topic Am I able to delete an offline map area through the REST API in ArcGIS REST APIs and Services Questions

Am I able to delete an offline map area through the REST API

Gravixx — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:38:37 GMT

Hi,

I have implemented being able to create map areas through the REST API in my application, and was wondering if it was possible to delete these areas once I am done with them through the REST API, without having to go to the map item on the arcgis website.

The URL i used to create the item is: https://packaging.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/OfflinePackaging/GPServer/CreateMapArea/submitJob

Re: Am I able to delete an offline map area through the REST API

Tyler_M — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 14:03:26 GMT

Hey @Gravixx , I hope you are doing well!

There is a way to do this sending the deleteItems REST operation as a POST request if we know the offline Map Area's Item ID!

We can specify the Map Area's item ID in the items parameter in the deleteItems request, append a token, and an output format (f), and it will delete the offline area through REST

I think there may be a better way to retrieve Map Area's item ID, but here's an example of doing it programmatically through the ArcGIS API for Python: https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-field-maps-questions/can-you-delete-offline-areas-with-python/m-p/1369311/highlight/true#M7731

We can also retrieve Map Area's item IDs using ArcGIS Assistant: https://assistant.esri-ps.com/

Thank you!

Documentation:
ArcGIS REST APIs - /deleteItems: Delete Items
https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/users-groups-and-items/delete-items/

Re: Am I able to delete an offline map area through the REST API

Gravixx — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 14:34:50 GMT

Thankyou for the response! I've run into another issue when packaging offline map areas through the REST API, it just stays packaging for days even when its just a 1km by 1km area thats being packaged. Would you have any idea why? Again thankyou for the help with the deletion request.