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Using the IdentifyTask with a WebMap from AGOL with the 4.x API

TomFlahive — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:38:38 GMT

I have an ArcGIS Online WebMap with 5 web services on it and I would like to run an IdentifyTask so that I can obtain a list of all the features that fall under a clicked point. I know that popups provide this same functionality of being able to identify all the features under a clicked point, but I am looking to present the data in a custom sidebar rather than a popup, so I figured using the IdentifyTask is the way to go.

A similar question has been asked and answered (by Kelly Hutchins) on how this might be done with the 3.x API (here), but I am trying to figure out how to do it with the 4.x API.

The part I am stuck on is what to pass in to the IdentifyTask in place of a service URL, as shown in the Esri example:

// Create identify task for the specified map service
identifyTask = new IdentifyTask(mapServiceURL);‍‍

Can the IdentifyTask be used with an AGOL WebMap, and if so, what needs to be done to accomplish that?

Thanks.

Re: Using the IdentifyTask with a WebMap from AGOL with the 4.x API

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 06:38:41 GMT

Tom,

That would be as simple as:

// get the first layer in the collection of operational layers in the WebMap
// when the resources in the MapView have loaded.
var featureLayer = webmap.layers.getItemAt(0);‍‍‍
identifyTask = new IdentifyTask(featureLayer.url);‍‍‍‍

Re: Using the IdentifyTask with a WebMap from AGOL with the 4.x API

TomFlahive — Thu, 04 May 2017 19:52:32 GMT

Thanks Robert. I didn't know it would just be a matter of pulling each individual URL. I was thinking there would be a way to pass in all the layers from the WebMap at once.

So if I want to pull the data back for all 5 services on the WebMap, then I would just iterate through the layers and create a separate identify task for each one, correct?

Re: Using the IdentifyTask with a WebMap from AGOL with the 4.x API

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 04 May 2017 19:56:57 GMT

Tom,

The thing to look out for is the IdentifyTask is looking for the mapservice url and not an individual layer url (i.e. http //servername/arcgis/rest/services/servicename/MapServer vs http //servername/arcgis/rest/services/servicename/MapServer/1).

Re: Using the IdentifyTask with a WebMap from AGOL with the 4.x API

TomFlahive — Thu, 04 May 2017 20:13:06 GMT

What about the case where you have a WebMap that has web services that may come from different sources (from different servers), so one web service might have 3 individual layers, and another web service from a different source may have 2 individual layers, and so on. In that situation would I need an IdentifyTask for each service?

Re: Using the IdentifyTask with a WebMap from AGOL with the 4.x API

RobertScheitlin__GISP — Thu, 04 May 2017 20:33:21 GMT

Tom,

Correct one for each service (not each service layer).

Re: Using the IdentifyTask with a WebMap from AGOL with the 4.x API

TomFlahive — Thu, 04 May 2017 20:35:43 GMT

Got it. Thanks Robert!