REST API: Can't find list with GetByTitle()

Question

I'm having problems to get lists throught the REST API. I'm calling: /_api/web/lists/getbytitle('<list title>')

I'm getting an error (List doesn't exists) with that libraries named with more than 1 word. For example I'm not able to get "Site Assets". My sharepoint is in spanish so the titles when i call /_api/web/lists are in spanish.

I tried:

getbytitle('Activos del sitio') //Spanish Name
getbytitle('Site Assets')

Tried replacing the spaces with %20 and x0020:

getbytitle('Activos%20del%20sitio') //Spanish Name
getbytitle('Site%20Assets')
getbytitle('Activos_x0020_del_x0020_sitio') //Spanish Name
getbytitle('Site_x0020_Assets')

Tried with the RootFolder.Name

getbytitle('SiteAssets')

Tried on javascript using encodeURIComponent() with the list name.

Nothing works. I'm getting mad with it! Any Help?

Thanks!

Answer 1

You can use the List GUID in the REST API. Go to Library Settings and in the URL you will fin the GUID as shown in image below.

Remove the "%7B" from the start and "%7D" from the end and use it in the rest api as shown in example below (replace the GUID with your GUID).

https://spdev.sharepoint.com/sites/SPTeam/spanish/_api/web/lists('85851fae-11b4-4c3f-8578-918b2c320bb5')

Answer 2

The following code for your reference.

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function () {
var listTitle="Activos del sitio";
listTitle=encodeURIComponent(listTitle);
$.ajax({
        url:  _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl + "/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('"+listTitle+"')",                                
        type: "GET",
        headers: {"Accept": "application/json;odata=verbose" },
        success: function(data){
            alert(data.d.Title);
        },
        error: function () {
            //console.log("Failed to get details");
        }
    });
});
</script>

Answer 3

I am facing the same problem. My current hypothesis: There is a Sharepoint installation language, which in my case I assume to be English (don't know how to check). If I set my user language (Office Profile) via the arcane Delve/help settings to German then spClient.web.lists.get() returns the Title field in German. However, using that name in spClient.web.lists.getByTitle('German Title') returns 404.

Setting the Office Profile to English (installation language) I get an English title and that one works with getByTitle().

So to me it looks like you have to use the Title in the language of your Sharepoint installation.