Get the list template ID in Visual Studio 2010

In this article we will be seeing how to get the template ID for a particular list in SharePoint site from visual studio 2010.

• Open Visual studio 2010.
• Go to View => Server Explorer.
  
  
   
• Right click on SharePoint Connections => Add Connection.
  
  
   
• Enter the URL of the site and click on Ok.
  
  
   
• Go to Lists and Libraries => Document Libraries => Right click on the document library for which you want to get the template ID => Click on Properties.
  
  
   
• In the properties window copy the GUID of the list.
  
  
   
• Go to the following URL to get the list template ID.
  
  http://servername:22222/sites/test/_vti_bin/owssvr.dll?Cmd=ExportList&List= 7a830452-971f-4010-b2af-9074082526b0
   
• You will be able to see the template ID of the list.