Get List Created date using SharePoint REST API

In this blog, I'll show you how to get the created date of SharePoint list using the REST API.

 

REST API Endpoint:

https://sharepointsiteurl/_api/web/getByTitle('ListName')?$select=created

Add-In Code snippet:

The following code snippet can be used in creating SharePoint Add-Ins, 

// Load the cross-domain library JS file
$.getScript(scriptbase + "SP.RequestExecutor.js", execCrossDomainRequest);
});

function execCrossDomainRequest() {
    var executor;

    // Initialize the RequestExecutor with the app web URL.
    executor = new SP.RequestExecutor(appweburl);

    // To get the title using REST we can hit the endpoint:
    //      app_web_url/_api/SP.AppContextSite(@target)/web/lists/getByTitle('ListName')?$select=Created&@target='siteUrl'
    // The response formats the data in the JSON format.

    executor.executeAsync({
        url: appweburl + "/_api/SP.AppContextSite(@target)/web/lists/getByTitle('TestList')?$select=Created&@target='" + hostweburl + "'",
        method: "GET",
        headers: {
            "Accept": "application/json; odata=verbose"
        },
        success: successHandler,
        error: errorHandler
    });
}

// Function to handle the success event.
// Prints the host web's title to the page.
function successHandler(data) {
    var jsonObject = JSON.parse(data.body);
    console.log('List Created Date: ' + jsonObject.d.Created);

}

function errorHandler(data, errorCode, errorMessage) {
    console.log("Could not complete cross-domain call: " + errorMessage;
}

Embed Code Snippet:

The following code snippet can be embedded in SharePoint page or Content editor webpart to get the output using REST API, 

<script type="text/javascript" src="/SiteAssets/Scripts/jquery-1.9.1.min.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript">
$.ajax({
   url: _spPageContextInfo.webAbsoluteUrl+"/_api/web/lists/getByTitle('TestList')?$select=created", //THE ENDPOINT
   method: "GET",
   headers: { "Accept": "application/json; odata=verbose" },
   success: function (data) {
        console.log(data.d.Created) //RESULTS HERE!!
   }
});
</script>