There are some basic limitations that should be taken into consideration when working with ArcGIS Online sharing API. The table below outlines what should be considered. This is a dynamic list that may be updated as new functionality is introduced.
Limitation type | Maximum limit | ||
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Search | |||
Maximum Search results per request/page | Maximum of 100 results returned | ||
Maximum Search results per query | Only the first 10,000 results can be paginated; results greater than 10,000 cannot be returned through pagination. The actual number of total returned results may be greater than 10,000. | ||
Maximum size of query string | 10 Kb | ||
File upload | |||
Maximum file upload size for Generate | 2 Mb for shapefiles and 10 Mb for other supported file types | ||
Maximum file upload size for Analyze | 2 Mb for shapefiles and 10 Mb for other supported file types | ||
Add Item in a single upload | Maximum file size 5 Gb | ||
Add Item in multipart uploads | Maximum file size 500 Gb; maximum number of parts 10,000 | ||
Item Info | |||
Maximum file size allowed for Item Info files | 100 Kb | ||
Maximum number of Item Info files per request | 20 | ||
Maximum thumbnail size | 10 Mb | ||
Token generation | |||
Maximum token expiration time | Two weeks | ||
Users and groups | |||
Maximum number of groups a User can belong to (both owning and joined as a group member) | 512 | ||
Maximum number of user names allowed for /checkUsernames per request | 200 Note:A valid user name must be between 3 and 128 ASCII characters and cannot already exist as a user name or user ID. This limitation was added in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise 10.8. | ||
Maximum number of external organizations allowed per group | 250 | ||
Adding and updating items | |||
Maximum number of screenshots per item | 10 | ||
Maximum size of item description | 64 Kb | ||
Maximum number of characters for item title | 256 | ||
Maximum number of characters for item snippet | 2048 | ||
Maximum number of type keywords on an item | 128 | ||
Maximum number of characters for each type keyword | 256 | ||
Maximum number of tags on an item | 128 | ||
Maximum number of characters for each tag | 256 | ||
Maximum size of any other text field item properties | 64 Kb | ||
Maximum number of type keywords on a group | 128 | ||
Maximum number of characters for each type keyword | 256 |