OAuth 2.0

OAuth 2.0 is an industry standard protocol for authorization used by ArcGIS. It defines how to obtain and manage credentials for web, desktop, and mobile applications.

Users, clients, or servers request authorization using encrypted tokens, and receive an in response from the authorizing server. Access tokens grant access to secure ArcGIS and .

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You can no longer sign into this site. Go to your ArcGIS portal or the ArcGIS Location Platform dashboard to perform management tasks.

Your ArcGIS portal

Create, manage, and access API keys and OAuth 2.0 developer credentials, hosted layers, and data services.

Your ArcGIS Location Platform dashboard

Manage billing, monitor service usage, and access additional resources.

Learn more about these changes in the What's new in Esri Developers June 2024 blog post.

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