topic Re: Feature layer doesn't show in search results in ArcGIS API for Python Questions

Feature layer doesn't show in search results

jp — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:34:44 GMT

I am trying to search a feature layer and add it to my map object in jupyter notebook.

my_gis.content.search('title:Ekal',item_type='Feature Layer') returns empty list.

Am I missing something?

I tried searching with full title - my_gis.content.search('title:Ekal AP Bhag layer',item_type='Feature Layer')

Still no results.

Thank you!

RohitSingh2 — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 03:28:00 GMT

To search outside your org, set the outside_org parameter to True, otherwise the search is confined to your org:

my_gis.content.search('title:Ekal',item_type='Feature Layer', outside_org=True)

RohitSingh2 — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 03:54:13 GMT

The item type for this item is Feature Collection, hence you need to search for item_type='Feature Collection', not 'Feature Layer'.

Also, if you know the id, you can use gis.content.get('9f2fd655aa624b8080299196d841ae54') to get this item.

jp — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 15:04:57 GMT

Thank you, that worked.

I was able to search without item_type too.

mygis.content.search('title:Bhag')