https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/reference-geojson-api-with-basic-authentication/idi-p/1701680 <P><SPAN class=""><SPAN class=""><SPAN class="">It would be very useful to be able to load a GeoJSON file from an external source (API) that requires basic authentication.</SPAN></SPAN> </SPAN></P><P><SPAN class=""><SPAN class=""><SPAN class="">Currently, when you access such a GeoJSON file via a web browser, a pop-up window prompts you to enter a username and password :</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="PierreloupDucroix_0-1778637319203.png" style="width: 522px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/152395i8DDE224955292D21/image-dimensions/522x240?v=v2" width="522" height="240" role="button" title="PierreloupDucroix_0-1778637319203.png" alt="PierreloupDucroix_0-1778637319203.png" /></span></P><P><SPAN class=""><SPAN class=""><SPAN class="">However, when loading the URL into a web map or as a new item in ArcGIS Online, authentication is not possible.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="PierreloupDucroix_1-1778637502735.png" style="width: 533px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/152396iB6450B8B56D3827E/image-dimensions/533x88?v=v2" width="533" height="88" role="button" title="PierreloupDucroix_1-1778637502735.png" alt="PierreloupDucroix_1-1778637502735.png" /></span></P><P><SPAN class=""><SPAN class=""><SPAN class="">The use case is simple: to be able to display and refresh vehicle positions in a web map from a GeoJSON API provided by an external vendor without having to use a proxy for authentication or a tool like Velocity.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> Wed, 13 May 2026 02:01:13 GMT PierreloupDucroix 2026-05-13T02:01:13Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/reference-geojson-api-with-basic-authentication/idi-p/1701680 <P><SPAN class=""><SPAN class=""><SPAN class="">It would be very useful to be able to load a GeoJSON file from an external source (API) that requires basic authentication.</SPAN></SPAN> </SPAN></P><P><SPAN class=""><SPAN class=""><SPAN class="">Currently, when you access such a GeoJSON file via a web browser, a pop-up window prompts you to enter a username and password :</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="PierreloupDucroix_0-1778637319203.png" style="width: 522px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/152395i8DDE224955292D21/image-dimensions/522x240?v=v2" width="522" height="240" role="button" title="PierreloupDucroix_0-1778637319203.png" alt="PierreloupDucroix_0-1778637319203.png" /></span></P><P><SPAN class=""><SPAN class=""><SPAN class="">However, when loading the URL into a web map or as a new item in ArcGIS Online, authentication is not possible.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="PierreloupDucroix_1-1778637502735.png" style="width: 533px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/152396iB6450B8B56D3827E/image-dimensions/533x88?v=v2" width="533" height="88" role="button" title="PierreloupDucroix_1-1778637502735.png" alt="PierreloupDucroix_1-1778637502735.png" /></span></P><P><SPAN class=""><SPAN class=""><SPAN class="">The use case is simple: to be able to display and refresh vehicle positions in a web map from a GeoJSON API provided by an external vendor without having to use a proxy for authentication or a tool like Velocity.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> Wed, 13 May 2026 02:01:13 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-online-ideas/reference-geojson-api-with-basic-authentication/idi-p/1701680 PierreloupDucroix 2026-05-13T02:01:13Z