How to get version history of item using REST

Question

Very new to SharePoint so I am sure this is a newbie question... I did look at the forums. Here is the command I am using:

https://Server/Site/_api/lists/getbytitle('Equipment%20and%20Inventory')/Items(471)/versions

But I get this error:

<m:error><m:code>-1,
Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ResourceNotFoundException</m:code><m:message 
xml:lang="en-US">Cannot find resource for the request versions.
</m:message></m:error>

I have also tried this:

https://server/site/_layouts/15/versions.aspx?list={7ab286cb-0fc9-4ea7-b17e-2c08a6b9681a}&id=471

Which worked, but this just produces the page as if working on the site interface.. Not something that is easily harvester-able.

How can I get a item history in a format that a script can easily parse?

Answer 1

What you're using works for me, but I'm in SharePoint online and you didn't mention a what version of SharePoint you're using. If I do:

$.ajax({
    url: _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl + 
        "/_api/web/Lists/getbytitle('JobTitles')/items(1)/versions?$select=Title,VersionLabel",
    async: false,
    headers: {
        'accept': 'application/json;odata=nometadata'
    },
    complete: function(request) {
        console.log("CurrentUser: " + JSON.stringify(request, null, 4));
    },
    error: function(request) {
        console.log(JSON.stringify(request, null, 4));
    }
});

The response JSON I get back looks like:

{
    "value": [
        {
            "Title":"Web Developer",
            "VersionLabel":"2.0"
        },
        {
            "Title":"Application Developer",
            "VersionLabel":"1.0"
        }
    ]
}

So no parsing necessary. Are you sure you have version history turned on for the list (List Settings->Version History, or Library Settings if it's a document library)?

Answer 2

Solution for SharePoint 2013 REST API:

https://{site_url}/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('/sites/siteName/Lists/listName/{itemID}_.000')/Versions

Answer 3

Try using SPServices:

$().SPServices({
  operation: "GetVersionCollection",
  async: false,
  strlistID: "Projects",
  strlistItemID: 1,
  strFieldName: "Description",
  completefunc: function (xData, Status) {
    $(xData.responseText).find("Version").each(function(i) {
      console.log("Name: " + $(this).attr("Description") + " Modified: " + $(this).attr("Modified"));
    });  
  }
});

Sources:

1. SharePoint 2013 - Get SPListItem versions via REST.
2. Any Rest API available for Version history of List item fileds?