diff --git a/src/common/services/AuthenticationProvider.ts b/src/common/services/AuthenticationProvider.ts
index f8ad53d54..cd4d913c9 100644
--- a/src/common/services/AuthenticationProvider.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/AuthenticationProvider.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
     VSCODE_EXTENSION_PPAPI_WEBSITES_AUTHENTICATION_FAILED
 } from "./TelemetryConstants";
 import { ERROR_CONSTANTS } from "../ErrorConstants";
-import { BAP_SERVICE_SCOPE_DEFAULT, INTELLIGENCE_SCOPE_DEFAULT, PPAPI_WEBSITES_SERVICE_SCOPE_DEFAULT, PROVIDER_ID, SCOPE_OPTION_CONTACTS_READ, SCOPE_OPTION_DEFAULT, SCOPE_OPTION_OFFLINE_ACCESS, SCOPE_OPTION_USERS_READ_BASIC_ALL } from "./Constants";
+import { BAP_SERVICE_SCOPE_DEFAULT, INTELLIGENCE_SCOPE_DEFAULT, PROVIDER_ID, SCOPE_OPTION_CONTACTS_READ, SCOPE_OPTION_DEFAULT, SCOPE_OPTION_OFFLINE_ACCESS, SCOPE_OPTION_USERS_READ_BASIC_ALL } from "./Constants";
 import jwt_decode from 'jwt-decode';
 import { showErrorDialog } from "../utilities/errorHandlerUtil";
 
@@ -296,10 +296,14 @@ export function getOIDFromToken(token: string, telemetry: ITelemetry) {
 
 export async function powerPlatformAPIAuthentication(
     telemetry: ITelemetry,
+    ppapiEndpoint: string,
     firstTimeAuth = false
 ): Promise<string> {
     let accessToken = "";
     try {
+        
+        ppapiEndpoint = ppapiEndpoint.split("/powerpages")[0];
+        const PPAPI_WEBSITES_SERVICE_SCOPE_DEFAULT = `${ppapiEndpoint}${SCOPE_OPTION_DEFAULT}`;
         let session = await vscode.authentication.getSession(
             PROVIDER_ID,
             [PPAPI_WEBSITES_SERVICE_SCOPE_DEFAULT],
diff --git a/src/common/services/PPAPIService.ts b/src/common/services/PPAPIService.ts
index 1b9f959a3..4e5d33765 100644
--- a/src/common/services/PPAPIService.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/PPAPIService.ts
@@ -5,17 +5,19 @@
 
 import { ITelemetry } from "../OneDSLoggerTelemetry/telemetry/ITelemetry";
 import { getCommonHeaders, powerPlatformAPIAuthentication } from "./AuthenticationProvider";
-import { VSCODE_EXTENSION_GET_CROSS_GEO_DATA_MOVEMENT_ENABLED_FLAG_FAILED, VSCODE_EXTENSION_GET_PPAPI_WEBSITES_ENDPOINT_UNSUPPORTED_REGION, VSCODE_EXTENSION_PPAPI_GET_WEBSITE_BY_ID_COMPLETED } from "./TelemetryConstants";
+import { VSCODE_EXTENSION_GET_CROSS_GEO_DATA_MOVEMENT_ENABLED_FLAG_FAILED, VSCODE_EXTENSION_GET_PPAPI_WEBSITES_ENDPOINT_UNSUPPORTED_REGION, VSCODE_EXTENSION_PPAPI_CREATE_WEBSITE_COMPLETED, VSCODE_EXTENSION_PPAPI_CREATE_WEBSITE_FAILED, VSCODE_EXTENSION_PPAPI_GET_WEBSITE_BY_ID_COMPLETED } from "./TelemetryConstants";
 import { ServiceEndpointCategory, PPAPI_WEBSITES_ENDPOINT, PPAPI_WEBSITES_API_VERSION } from "./Constants";
 import { sendTelemetryEvent } from "../copilot/telemetry/copilotTelemetry";
 import { IWebsiteDetails } from "./Interfaces";
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
 
 export class PPAPIService {
     public static async getWebsiteDetailsById(serviceEndpointStamp: ServiceEndpointCategory, environmentId: string, websitePreviewId: string, telemetry: ITelemetry): Promise<IWebsiteDetails | null> { // websitePreviewId aka portalId
 
         try {
-            const accessToken = await powerPlatformAPIAuthentication(telemetry, true);
-            const response = await fetch(await PPAPIService.getPPAPIServiceEndpoint(serviceEndpointStamp, telemetry, environmentId, websitePreviewId), {
+            const ppapiEndpoint = await PPAPIService.getPPAPIServiceEndpoint(serviceEndpointStamp, telemetry, environmentId);
+            const accessToken = await powerPlatformAPIAuthentication(telemetry, ppapiEndpoint, true);
+            const response = await fetch(ppapiEndpoint, {
                 method: 'GET',
                 headers: getCommonHeaders(accessToken)
             });
@@ -33,6 +35,46 @@ export class PPAPIService {
         return null;
     }
 
