Finding the Id (Guid) for a SharePoint List

There are times when you need to find the Id (a Guid) of a list. Here is a simple way of doing this :-

·         Navigate to the SharePoint list using the browser.

·         Select the Settings + List Settings menu command.

·         Copy the Url from the browser address bar into Notepad. It will look something like:

http://SP2010/Project/_layouts/listedit.aspx?List=%7B46534EF9%2DCD3A%2D46E0%2DAE56%2DABC168BE562F%7D


·         Delete everything before and including “List=”.

·         Change “%7B” to “{”

·         Change all “%2D” to “-“

·         Change “%7D” to “}”

You are now left with the Id:

{46534EF9-CD3A-46E0-AE56-ABC168BE562F}