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Create Feature Layer using ArcGIS API for Python

ZacharyNeumann1 — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 22:28:45 GMT

I have a feature layer hosted in my organization that I want to turn into a new feature layer in my content, similar to this functionality:

I was messing around with some code:

base_comment_layer = gis.content.get('# acutal item ID goes here')

layer_properties={
'title':'Test_Comment_Layer',
'description':'This is a comment layer that is being used for testing purposes only',
'tags':'TPCM, Test, Python, Comment Layer'
}
gis.content.add(item_properties=layer_properties, data=base_comment_layer, folder='test_NF')

but that didn't seem to work, I was getting an error:

AttributeError: 'Item' object has no attribute 'replace'

This is obviously after longing on using the GIS() method.

Any adivice?

Thanks.

Re: Create Feature Layer using ArcGIS API for Python

ZacharyNeumann1 — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 19:00:13 GMT

I solved my issue. For those interested:

layer_properties={
'title':'Test_Comment_Layer',
'description':'This is a comment layer that is being used for testing purposes only',
'tags':'TPCM, Test, Python, Comment Layer',
'type':'Feature Service',
'url':'URL to Feature Service'
}
gis.content.add(item_properties=layer_properties, data="URL to Feature Service", folder='test_NF')

Re: Create Feature Layer using ArcGIS API for Python

philnagel — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 20:19:46 GMT

Thank you Zachary! Very helpful. This is not the most intuitive, and not covered very well in the docs.

Re: Create Feature Layer using ArcGIS API for Python

MaximeCampeau — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:30:54 GMT

can you define more on how you get the item's ID ? Especially if you generate the results automatically from a script and you simply want to move that feature layer into another folder on your arcgis online profile?