Arcgis online service overwrite using python API

Question

Hi, we frequently use de 'overwrite' function in AGOL interface in order to update a feature service content, based on a .shp or .csv original file.

We now would need to perform this same function using the Arcgis API for python. Can you please specify what modules, classes functions are needed. A sample code would be greta.

Please note we need to update / overwrite from a file (shape, csv) not a .mxd or geodatase.

Thanks a lot in advanced!

GurminderBharani1 · Answer

Please refer the sample:

https://developers.arcgis.com/python/sample-notebooks/updating-features-in-a-feature-layer/#Apply-edits-from-third-spreadsheet

MunachisoOgbuchiekwe · Answer

Hello Daniel, You can use the update method on an item to overwrite a csv on AGOL. Something like this might work for you..... import arcgis from arcgis.gis import GIS gis = GIS() # Grab the id of the csv csv = gis.content.get('ef220b9f500348e5867095d10fe751e5') # Call the update method to replace/overwrite it with a csv file from disk csv.update({}, r'path to csv file from disk')‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ You can read up more on the parameters of the update method on the API documentation page (arcgis.gis module — arcgis 1.5.0 documentation).

DanielAragon1 · Answer

Thanks for the Python API for ArcGIS solution.  However, I still can't figure out if there's a way to overwrite a csv on AGOL.  I found a method for overwriting a feature layer, but not a csv.  Any help is much appreciated!