How to get List Collection using REST API

This blog gives the REST API URL to get the list collection based on the template.

In this blog, I'll list out the REST API URL to retrive the list collection based on the List template.
 
To retrive all lsist and libraries from the site

https://sharepointsite/subsite/_api/web/lists

Following examples show you how to retrieve the  list / librarues based on the template type,

Syntax

 https://sharepointsite/_api/web/lists?$filter=BaseTemplate eq <Template Id>

 

Examples:

To retrieve the collection of Document Libraries

https://sharepointsite/subsite/_api/web/lists?$filter=BaseTemplate%20eq%20101

To retrieve the collection of custom Lists

https://sharepointsite/subsite/_api/web/lists?$filter=BaseTemplate%20eq%20100

To retrieve User Information List
https://sharepointsite/subsite/_api/web/lists?$filter=BaseTemplate%20eq%20112

This link has the id for List template types.

To retrieve only the hidden list / libraries,

https://sharepointsite/subsite/_api/web/lists?$filter=Hidden%20eq%20true

 

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