Current version: 5.1 (June 2026)

This guide describes how to use the ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript, previously known as ArcGIS API for JavaScript, is a developer product for building mapping and spatial analysis applications for the web. Learn more to build highly interactive 2D and 3D mapping applications, with fast rendering, data-driven visualization, and ready-to-use components for common mapping workflows.

Simple map with the ArcGIS/Navigation basemap style and UI components
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Explore the wide variety of capabilities in the SDK with sample code and showcase applications.

What’s in this guide

Mapping and data visualization

Analysis and AI

Location services