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Learn how to use developer toolsTools, also known as developer tools, are ArcGIS software applications such as portal and ArcGIS Pro that developers can use to prepare content and data for custom applications they are building.Learn more, APIs, and SDKs to access services and build applications.

Portal

Learn how to create web mapsA web map is a map stored as a JSON object that defines properties such as the basemap layer, data layers, layer styles, and pop-up styles. Its JSON structure is defined by the web map specification.Learn more and web scenesA web scene is a scene stored as a JSON object that defines properties such as the basemap layer, data layers, layer styles, and pop-up styles. Its JSON structure is defined by the web scene specification.Learn more for applications.

Map Viewer interface showing a web map with topographic basemap and data layers.

Create a web map

Use Map Viewer to create a web map for your application.

Scene Viewer interface showing a web scene creation workflow with a basemap and data layers.

Create a web scene

Use Scene Viewer to create a web scene for your application.

Map Viewer interface showing styled data layers on a web map.

Style layers in a web map

Use Map Viewer to style layers in a web map.

Scene Viewer interface showing styled data layers on a web scene.

Style layers in a web scene

Use Scene Viewer to style layers in a web scene.

Learn how to import data and create hosted layers and data services.

Portal interface showing My Content page showing a table of items such as hosted feature layers, tile layers, CSV files, and web maps, with Add Item and Create controls and filtering options in the left sidebar.

Import data to create a feature layer

Use data management tools to import files and create a feature layer in a feature service.

ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor interface showing color settings for land, water, roads, boundaries, buildings, and nature and preview maps of Southeast Asia.

Create a custom basemap style

Use the ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor to style a vector tile basemap layer.

Vector Tile Style Editor

Portal item page showing tile service publishing options.

Create a map tile service

Use ArcGIS Online or scripting APIs to publish a map tile service.

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ArcGIS item details page for Santa_Monica_Mountains_Parcels with a Publish menu open showing Vector Tile layer and WFS options.

Create a vector tile service

Use data management tools to create a new vector tile service from a feature service.

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A hosted feature layer item page showing management actions such as open in map or scene viewer, publish, create view layer, export data, update data, and share.

Manage a feature layer

Use a hosted feature layer item to set the properties and settings of a feature layer in a feature service.

Portal service

Learn how to access items in your portal.

A feature layer item's Data tab showing an attribute table for trailheads, with one selected record and columns for trail name, park name, trail ID, and elevation.

Sign in and access your portal

Use the portal service to sign in and access your portal.

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A feature layer item's Data tab showing an attribute table for trailheads, with one selected record and columns for trail name, park name, trail ID, and elevation.

List items in your portal

Use the portal service to list items in your portal.

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Portal page listing API keys sorted by expiration date.

List API keys by expiration date

Use ArcGIS API for Python to list API keys in your portal.

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Portal content page listing items scoped to an API key.

List items scoped to an API key

Use ArcGIS API for Python to list items scoped to an API key in your portal.

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Learn how to manage items in your portal.

A feature layer item's Data tab showing an attribute table for trailheads, with one selected record and columns for trail name, park name, trail ID, and elevation.

Copy a hosted layer item

Use the portal service to copy a hosted layer item in your portal.

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A feature layer item's Data tab showing an attribute table for trailheads, with one selected record and columns for trail name, park name, trail ID, and elevation.

Set sharing level for an item

Use the portal service to set the sharing level for an item in your portal.

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A feature layer item's Data tab showing an attribute table for trailheads, with one selected record and columns for trail name, park name, trail ID, and elevation.

Create a new group and add members

Use the portal service to create a new group and add members in your portal.

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Data services

APIs

Follow step-by-step instructions or download code solutions for different ArcGIS Maps SDKs, scripting APIs, and open source libraries.

A topographic map of the Malibu and Santa Monica Mountains area with hiking trails styled in bright purple and trailhead points marked by black hiker icons.

Add a feature layer

Access and display point, line, and polygon features from a feature service.

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A topographic map of the Malibu and Santa Monica Mountains area with hiking trails styled in bright purple and trailhead points marked by black hiker icons.

Add a feature layer from a portal item

Access and display point, line, and polygon features from a feature service using portal item ID.

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A topographic map with styled trails, trailheads, and parks featuresusing different symbols and renderers.

Style a feature layer

Use symbols and renderers to style feature layers.

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A topographic map of the Malibu coastline with parcel polygons highlighted in blue inside a user-drawn rectangular selection box.

Query a feature layer (spatial)

Execute a spatial query to get features from a feature layer.

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A topographic map of Malibu parcels filtered by an attribute query shown as Roll_LandValue > 1000000, with matching parcel polygons highlighted in blue.

Query a feature layer (SQL)

Execute a SQL query to access polygon features from a feature layer.

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A topographic map of Europe with blue point features clustered around cities plus a right-side panel prompting the user to choose a feature to edit.

Edit feature data

Add, update, and delete features in a feature service.

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A topographic map with styled trails, trailheads, and parks feature layers and a popup showing trail details.

Display a popup

Format a popup to show attributes in a feature layer.

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A map of the Malibu coastal area with a vector tile layer displaying parcel-like polygons in orange, green, yellow, and purple.

Add a vector tile layer

Access and display a vector tile layer in a map.

JavaScript Maps SDK Leaflet MapLibre GL JS OpenLayers

A map of a coastal landscape covered by a colorful image tile layer.

Add a map tile layer

Access and display a map tile layer in a map.

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Tools

Learn how to use the portal to create and manage your data.

Portal interface showing My Content page showing a table of items such as hosted feature layers, tile layers, CSV files, and web maps, with Add Item and Create controls and filtering options in the left sidebar.

Import data to create a feature layer

Use data management tools to import files and create a feature layer in a feature service.

Portal interface showing My Content tab listing items such as hosted feature layers, tile layers, CSV files, and web maps, with Add Item and Create buttons and filter options in the sidebar.

Define a new feature layer

Use data management tools to define and create a new empty feature layer in a feature service.

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A hosted feature layer item page showing management actions such as open in map or scene viewer, publish, create view layer, export data, update data, and share.

Manage a feature layer

Use a hosted feature layer item to set the properties and settings of a feature layer in a feature service.

ArcGIS item details page for Santa_Monica_Mountains_Parcels with a Publish menu open showing Vector Tile layer and WFS options.

Create a vector tile service

Use data management tools to create a new vector tile service from a feature service.

ArcGIS portalPython APIREST JS

A map of Santa Monica and surrounding neighborhoods with a styled vector tile layer showing land-use blocks in yellow, orange, purple, and blue, major roads and I-10 highlighted in white and gray.

Style a vector tile layer

Learn how to modify the style of a vector tile layer with the Vector Tile Style Editor.

Portal item page showing tile service publishing options.

Create a map tile service

Use ArcGIS Online or scripting APIs to publish a map tile service.

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Portal item details page for Charlotte North Carolina Public Image Service with Open in Map Viewer, Open in Scene Viewer, Publish, and Share actions.

Create a tiled imagery layer

Use data management tools to create a tiled imagery layer image service in your portal.

Portal item details page for Charlotte North Carolina Public Image Service with Open in Map Viewer, Open in Scene Viewer, Publish, and Share actions.

Create a dynamic imagery layer

Use data management tools to create a new dynamic imagery layer image service.

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