A basemap session is a timeframe during which a single user of a single application can use a session token to access unlimited basemap tiles from the Basemap Styles service. When a basemap session is created, it provides a short-lived session token that can be used to access basemap styles and tiles from the basemap service for the duration of the session. The maximum duration a basemap session and session token are valid for is up to 12 hours.
There is only one usage cost applied for creating a basemap session and no additional costs for using the session token to make requests to the service for tiles while the session is valid.
The only service that supports basemap sessions is the ArcGIS Basemap Styles service
The only product that supports basemap sessions is ArcGIS Location Platform
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- access token
An access token is an authorization string that provides access to secure ArcGIS content, data, and services. Its capabilities are determined by the privileges it supports. It is obtained by implementing API key authentication, User authentication, or App authentication. - session token
A session token is a short-lived authorization string that provides access to an ArcGIS service that supports sessions. It is created when a session starts and valid for up to 12 hours. It only has privileges to access the service it was created from. - basemap usage
Basemap usage is the type of consumption that occurs when accessing basemaps from a basemap service. It is measured by the number of tiles consumed or sessions created. - basemap usage model
A basemap usage model is a programming pattern for an application that determines the type of basemap consumption and the associated costs of accessing a basemap service. There are two models: the tile usage model and the session usage model. - Basemap styles service
The ArcGIS Basemap Styles service, also referred to as the Basemap Styles service, is a location service that provides basemap styles and data for the world. It returns styles as Mapbox styles and web maps, and data as vector tiles and/or map tiles. It supports all of the styles in the ArcGIS Basemap style and Open Basemap style family. An ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account is required to use the service.