This script is sample code for getting the itemType token from a SharePoint 2013 list.

getListTypeByTitle.coffee

user = "domain\\username"
pass = "password"
url  = "http://sharepoint/siteCollection"
list = "listName" 

request = require 'request'

getListTypeByTitle = (title, cb)->
  processRequest = (err, res, body)->
    cb(err, JSON.parse(body).d.ListItemEntityTypeFullName)
  
  config =
    headers :
      Accept: "application/json;odata=verbose"
    url     : "#{url}/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('#{title}')?"
  
  request.get(config, processRequest).auth(user, pass, true)
  
getListTypeByTitle list, (err, itemType)->
  console.log err || itemType