Create a SharePoint 2013 List Using JSOM (ECMAScript Client Object Model)

JSOM (JavaScript Client Object Model) is heavily used in SharePoint App model. I'm going to post a series of basic operations that can archive using JSOM.

First, add these references to your page:

//Add jquery version correctly   
<script type="text/javascript" src="../Scripts/jquery-1.7.1.min.js"></script>
   
<script type="text/javascript" src="https://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/4.0/1/MicrosoftAjax.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/_layouts/15/init.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/_layouts/15/sp.runtime.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="/_layouts/15/sp.js"></script>

Then, add the following script to create the list:

<script type="text/ecmascript">

    function createList() {
        var clientContext = new SP.ClientContext.get_current();
        var oWebsite = clientContext.get_web();

        var listCreationInfo = new SP.ListCreationInformation();
        listCreationInfo.set_title('CustomList'); // list name
        listCreationInfo.set_description('description'); // list description
        listCreationInfo.set_templateType(SP.ListTemplateType.genericList); //list type

        oWebsite.get_lists().add(listCreationInfo);

        clientContext.executeQueryAsync(
            Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQuerySucceeded),// when success
            Function.createDelegate(this, this.onQueryFailed) // when failed
            );
    }
    function onQuerySucceeded() {
        alert("List Created");
    }

    function onQueryFailed(sender, args) {
        alert("List Failed");
    }

</script>

When creating a list, you can use the following templates:

• SP.ListTemplateType.GenericList
• SP.ListTemplateType.DocumentLibrary
• SP.ListTemplateType.Survey
• SP.ListTemplateType.Announcements
• SP.ListTemplateType.Contacts
• SP.ListTemplateType.Events
• SP.ListTemplateType.Tasks
• SP.ListTemplateType.DiscussionBoard
• SP.ListTemplateType.PictureLibrary
• SP.ListTemplateType.DataSources
• SP.ListTemplateType.XmlForm
• SP.ListTemplateType.NoCodeWorkflows
• SP.ListTemplateType.WorkflowProcess
• SP.ListTemplateType.WebPageLibrary
• SP.ListTemplateType.CustomGrid
• SP.ListTemplateType.WorkflowHistory
• SP.ListTemplateType.GanttTasks
• SP.ListTemplateType.IssuesTracking