Get all the list content types for the specified SharePoint 2010 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:

## Input Parameters required for getting all the content types for the specified SharePoint 2010 list $uri="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT/_vti_bin/Lists.asmx?wsdl" [string] $contentTypeId="0x01" [string] $listName="List" $listWebServiceReference = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $uri -UseDefaultCredential [System.Xml.XmlNode]$xmlNode=$listWebServiceReference.GetListContentTypes($listName,$contentTypeId) ## Creates an ContentTypes.xml file in the D:\ which contains content type definition schemas for the specified SharePoint 2010 list. $output = New-Object -TypeName System.IO.StreamWriter -ArgumentList "D:\ContentTypes.xml", $false $output.WriteLine("<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8"" ?>") $output.WriteLine($xmlNode.OuterXml) $output.WriteLine() $output.Dispose() write-host -ForegroundColor Magenta "Getting all the content types for the specified list........." foreach($node in $xmlNode.ContentType) { write-host -ForegroundColor Green "Content Type Name: " $node.Name }