topic ArcGIS Online REST API - Add Item (type: Map Service) - WMS Style in ArcGIS Online Questions

ArcGIS Online REST API - Add Item (type: Map Service) - WMS Style

BrockAnderson — Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:43:40 GMT

Hello,

I am trying to use the ArcGIS Online REST API to add an item for a WMS map service via an HTTP POST to:

<base url>/content/users/<username>/addItem

by posting the following data in the POST body:

{"culture": "en-us",

"f": "json",

"token": token,

"type": "WMS",

"title": title,

"url": "...my WMS url here...",

"text": "my JSON text here",

"extent": "-140.96, 60, -90.45,40}

using something like the following JSON as the "text" above:

{

"layers": [

{

"name": "my_layer",

"title": "my_layer"

}

"maxWidth": 2048,

"copyright": "copyright here",

"format": null,

"url": "...url here...",

"mapUrl": "...url here...",

"maxHeight": 2048,

"version": "1.3.0",

"title": "...title here...",

"spatialReferences": [

3857,

4326

]

}

When I substitute in an actual WMS URL and a layer name, this works -- I can successfully add the layer to ArcGIS Online, and view it on a map.

Now what I want to do is specify a WMS named style other than the default style to be applied to my layer. Said another way, I'd like ArcGIS Online to fill in the OGC WMS &STYLES=... parameter for all requests it makes to my layer. Is this possible via the ArcGIS Online REST API? Can someone provide an example of how I might modify the JSON above to specify a WMS style?

Thanks!

Re: ArcGIS Online REST API - Add Item (type: Map Service) - WMS Style

TraceyAlexander — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:53:10 GMT

Hi!

It looks like you’ve got the WMS layer posting setup working perfectly, which is great. Regarding applying a specific WMS named style, ArcGIS Online REST API doesn’t provide a direct parameter in the JSON for &STYLES; you usually need to append the style directly to your WMS URL when specifying the layer. For example, modifying your "url" field to include &STYLES=yourStyleName should make ArcGIS Online apply it automatically.

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Hope this helps!

Re: ArcGIS Online REST API - Add Item (type: Map Service) - WMS Style

TraceyAlexander — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:54:52 GMT

Hi!

It seems like your WMS layer configuration is working perfectly, which is great news. Regarding applying a specific WMS named style, the ArcGIS Online REST API doesn’t have a dedicated JSON parameter for &STYLES. The simplest solution is to include the style directly in your WMS URL. For example, you can modify your "url" field to add &STYLES=yourStyleName, and ArcGIS Online should automatically apply that style to your layer.

By the way, if you need a quick break from coding or mapping tasks, you can try some online puzzle games. For instance, 2048 16x16 is a larger grid version of the classic 2048 game, offering a fun challenge and a great way to sharpen your logic skills in downtime.

Hope this helps!