- URL:
- https://<root>/<serviceName>/FeatureServer/<layerId>/<featureId>/deleteAttachments
- Methods:
POST
- Required Capability:
- Update
- Version Introduced:
- 10.0
Description
This operation deletes attachments associated with a feature. Deleting an attachment is a feature update; it requires the Update capability. The delete
operation is performed on a feature service feature resource.
This operation is available only if the layer has advertised that it has attachments. A layer has attachments if its has
property is true
.
The result of this operation is an array of edit result objects. Each edit result indicates whether the edit was successful or not. If successful, the object
of the result is the ID of the deleted attachment. If unsuccessful, it also includes an error code and an error description.
You can provide arguments to the delete
operation as defined in the following parameters table:
Request parameters
Parameter | Details |
---|---|
|
The response format. The default response format is Values: |
| Description: The IDs of the attachments to be deleted. Syntax: Example: |
|
The geodatabase version to apply the edits. This parameter applies only if the If the Syntax: Example: |
| This option was added at 10.5 and works with ArcGIS Server services only. Description: Optional parameter specifying whether the response will report the time attachments were deleted. If Values: Example: |
|
Specifies whether the edits should be applied only if all submitted edits succeed. If Not all data supports setting this parameter. Query the Values: Example: |
Example usage
In this sample URL, the delete
operation is performed on feature ID 818654 belonging to layer 0 of the 311Incidents FeatureService:
https
The input parameter to this operation (attachmentIds) is a list of IDs of attachments to be deleted:
4,58
JSON response syntax
{
"deleteAttachmentResults": [
{
"objectId": <attachmentId1>,
"globalId": "<globalId1>",
"success": <true | false>,
"error" : { //only if success is false
"code" : <code1>,
"description" : "<description1>",
}
},
{
"objectId": <attachmentId2>,
"globalId": "<globalId2>",
"success": <true | false>,
"error" : {
"code" : <code2>,
"description" : "<description2>",
}
}
]
}
JSON response example
{
"deleteAttachmentResults": [
{
"objectId": 58,
"globalId": null,
"success": true
},
{
"objectId": 4,
"globalId": null,
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": 50,
"description": "Attachment not found"
}
}
]
}