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Determining "is hosted feature service" vs "View Layer" using the python API for ArcGIS

rob_hewy — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 18:32:24 GMT

When you run an item report there is a column called "is hosted feature service".

I want to get the same info but using the ArcGIS Python API.

Any ideas?

I am also looking for a property that might inform me that a a Feature layer is a View layer versus the hosted feature service supporting the view layer.

I would also love the view layer to be a filter in the content area too.

All the best,

Rob

Re: Determining "is hosted feature service" vs "View Layer" using the python API for ArcGIS

DavidPike — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 19:55:11 GMT

There appears to be an identifier in the Item property typeKeywords - 'View Service'

from arcgis.gis import GIS gis = GIS("home") #replace with your layer id feature_id='73fdbf4gxxxxxxxxxxxx' item = gis.content.get(feature_id) #item property 'typeKeywords' produces a list which #should have a 'View Service' element listed if so print(item.typeKeywords) #if it is a view service - print typeKewords properties if "View Service" in str(item.typeKeywords): print(str(item.typeKeywords))

Re: Determining "is hosted feature service" vs "View Layer" using the python API for ArcGIS

rob_hewy — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 18:39:18 GMT

Just wanted to add a little more for others:

Solving for hosted could be done via the typeKeywords too (see the last item in the list):

['ArcGIS Server', 'Data', 'Feature Access', 'Feature Service', 'Metadata', 'Multilayer', 'Service', 'Hosted Service']

The feature layers I am currently investigating do not say 'View Service', instead they say 'ArcGIS API for JavaScript'

 ['ArcGIS API for JavaScript', 'ArcGIS Server', 'Data', 'Feature Access', 'Feature Service', 'Service', 'Singlelayer']

Both of the above eventually make it back to the same hosted service in our portal.

Although, I thought the SingleLayer might be a view layer this may not be the case; the later may have been made via Content => New Item => URL.

Re: Determining "is hosted feature service" vs "View Layer" using the python API for ArcGIS

DavidPike — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 20:43:16 GMT

Ah that's useful info. I'll also add that the view I checked returns both 'Hosted Service' and 'View Service' in the list - so may need additional checks such as if 'Hosted Service' in list and 'View Service' not in list etc. Could be other gotchas to be aware of also.