Create a new feature layer

1. Sign in to your developer account.

2. In the developer dashboard, click Layers > Create data > New hosted layer (Feature layer).

3. In the Data Structure pane, set the Geometry type to: Point.

4. Under Fields, click Add field to create the following fields for the layer of the point layer:

5. Create the following fields in the Fields window:

   • Field 1
     • Name:id
     • Alias:id
     • Type:Integer
     • Click: Add field
   • Field 2
     • Name:name
     • Alias:name
     • Type:String
     • Click: Add field
   • Field 3
     • Name:rating
     • Alias:rating
     • Type:string
     • Click: Add Field
   • Click Next to continue.

6. In the Item Details pane, set the following properties:

   • Title: My Points
   • Tags: Beach access. The Tags property cannot be left blank.
   • Description: Place points along the California coast line

7. Click Create Layer to create the new My Points feature layer and feature service.

8. In the item page, click the Settings tab.

9. Under Layer access (Sharing), ensure that People with access is set to Public (authentication not required).

Find the hosted layer ID and URL

Your Layer ID and service URL will be unique. To access the feature layer directly, reference the layer by its index. For example, the layer's index is 0: https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/my_points/FeatureServer/0.

1. In the Overview, find the Layer ID and Service URL. It should look something like this:
   • Layer ID: 70264c2e37784a819e235d3a0129832f
   • Service URL: https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/my_points/FeatureServer

Enable editing

To add, update, and delete features in your feature layer, you need to enable editing.

1. In the Settings, find Editing settings.

2. Check Allow others to edit and leave the default selections.

3. Click Save settings.

1. Go to ArcGIS Online and sign in.

2. In the top navigation bar, click Content.

3. Click Create > Feature Layer > Build a layer.

4. Click Points > Create.

5. Ensure that Point layer is checked > Next > Next.

6. Set the following properites:

   • Title: My Points
   • Tags: Beach access: The Tags property cannot be left blank.
   • Click Done.

7. In the item page, click Share > Everyone(public) > Save.

Add data

1. In the item page, click the Data tab > Fields > Add.

2. Create the following fields in the Fields window:

   • Field 1
     • Name:id
     • Alias:id
     • Type:Integer
     • Click: Add New Field
   • Field 2
     • Click Add.
     • Name:name
     • Alias:name
     • Type:String
     • Click: Add New Field
   • Field 3
     • Click Add
     • Name:rating
     • Alias:rating
     • Type:string
     • Click: Add Field

Find the hosted layer ID and URL

Your Layer ID and service URL will be unique. To access the feature layer directly, reference the layer by its index. For example, the layer's index is 0: https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/my_points/FeatureServer/0.

1. In the item page, click the Overview tab. Scroll down to find the service URL. For example: https://services3.arcgis.com/GVgbJbqm8hXASVYi/arcgis/rest/services/my_points/FeatureServer

2. Click View to access the metadata for the feature layer. Find the Service ItemId. For example: 70264c2e37784a819e235d3a0129832f.