topic Re: How does the API work in the backend? in ArcGIS API for Python Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/how-does-the-api-work-in-the-backend/m-p/859289#M4143 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>At its core, the ArcGIS API for Python is a Python wrapper to the ArcGIS REST API.&nbsp;&nbsp; That said, the ArcGIS API for Python has expanded its functionality over time to work with local geometry libraries, currently either ArcPy or Shapely.</P><P></P><P>You can run Fiddler or a similar program to see the REST calls being made to AGOL or ArcGIS Enterprise.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 May 2018 16:16:37 GMT JoshuaBixby 2018-05-31T16:16:37Z How does the API work in the backend? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/how-does-the-api-work-in-the-backend/m-p/859288#M4142 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Lets say you are creating groups or adding users to groups, what is the API call actually doing in the back-end? Is it utilizing the REST API? or is it directly interacting with the DB?&nbsp;</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 May 2018 15:28:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/how-does-the-api-work-in-the-backend/m-p/859288#M4142 GajananBalasubramaniam1 2018-05-31T15:28:47Z Re: How does the API work in the backend? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/how-does-the-api-work-in-the-backend/m-p/859289#M4143 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>At its core, the ArcGIS API for Python is a Python wrapper to the ArcGIS REST API.&nbsp;&nbsp; That said, the ArcGIS API for Python has expanded its functionality over time to work with local geometry libraries, currently either ArcPy or Shapely.</P><P></P><P>You can run Fiddler or a similar program to see the REST calls being made to AGOL or ArcGIS Enterprise.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 31 May 2018 16:16:37 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/how-does-the-api-work-in-the-backend/m-p/859289#M4143 JoshuaBixby 2018-05-31T16:16:37Z