service

A service, also known as an ArcGIS service, is software that supports an ArcGIS REST API and provides geospatial functionality or data. ArcGIS provides many types of services. The main groups are , and .

Services can be hosted in different environments:

  1. ArcGIS (cloud): Esri's infrastructure for hosting services such as and . These services can be accessed by developers who have an or .

  2. ArcGIS Enterprise: Your own infrastructure for hosting and its services. These services can be accessed by developers in your who have an .

ArcGIS REST APIs

Also known as

  • ArcGIS services
  • Web services
  • Service APIs

Related terms

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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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