Delete SharePoint list using web service in powershell

Steps Involved:

  1. Open SharePoint 2010 Management Shell by going to Start | All Programs | SharePoint | Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products | SharePoint 2010 Management Shell (Run as Administrator).
  2. Run the following script.

Powershell Script:

 
$listName
="Custom List"
$uri
="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT/_vti_bin/Lists.asmx?wsdl"
$listWebServiceReference
= New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $uri -UseDefaultCredential
$listWebServiceReference
.DeleteList($listName)
write-host
-ForegroundColor Green $listName " is deleted successfully"


For more information on New-WebServiceProxy please refer http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd315258.aspx.

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