topic Re: Custom Widget for Photo Export in ArcGIS Experience Builder Questions

Custom Widget for Photo Export

MappingMoose — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:12:23 GMT

Hi All, I have recently been looking into how I can make a widget within experience builder that utilises a Python Notebook to export attachments. I've been through the steps to create variables and publish the Notebook as a custom tool, then add it to my Experience.

So I have made it that far, but not far enough to the point where it works. My idea was basically the end user selects the features in the map they are interested in, and then for this subset of features they can click a button to run the Notebook, and a Zip folder of the attachments will download to their computer.

Has anyone ever created a workflow like this, or know of any posts I can read that talk about how to achieve this?

On the other hand, is there a known limitation that would make this workflow impossible?

Any advice much appreciated.

Re: Custom Widget for Photo Export

ShengdiZhang — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 06:54:18 GMT

Hi @MappingMoose ,

Have you considered registering a custom data action, like the one described here: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-experience-builder-questions/how-to-register-a-custom-data-action-in-arcgis/m-p/1657048#M21096 ?

Regards,

Shengdi

Re: Custom Widget for Photo Export

MappingMoose — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 01:23:37 GMT

Hi Shengdi,

Thank you for your suggestion - I didn't realise this was an option for Experience Builder.

Would photo exporting be possible through a data action considering attachments are stored in their own separate table?