How to access map service layer in Python toolbox?

RamiGhaly1

Hello,

I have a URL of a map service layer. How I can access this layer URL from python toolbox. (i.e create featureset from the layer URL).
Is it possible ?

Thanks and Regards.

RamiGhali2

I got this snippet from a friend.

I didn't try it.

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<SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">import</SPAN> <SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">arcpy</SPAN>

<SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;"># Modify the following variables:</SPAN>

<SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;"># URL to your service, where clause, fields and token if applicable</SPAN>

<SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">baseURL=</SPAN> <SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">"<A href="http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/PoolPermits/FeatureServer/1/query" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/PoolPermits/FeatureServer/1/query</A>"</SPAN>

<SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">where =</SPAN> <SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">'1=1'</SPAN>

<SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">fields ='apn, address, pool_permit'</SPAN>

<SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">token =</SPAN> <SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">''</SPAN>

<SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">#The above variables construct the query</SPAN>

<SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">query =</SPAN> <SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">"?where={}&outFields={}&returnGeometry=true&f=json&token={}".format(where, fields, token)</SPAN>

<SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;"># See <A href="http://services1.arcgis.com/help/index.html?fsQuery.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://services1.arcgis.com/help/index.html?fsQuery.html</A> for more info on FS-Query</SPAN>

<SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">fsURL =</SPAN> <SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">baseURL +</SPAN> <SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">query</SPAN>

<SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">fs =</SPAN> <SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">arcpy.FeatureSet()</SPAN>

1. <SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">fs.load(fsURL)</SPAN>

<SPAN style="font-size: 10.0pt;">arcpy.CopyFeatures_management(fs, r"c:\local\data.gdb\permits")</SPAN>

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Regards,

Rami