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Americo Perez
Iron Contributor
May 09, 2018

Sharepoint Rest: Get library url

Hi,

How do I get the library URL? 

I tried with ServerRestUrl but I am getting undefined :-/ 

 

Best regards

Americo

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  • Americo Perez's avatar
    Americo Perez
    Iron Contributor
    May 09, 2018

    I managed solve the url thing by creating it manually like this:

     

    hostweburl + '/' + this.Title

     

    But I noted another problem:

    In the site I have created 2 libraries "test" and "test2" but in the result, besides this 2 libraries, I am also getting system libraries like "MicroFeed", "appfiles", "appdata", etc. 

     

    I there a way to filter this system folder out? 

     

    This is how I am sending my request:

    url: appweburl + "/_api/SP.AppContextSite(@target)/web/lists?@target='" + hostweburl + "'"

    and later I am using this:

    $(results).each(function () {
     items.push('<li class="element">'
         + '<a target="_parent" href="' + hostweburl + '/' + this.Title + '">' + this.Title + '</a>'
         + '</li>');
    });

    Any tips??

     

    Americo 

    • Deleted's avatar
      Deleted
      May 09, 2018

      Can you try below?

      /_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Document Library Name')/Items?$select=Title,FileLeafRef,EncodedAbsThumbnailUrl,EncodedAbsUrl

      The example above returns information about your file such as the name, full url and the internal “Title”:

      rest-select2

      For instances where you want to know the “type” of document library it is (example Picture Library vs Document Library), use:

       
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      /_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Document Library Name')/BaseTemplate

      Although some information regarding document libraries require an entirely new endpoint. This includes file paths, subfolders, thumbnails and such.

       
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      /_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('"Folder Name"')/Files

      The above contains an entire new set of information regarding your library.

      • Americo Perez's avatar
        Americo Perez
        Iron Contributor
        May 11, 2018

        Hi,

        Thanks!

         

        There is a little difference with the proposal you posted. I need to get the list of all libraries that is why I am using: 

        url: appweburl + "/_api/SP.AppContextSite(@target)/web/lists?@target='" + hostweburl + "'"

        without pointing to a specific library.

        The result I am getting doesn't contains "EncodedAbsUrl" in the respons.

        This is the response for one of the libraries:

         

         

        Best regards

        Americo

         

  • Shantha Kumar's avatar
    Shantha Kumar
    Brass Contributor
    May 11, 2018

     

    Hi,

     

    If you are using SharePoint Online, you can try the below code for retrieving the Library URL,

     

    $.ajax({
        url: hostweburl + "/_api/web/AppTiles?$filter=BaseTemplate eq 101",
        method: "GET",
        headers: { "Accept": "application/json; odata=verbose" },
        success: function (response) {
            var libItems = "";
            $(response.d.results).each(function(){
                libItems +="<li><a href='"+this.Target+"'>"+this.Title+"</a></li>";
            });
            $('#libitems').html(libItems);
            console.log(response);
        alert(response.d.results.length);
        },
        error: function (data) {
            failure(data);
        }
});

    SharePoint Online returns the collection of lists, libraries and subsites under the below rest endpoint,

    https://<tenant>.sharepoint.com/_api/web/AppTiles

     

     Regards,

    Shantha Kumar T

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