topic Re: locationToAddress argument requestOptions query not honored in @arcgis/core@5 in ArcGIS JavaScript Maps SDK Questions

locationToAddress argument requestOptions query not honored in @arcgis/core@5

tmerz-conet — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:14:16 GMT

I would like to report a regression bug in arcgis sdk v5 - i hope this is the right place to do this...

I am using the method locationToAddress with the signature:

locationToAddress (url: string, params: LocationToAddressParametersProperties, requestOptions?: RequestOptions): Promise<AddressCandidate>

docs: https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/references/core/rest/locator/#locationToAddress

I want to specifiy the featureTypes to filter the features i get back from the api.

It should work based on the requestOptions query field, but the value is not added as an url param. Instead i need to use the following hack to make it work:

const params = {
  location: mapPoint,
  // HACK to make it work
  featureTypes: ['point-address', 'locality'],
};

const reqOptions = {
  query: {
    // BUG: does not work anymore
    featureTypes: 'PointAddress,Locality',
  },
};

locationToAddress(REVERSEGEOCODE_SERVICEURL, params, reqOptions)

Re: locationToAddress argument requestOptions query not honored in @arcgis/core@5

JesseCloutier — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:13:50 GMT

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Re: locationToAddress argument requestOptions query not honored in @arcgis/core@5

Noah-Sager — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:01:03 GMT

Hi @tmerz-conet, thanks for posting your issue here. Esri Community is a great place to share ideas and ask questions, but actual bugs should be logged with Technical Support if possible.

That being said, can you please share a simplified reproducible test-app, someplace like codepen, that clearly demonstrates the issue?

Re: locationToAddress argument requestOptions query not honored in @arcgis/core@5

tmerz-conet — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 16:02:56 GMT

here is a codepen showing the issue: locationToAddress bug

Re: locationToAddress argument requestOptions query not honored in @arcgis/core@5

Noah-Sager — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:30:22 GMT

Thanks @tmerz-conet, this looks valid. I'm not sure that this is a regression, as I feel like we have the same issue at 4.34. However, your workaround looks good for 5.0, and we'll address this at the next release (5.1).

Re: locationToAddress argument requestOptions query not honored in @arcgis/core@5

tmerz-conet — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:10:09 GMT

It is possible that the issue was already present in version 4.34. I did upgrade from 4.33.12 directly to 5.0.10.

Thanks for addressing the issue!

Re: locationToAddress argument requestOptions query not honored in @arcgis/core@5

tmerz-conet — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:13:32 GMT

I tried to contact the technical support via Create a Case | Esri Support, but my account does not have permission to report via this page.