and this list should be removed from search results.

How to Remove SharePoint Online List from Search using PowerShell:
Lets use PowerShell to exclude the list or library from SharePoint Online search.

#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"

#Set parameter values
$SiteURL="https://crescent.sharepoint.com"
$ListName = "Documents"

Try {
    #Get Credentials to connect
    $Cred= Get-Credential
    $Credentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($Cred.Username, $Cred.Password)
  
    #Setup the context
    $Ctx = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($SiteURL)
    $Ctx.Credentials = $Credentials
 
    #Get the list
    $List = $Ctx.Web.Lists.GetByTitle($ListName)
    
    #Exclude from Search Results
    $List.NoCrawl = $True
    $List.Update() 

    $Ctx.ExecuteQuery() 

    Write-host "List has been excluded from Search Index!" -f Green
}
Catch {
    write-host -f Red "Error Excluding List from Search Index!" $_.Exception.Message
} 

PowerShell script to Disable List from SharePoint Online Search:
Lets make the script as re-usable function. To make list searchable, simply set the "NoCrawl" parameter to "True"

#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 to Enable or Disable Search Crawl
Function Set-SPOListCrawl()
{
    Param ([string]$ListName,[bool]$NoCrawl)

    Try {
        #Get the list
        $List = $Ctx.Web.Lists.GetByTitle($ListName)
    
        #Enable/Disable List from Search Results
        $List.NoCrawl = $NoCrawl
        $List.Update() 

        $Ctx.ExecuteQuery() 

        Write-host "List Search Crawl Settings has been Updated!" -f Green
    }
    Catch {
        write-host -f Red "Error Setting List Search Crawler Settings!" $_.Exception.Message
    }
}

#Set parameter values
$SiteURL="https://crescent.sharepoint.com/"

#Get Credentials to connect
$Cred= Get-Credential
$Credentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($Cred.Username, $Cred.Password)

#Setup the context
$Ctx = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($SiteURL)
$Ctx.Credentials = $Credentials

#Call the Function to Exclude a list from Search Crawl
Set-SPOListCrawl -ListName "Documents" -NoCrawl $True

This removes the content of the list or library from search results. Here is my another article on excluding list or library from search index in SharePoint on-premises: How to Exclude SharePoint Site or List from Search Index?

SharePoint Online: Remove List from Search using PnP PowerShell

#Config Variables
$SiteURL = "https://crescenttech.sharepoint.com"
$ListName = "Team Documents"

#Connect to PNP Online
Connect-PnPOnline -Url $SiteURL -Credentials (Get-Credential)

#Get the Context
$Context = Get-PnPContext
 
#Get the List
$List = Get-PnPList -Identity $ListName

If($List)
{
    #Set "NoCrawl" flag to exclude list from search
    $List.NoCrawl = $True 
    $List.Update() 
    $Context.ExecuteQuery()
    Write-host -f Green "List Excluded from Search Index Successfully. Changes takes effect after the next crawl!"
}
else
{
    Write-host -f Yellow "Could not find List '$ListName'"
}