Update Default Service Properties

URL:
https://<root>/services/properties/update
Methods:
POST
Required Capability:
Access allowed only with the default administrator role
Version Introduced:
10.7.1

Description

The update operation modifies the default settings for properties that govern new services published to ArcGIS Server. Performing this operation to change properties will not affect the settings of any existing services in your site. You can use the Edit Service operation to change the settings of a particular service.

Request parameters

ParameterDetails

properties

A JSON object that describes each property to be set. The only available property is:

  • preferSharedInstances: Controls whether new compatible services published from ArcGIS Pro to the server site will use shared or dedicated instances. If set to true, compatible services will use shared instances when first published; if set to false, they will use dedicated instances. Starting at 10.8, this property is true by default for sites that are newly installed.

f

The response format. The default response format is html.

Values: html | json | pjson

Response properties

PropertyDetails

status

Indicates the success or failure of the operation.

Example usage

The following is a sample POST request for the update operation:

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POST /webadaptor/admin/services/properties/update HTTP/1.1
Host: machine.domain.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: []

properties={"preferSharedInstances": true}&f=pjson

JSON Response example

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{"status": "success"}

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