+    public static async createWebsite(serviceEndpointStamp: ServiceEndpointCategory,
+        environmentId: string,
+        orgId: string,
+        websiteName: string,
+        websiteLanguage: number,
+        telemetry: ITelemetry) { // websitePreviewId aka portalId
+
+        const ppapiEndpoint = await PPAPIService.getPPAPIServiceEndpoint(serviceEndpointStamp, telemetry, environmentId);
+
+        try {
+            console.log("Creating website");
+            const accessToken = await powerPlatformAPIAuthentication(telemetry, ppapiEndpoint, true);
+            const siteSuffix = uuidv4();
+            const response = await fetch(ppapiEndpoint, {
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: getCommonHeaders(accessToken),
+                body: JSON.stringify({
+                    dataverseOrganizationId: orgId,
+                    name: websiteName, // Add name sanitization function
+                    selectedBaseLanguage: websiteLanguage,
+                    subDomain: websiteName + `-${siteSuffix.slice(siteSuffix.length - 6, siteSuffix.length)}`, // Add name sanitization function
+                    templateName: "DefaultPortalTemplate",
+                    websiteRecordId: siteSuffix // If this ID is passed package installation is not done and portal is associated with the passed ID - we should use this option
+                })
+            });
+
+            if (response.ok) {
+                sendTelemetryEvent(telemetry, { eventName: VSCODE_EXTENSION_PPAPI_CREATE_WEBSITE_COMPLETED, data: `environmentId:${environmentId}, orgId:${orgId}, websiteName:${websiteName}` });
+            }
+            else {
+                sendTelemetryEvent(telemetry, { eventName: VSCODE_EXTENSION_PPAPI_CREATE_WEBSITE_FAILED, errorMsg: `Failed to create website. Response status: ${response.status}` });
+            }
+        }
+        catch (error) {
+            sendTelemetryEvent(telemetry, { eventName: VSCODE_EXTENSION_PPAPI_CREATE_WEBSITE_FAILED, errorMsg: (error as Error).message });
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     static async getPPAPIServiceEndpoint(serviceEndpointStamp: ServiceEndpointCategory, telemetry: ITelemetry, environmentId: string, websitePreviewId?: string): Promise<string> {
 
         let ppapiEndpoint = "";
diff --git a/src/common/services/TelemetryConstants.ts b/src/common/services/TelemetryConstants.ts
index 4d4d26404..be53bc3cb 100644
--- a/src/common/services/TelemetryConstants.ts
+++ b/src/common/services/TelemetryConstants.ts
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ export const VSCODE_EXTENSION_GET_PPAPI_WEBSITES_ENDPOINT_UNSUPPORTED_REGION = "
 export const VSCODE_EXTENSION_DECODE_JWT_TOKEN_FAILED = "VSCodeExtensionDecodeJWTTokenFailed";
 export const VSCODE_EXTENSION_PPAPI_GET_WEBSITE_BY_ID_COMPLETED = "VSCodeExtensionPPAPIGetWebsiteByIdCompleted";
 export const VSCODE_EXTENSION_PPAPI_GET_WEBSITE_BY_ID_FAILED = "VSCodeExtensionPPAPIGetWebsiteByIdFailed";
+export const VSCODE_EXTENSION_PPAPI_CREATE_WEBSITE_COMPLETED = "VSCodeExtensionPPAPICreateWebsiteCompleted";
+export const VSCODE_EXTENSION_PPAPI_CREATE_WEBSITE_FAILED = "VSCodeExtensionPPAPICreateWebsiteFailed";
diff --git a/src/web/client/utilities/commonUtil.ts b/src/web/client/utilities/commonUtil.ts
index 7d890fb6e..7ac27eb9a 100644
--- a/src/web/client/utilities/commonUtil.ts
+++ b/src/web/client/utilities/commonUtil.ts
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ export function getRangeForMultilineMatch(text: string, pattern: string, index:
 }
 
 export async function validateWebsitePreviewURL(): Promise<boolean> {
-    const envId = WebExtensionContext.urlParametersMap?.get(queryParameters.ENV_ID);
+    const envId = getEnvironmentIdFromUrl();
     const serviceEndpointStamp = WebExtensionContext.serviceEndpointCategory;
     const websitePreviewId = WebExtensionContext.urlParametersMap?.get(queryParameters.PORTAL_ID);
 
@@ -322,6 +322,9 @@ export async function validateWebsitePreviewURL(): Promise<boolean> {
 
     const siteDetails = await PPAPIService.getWebsiteDetailsById(serviceEndpointStamp, envId, websitePreviewId, WebExtensionContext.telemetry.getTelemetryReporter());
 
+    // test site create
+    await PPAPIService.createWebsite(serviceEndpointStamp, envId, WebExtensionContext.urlParametersMap?.get(queryParameters.ORG_ID) ?? "", "testWebName", 1033, WebExtensionContext.telemetry.getTelemetryReporter());
+
     if (siteDetails == null) {
         WebExtensionContext.telemetry.sendErrorTelemetry(
             webExtensionTelemetryEventNames.WEB_EXTENSION_WEBSITE_PREVIEW_URL_VALIDATION_SITE_DETAILS_FETCH_FAILED,