Can I use clone_items() to make a deep copy of a Feature Service within the same ArcGIS Online?

Clubdebambos

API version 2.3.0

The Item object copy() and copy_item() both create a shallow copy of a feature service. If I edit the data in the copy it is reflected in the original.

The Item object copy_feature_layer_collection() creates a deep copy but does not include data and only copies the schema.

When I attempt to use clone_items() from the manager I get a consistent error.

 

from arcgis.gis import GIS

## Access AGOL
agol = GIS("home")

## get item object to clone
item = agol.content.get("ITEM_ID")

## use the ContentManager clone_items()
new_item = agol.content.clone_items(
    items = [item]
)

print(new_item)

 

 

The error...

 

arcgis._impl.common._clone._ItemCreateException: ("Failed to create Feature Service MY_NEW_FEATURE_SERVICE: A general exception was raised: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='services-eu1.arcgis.com', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /xImpnbbhc3YDkwTJ/arcgis/rest/services/County_Boundaries_d56b3/FeatureServer/0/applyEdits (Caused by ResponseError('too many 413 error responses'))", <Item title:"MY_NEW_FEATURE_SERVICE" type:Feature Layer Collection owner:FinalDraftMapping>)

 

 

Any help greatly appreciated. How do I make a deep copy of a feature service within the same ArcGIS Online instance. Is the only way to use copy_feature_layer_collection() and then append in the data from the original feature service?

 

Cheers,

Glen

Clubdebambos

This is how I can do it by adding in the data from the original. But surely there's a better way?

from arcgis.gis import GIS

## access agol
agol = GIS("home")

## item to copy
item = agol.content.get("FS_ITEM_ID")

## {layer_name : data}
layer_info = {fl.properties.name : fl.query() for fl in item.layers}
table_info = {tbl.properties.name : tbl.query() for tbl in item.tables}

## all ids for layers and tables to copy
## from https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-questions/create-a-duplicate-hosted-feature-layer-with/td-p/1267524
layer_ids = [fl.properties.id for fl in item.layers]
table_ids = [tbl.properties.id for tbl in item.tables]

## copy the feture service
copied_item = item.copy_feature_layer_collection(
    service_name = "My_Copied_FS_Item",
    layers = layer_ids,
    tables = table_ids
)

## loop through copied and add the data from teh original where the name
## of each layer matches from the new to the original.
for fl in copied_item.layers:
    feature_set = layer_info[fl.properties.name]
    fl.edit_features(adds=feature_set)
    print(fl.properties.name)