Create layers from artboards in illustrator

layersFromArtboards-illustrator.js

// Script that moves all items from each artboard to a new layer with the same name as the artboard 
// modified from answer by DilliamWowling
// https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/multiple-artboards-to-multiple-layers/m-p/8922266#M43797

function layersFromArtboards()

{

    var docRef = app.activeDocument;

    var layers = docRef.layers;

    var aB = docRef.artboards;


    //we will remove this layer after the others have been created.

    var tempLay = layers[0];

    tempLay.name = "Temp";

 

    //loop the artboards

    for(var x=0;x<aB.length;x++)

    {

        var thisAb = aB[x];

        aB.setActiveArtboardIndex(x);

        docRef.selectObjectsOnActiveArtboard();

        var sel = docRef.selection;

 

        //create a new layer

        var newLay = layers.add();

        newLay.name = thisAb.name;

 
        alert(sel)
        //loop through the selection and move all artwork onto new layer

        //this is only necessary if the artwork on a given artboard is not

        //grouped. This ensures that all the art will be moved, even if there are

        //multiple ungrouped objects.

        for(var a=0;a<sel.length;a++)

        {
            myPath = sel[a];
            
                myPath.move(newLay, ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND);
            
        

        }

    }

 

    tempLay.remove();

}

layersFromArtboards();