https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-rest-apis-and-services-questions/definition-query-on-published-referenced-service/m-p/1643289#M5030 <P>If you apply a definition query to a referenced feature layer and publish it, the definition query is also applied on the web. So far, so good.</P><P>Now the question: Where can I find information about the existence of a definition query and which query it contains?</P><P>We cannot find this information in the JSON, the argisserver folder, the arcgisportal folder, the Server/Admin area, the Rest interface, or the Server/Manager area.</P><P>There is a MAPX file in the ArcGIS Server Directory that displays the query when opened in ArcGIS Pro. However, if I replace this and change the query, there is no change in the features displayed by the service. So it must be stored somewhere else.</P><P>At first glance, it seems that the query can only be changed by overwriting the service, which seems to be a fairly secure way to restrict a layer in the provision of features.</P> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:02:06 GMT Ilka_Pleiser 2025-08-19T15:02:06Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-rest-apis-and-services-questions/definition-query-on-published-referenced-service/m-p/1643289#M5030 <P>If you apply a definition query to a referenced feature layer and publish it, the definition query is also applied on the web. So far, so good.</P><P>Now the question: Where can I find information about the existence of a definition query and which query it contains?</P><P>We cannot find this information in the JSON, the argisserver folder, the arcgisportal folder, the Server/Admin area, the Rest interface, or the Server/Manager area.</P><P>There is a MAPX file in the ArcGIS Server Directory that displays the query when opened in ArcGIS Pro. However, if I replace this and change the query, there is no change in the features displayed by the service. So it must be stored somewhere else.</P><P>At first glance, it seems that the query can only be changed by overwriting the service, which seems to be a fairly secure way to restrict a layer in the provision of features.</P> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:02:06 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-rest-apis-and-services-questions/definition-query-on-published-referenced-service/m-p/1643289#M5030 Ilka_Pleiser 2025-08-19T15:02:06Z