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Hosted Feature layer: Edit Delete not allowed, deletion happened

GeoFUNKE — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:39:30 GMT

Hi,

I do have an Experience, in which my users create and edit polygons. The Polygons are stored in a hosted feature service. in the feature service i allowed editing but did not check the box for "Delete". In The Experience builder Edit widget, I also did not give the users the possibility to delete features.

Now a few weeks working in the Experience, one of my users accidentially deleted multiple polygons and also told me that deleting single polygons was always possible,

I assumed that those settings would have prevented them from deleting features. Is there a missinterpretation of the settings on my side?

Best

David

Re: Hosted Feature layer: Edit Delete not allowed, deletion happened

JonM32 — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:15:07 GMT

@GeoFUNKE

Generally if I set up a layer in any app that can be edited, I review it prior to users having access. For example, if I disable the edit capability on a service, I double check it in the map to see if the edit tool is listed. If it's not there, I know the setting worked.

Maybe they ended up working a different copy with settings not setup? One thing to check is to open up a map with the layer you set the edit settings on and see if you are seeing what is expected in terms of editing.

Hope this helps!

Re: Hosted Feature layer: Edit Delete not allowed, deletion happened

andeb31 — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:53:01 GMT

It is also worth checking if the user is the owner of the feature layer or is an organization administrator. I believe those scenarios bypass any delete settings on the feature layer.