Get ElementId of ViewType by its type Name.

Dynamo_ViewFamilyTypeIdByTypeName.py

import clr
 
clr.AddReference('RevitAPI')
from Autodesk.Revit.DB import *
 
clr.AddReference("RevitServices")
import RevitServices
from RevitServices.Persistence import DocumentManager

import System

doc = DocumentManager.Instance.CurrentDBDocument


def ViewFamilyTypeIdByName(document, name):

	viewFamilyTypes = FilteredElementCollector(document).OfClass(ViewFamilyType).ToElements()
	id = -1
	for viewType in viewFamilyTypes:
		typeName = viewType.get_Parameter(BuiltInParameter.SYMBOL_NAME_PARAM).AsString()
		if typeName == name:
			id = viewType.Id
			break
	return id
	
OUT = ViewFamilyTypeIdByTypeName(doc, IN[0])