Required update to use the new ArcGIS location services

On January 27th, 2021, new ArcGIS location services and pricing were released. If you have developed an application that uses ArcGIS Online services other than the new ArcGIS location servicesArcGIS Location Services, also referred to as Location Services, are services hosted by Esri that provide geospatial functionality for developing mapping applications. They include the ArcGIS Basemap Styles service, ArcGIS Static Basemap Tiles service, ArcGIS Places service, ArcGIS Geocoding service, ArcGIS Routing service, ArcGIS GeoEnrichment service, and ArcGIS Elevation service. An ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account is required to use the services.Learn more, you may be required to update your applications before April 30th, 2022, or December 31st, 2022.

New ArcGIS location services

The new location services include the basemap styles service, geocoding service, routing service, GeoEnrichment service, and Portal service.

The new services offer a number of benefits such as:

• API key support to authenticate requests;
• The ability to track and monitor usage in your Location Platform dashboard, and;
• StandardA standard endpoint is a URL for an ArcGIS location service hosted in a global cloud infrastructure. This includes the basemap layer service, and most functionality available in the geocoding service and routing service.Learn more and enhanced endpointsAn enhanced endpoint is a URL for an ArcGIS location service hosted in a cloud infrastructure in the United States. They support all service functionality and additional levels of security compliance such as Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Some endpoints also support long transactions.Learn more to enhance performance and provide additional certification options.

Who needs to update?

To determine if you need to update your applications, it depends on the type of ArcGIS accountAn ArcGIS account is an identity with a user type and set of privileges that can access specific ArcGIS products, tools, APIs, services, and resources. The main account types that can be used for development are an ArcGIS Location Platform account, ArcGIS Online account, and ArcGIS Enterprise account. ArcGIS Location Platform and ArcGIS Online accounts are also associated with a subscription.Learn more you have used to build and authenticate the application, and the type of authentication method you are using.

ArcGIS Location Platform accounts

If you have an ArcGIS Location Platform accountAn ArcGIS Location Platform account, formerly known as an ArcGIS Developer account, is an identity associated with an ArcGIS Location Platform subscription.Learn more and have developed applications or solutions that use ArcGIS Online services other than ArcGIS location servicesArcGIS Location Services, also referred to as Location Services, are services hosted by Esri that provide geospatial functionality for developing mapping applications. They include the ArcGIS Basemap Styles service, ArcGIS Static Basemap Tiles service, ArcGIS Places service, ArcGIS Geocoding service, ArcGIS Routing service, ArcGIS GeoEnrichment service, and ArcGIS Elevation service. An ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account is required to use the services.Learn more, you must update the applications to the ArcGIS location services within the timeline below. In most cases, this is before April 30, 2022. To update your applications you need to update the URLs to use the new service endpoints. The new service endpoints support API keys and OAuth 2.0.

However, if you have built applications or solutions that implement user authentication with an ArcGIS accountAn ArcGIS account is an identity with a user type and set of privileges that can access specific ArcGIS products, tools, APIs, services, and resources. The main account types that can be used for development are an ArcGIS Location Platform account, ArcGIS Online account, and ArcGIS Enterprise account. ArcGIS Location Platform and ArcGIS Online accounts are also associated with a subscription.Learn more as the authentication mechanism to access location services, those applications are not subject to the timelines below and no changes are required.

ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise accounts

If you have an ArcGIS Online accountAn ArcGIS Online account, also known as an ArcGIS Organization account, is an identity associated with an ArcGIS Online subscription. It can be used to access ArcGIS tools and develop applications with ArcGIS location services for an organization.Learn more or ArcGIS Enterprise account and have developed applications or solutions that use ArcGIS Online services other than ArcGIS location servicesArcGIS Location Services, also referred to as Location Services, are services hosted by Esri that provide geospatial functionality for developing mapping applications. They include the ArcGIS Basemap Styles service, ArcGIS Static Basemap Tiles service, ArcGIS Places service, ArcGIS Geocoding service, ArcGIS Routing service, ArcGIS GeoEnrichment service, and ArcGIS Elevation service. An ArcGIS Location Platform or ArcGIS Online account is required to use the services.Learn more, the timeline below does not apply.

Timeline for ArcGIS developers

If you have an ArcGIS Location Platform account and have built applications that do not use user authentication, you need to update your applications before the dates below.

Additional resources

To learn more about how to securely access the new ArcGIS location services, go to Security and authentication.

To learn more about terms of use and legal guidelines, please review Esri's Terms of use documents.