Get the SharePoint 2010 site 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 to get the SharePoint 2010 site using web service ## Web Service Reference - http://Site/_vti_bin/Sites.asmx $uri="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT/_vti_bin/Sites.asmx?wsdl" $SiteUrl="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT" $sitesWebServiceReference = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $uri -UseDefaultCredential $site=$sitesWebServiceReference.GetSite($SiteUrl) ## Returns the string value ## <Site Url="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT" Id="{183116c5-b483-4376-965d-efd8e6c5c02f}" UserCodeEnabled="True" /> write-host -ForegroundColor Green $site