SharePoint 2010 Base Types, List Template and Definition IDs, and Content Types IDs

I’m often asked for a list of the IDs of the most common Base Types, List Definitions and Content Types. Especially useful if you’re writing CAML definitions of Lists, List Instances, or Content Types. Here are the lists I’ve gleaned from MSDN.

Base Types

These Base Types come from the SPBaseType enumeration.

Base Type	ID
Custom List	0
Document Library	1
Not used	2
Obsolete. Use 0 for discussion boards.	3
Surveys	4
Issues List	5

List Definitions

These List Definitions come from the SPListTemplateType enumeration.

Enumeration Name	Description	ID
InvalidType	Not used	-1
NoListTemplate	unspecified list type	0
GenericList	Custom list	100
DocumentLibrary	Document library	101
Survey	Survey	102
Links	Links	103
Announcements	Announcements	104
Contacts	Contacts	105
Events	Calendar	106
Tasks	Tasks	107
DiscussionBoard	Discussion board	108
PictureLibrary	Picture library	109
DataSources	Data sources for a site	110
WebTemplateCatalog	Site template gallery	111
UserInformation	User Information	112
WebPartCatalog	Web Part gallery	113
ListTemplateCatalog	List Template gallery	114
XMLForm	XML Form library	115
MasterPageCatalog	Master Page gallery	116
NoCodeWorkflows	No Code Workflows	117
WorkflowProcess	Custom Workflow Process	118
WebPageLibrary	Wiki Page Library	119
CustomGrid	Custom grid for a list	120
SolutionCatalog	Solutions	121
NoCodePublic	No Code Public Workflow	122
ThemeCatalog	Themes	123
DataConnectionLibrary	Data connection library for sharing information about external data connections	130
WorkflowHistory	Workflow History	140
GanttTasks	Project Tasks	150
Meetings	Meeting Series (Meeting)	200
Agenda	Agenda (Meeting)	201
MeetingUser	Attendees (Meeting)	202
Decision	Decisions (Meeting)	204
MeetingObjective	Objectives (Meeting)	207
TextBox	Text Box (Meeting)	210
ThingsToBring	Things To Bring (Meeting)	211
HomePageLibrary	Workspace Pages (Meeting)	212
Posts	Posts (Blog)	301
Comments	Comments (Blog)	302
Categories	Categories (Blog)	303
Facility	Facility	402
Whereabouts	Whereabouts	403
CallTrack	Call Track	404
Circulation	Circulation	405
Timecard	Timecard	420
Holidays	Holidays	421
IMEDic	IME (Input Method Editor) Dictionary	499
ExternalList	External	600
IssueTracking	Issue tracking	1100
AdminTasks	Administrator Tasks	1200
HealthRules	Health Rules	1220
HealthReports	Health Reports	1221

Content Types

These content types come from the Content Type ID list.

Content Type	ID
System	0x
Item	0x01
Document	0x0101
Event	0x0102
Issue	0x0103
Announcement	0x0104
Link	0x0105
Contact	0x0106
Message	0x0107
Task	0x0108
Workflow History	0x0109
Post	0x0110
Comment	0x0111
East Asia Contact	0x0116
Folder	0x0120