Do I need an API key

JoeSaltenberger

Do I need an API Key for basemaps in the JavaScript SDK if I have an ArcGIS Enterprise and/or ArcGIS Online subscription?

In the past, there were several basemaps classes that didn't require an API Key to use, as long as you had ArcGIS Enterprise and/or ArcGIS Online subscription. Is this still the case?  The documentation used to have a list of basemap classes that could be used without an API Key, but that seems to be gone.

If an API Key is required, does that mean additional charges are incurred for basemap tile usage, even with an ArcGIS Enterprise and/or ArcGIS Online subscription?

Noah Sager

Hi @JoeSaltenberger, thanks for posting your question here. There is still a list of basemaps that do not require API Keys if your expand the "Read more" in the basemap property doc here:

https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/api-reference/esri-Map.html#basemap:~:text=The%20legacy%20basemaps%20can%20be%20accessed%20using%20the%20basemap%20id%20in%20the%20table%20below.

For charges, the pricing page explains what's free and what incurs a charge:

https://location.arcgis.com/pricing/

Hope this helps!