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Create an account to generate developer credentials, access development tools, and monitor usage of ArcGIS services.

Free ArcGIS Location Platform account Free ArcGIS Online trial and account

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ArcGIS Location Platform

For individual developers.
Build public applications that don't require users to sign in with an ArcGIS account.
Build commercial applications that generate revenue.
Use free monthly tiers and pay-as-you-go to access location services and host your data. For details, see Pricing.

ArcGIS Online

For developers in an organization.
Build applications that are:
- Private for your organization that requires users to sign in with their ArcGIS account.
- Public that don't require users to sign in.
Build low-code/no-code applications with app builders.
Use credits yearly to access location services and host your data. For details, see Understanding credits.

2. Get an access token

To access ArcGIS resources and services, you'll need an access token. The easiest way is to use API key authentication.

Create an API key

Create an API key credential to get an access token.

Learn more about the types of authentication and access tokens.

3. Display your first scene

This example displays the satellite imagery style from the ArcGIS Basemap Styles service.

Open the code in or your preferred code editor.
Replace YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN with your access token.

For detailed step-by-step instructions, go to the Display a scene tutorial.

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  <body>
    <div id="cesiumContainer"></div>
    <script>

    const accessToken = "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN";

    Cesium.ArcGisMapService.defaultAccessToken = accessToken;

    const cesiumAccessToken = "YOUR_CESIUM_ACCESS_TOKEN";
    Cesium.Ion.defaultAccessToken = cesiumAccessToken;

    const viewer = new Cesium.Viewer("cesiumContainer", {

      baseLayer: Cesium.ImageryLayer.fromProviderAsync(
        Cesium.ArcGisMapServerImageryProvider.fromBasemapType(Cesium.ArcGisBaseMapType.SATELLITE, {
          enablePickFeatures: false
        })),

    });

    viewer.camera.setView({
      destination: Cesium.Cartesian3.fromDegrees(25, 30, 2000000),
      orientation: {
        heading: Cesium.Math.toRadians(0.0),
        pitch: Cesium.Math.toRadians(-50.0)
  }
    });

    // Add Esri attribution
    // Learn more in https://esriurl.com/attribution
    const poweredByEsri = new Cesium.Credit("Powered by <a href='https://www.esri.com/en-us/home' target='_blank'>Esri</a>", true);
    viewer.creditDisplay.addStaticCredit(poweredByEsri);

    </script>
  </body>
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4. What's next?

Learn more about displaying maps, hosting your data as services, and accessing additional ArcGIS service functionality.

Scenes

Display scenes with ArcGIS base layers.

Data services

Access and display hosted feature layers, scene layers, and map tiles.

Geocoding

Find addresses and get suggestions with the ArcGIS Geocoding service.

Routing

Find routes and directions and perform analyses with the ArcGIS Routing service.

Places

Search for places near a location with the ArcGIS Places service.

Data enrichment

Get local facts and demographic data with the ArcGIS GeoEnrichment service.

Elevation

Get elevation value of a location with the ArcGIS Elevation service.

Spatial analysis

Perform feature analysis with the Spatial analysis services.