hosted layer

A hosted layer is an itemAn item, also known as a content item, is a resource stored in a portal such as a web map, hosted layer, style, script tool, file, or notebook.Learn more in a portalArcGIS portal, also known as a portal, is a website with applications and tools that can be used to create, manage, access, and share geospatial content and data. It supports security and authentication, developer credentials, content and data service management, user and group management, and site administration. A portal can be hosted in Esri's infrastructure or your own infrastructure.Learn more that contains the properties and settings for a hosted data service or a layer in a hosted data service. A hosted layer is used to manage the properties of the item and the hosted data service settings. The most common types of hosted layers are hosted feature layersA hosted feature layer is a hosted layer (item) in a portal that is used to manage the properties and settings of a spatially-enabled feature layer in a feature service.Learn more, hosted vector tile layersA hosted vector tile layer is a hosted layer (item) in a portal that is used to manage the properties and settings of a vector tile service.Learn more, and hosted image tile layersA hosted image tile layer is a hosted layer (item) in a portal that is used to manage the properties and settings of an image tile service.Learn more. Hosted layers are created using data management toolsData management tools are ArcGIS software applications and functionality in portal and ArcGIS Pro that can be used by developers to create, manage, and edit content and data such as web maps, hosted layers, and data services for their applications.Learn more to import, create, or convert data. The type of data serviceData services, also known as hosted data services, are services created dynamically to store and provide access to your data in ArcGIS. Examples are feature services, vector tile services, map tile services, image services, and scene services.Learn more associated with a hosted layer depends upon the type of the hosted layer. Client applications access data associated with a hosted layer through its item IDAn item ID is a unique identifier representing a single item stored, managed, and accessed in a portal, such as a web map, hosted layer, or file.Learn more or data service URL.