https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/exporttosddraft-error-connecting-to-server/m-p/1213673#M65630 <P>I am trying to create an sddraft file for publishing a arcgis pro project to our portal.</P><P>Below is my code.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><LI-CODE lang="python">sddraft_filename = "service.sddraft" sddraft_output_filename = os.path.join(draftsOutputDir, sddraft_filename) service_draft = m.getWebLayerSharingDraft("FEDERATED_SERVER", "MAP_IMAGE" , service) service_draft.summary = "My Summary" service_draft.tags = "My Tags" service_draft.description = "My Description" service_draft.credits = "My Credits" service_draft.useLimitations = "My Use Limitations" service_draft.overwriteExistingService = True service_draft.allowExporting = True service_draft.portalFolder = "User_Folder" service_draft.federatedServerUrl = "https://MyFederatedServer.esri.com:6443/arcgis" service_draft.copyDataToServer = False service_draft.serverFolder = "Server_Folder" # Create Service Definition Draft file service_draft.exportToSDDraft(sddraft_output_filename)</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Right when it execute the&nbsp;<SPAN>exportToSDDraft function, its throwing the following error.</SPAN></P><LI-CODE lang="javascript">Message=Error connecting to server: https://MyFederatedServer.esri.com:6443/arcgis Source=C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy\arcpy\sharing.py StackTrace: File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy\arcpy\sharing.py", line 68, in exportToSDDraft return _convertArcObjectToPythonObject(self._arc_object.exportToSDDraft(out_sddraft,self)) File "C:\Users\user\source\repos\PythonApplication1\PythonApplication1\PythonApplication1.py", line 118, in mapAndFeatureServicePublish service_draft.exportToSDDraft(sddraft_output_filename) File "C:\Users\user\source\repos\PythonApplication1\PythonApplication1\PythonApplication1.py", line 162, in &lt;module&gt; (Current frame) mapAndFeatureServicePublish(m, draftsOutputDir, row, featureAccess = row['FEATURE ACCESS? (Y/N)'])</LI-CODE><P>The federated url is correct as I copied it from the portal admin and in the list of federated server url.</P><P>Also I am able to connect to via normal url and create connection to it also.</P><P>Kindly advise.</P> Sun, 18 Sep 2022 12:47:29 GMT arahman_mdmajid 2022-09-18T12:47:29Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/exporttosddraft-error-connecting-to-server/m-p/1213673#M65630 <P>I am trying to create an sddraft file for publishing a arcgis pro project to our portal.</P><P>Below is my code.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><LI-CODE lang="python">sddraft_filename = "service.sddraft" sddraft_output_filename = os.path.join(draftsOutputDir, sddraft_filename) service_draft = m.getWebLayerSharingDraft("FEDERATED_SERVER", "MAP_IMAGE" , service) service_draft.summary = "My Summary" service_draft.tags = "My Tags" service_draft.description = "My Description" service_draft.credits = "My Credits" service_draft.useLimitations = "My Use Limitations" service_draft.overwriteExistingService = True service_draft.allowExporting = True service_draft.portalFolder = "User_Folder" service_draft.federatedServerUrl = "https://MyFederatedServer.esri.com:6443/arcgis" service_draft.copyDataToServer = False service_draft.serverFolder = "Server_Folder" # Create Service Definition Draft file service_draft.exportToSDDraft(sddraft_output_filename)</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Right when it execute the&nbsp;<SPAN>exportToSDDraft function, its throwing the following error.</SPAN></P><LI-CODE lang="javascript">Message=Error connecting to server: https://MyFederatedServer.esri.com:6443/arcgis Source=C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy\arcpy\sharing.py StackTrace: File "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\ArcGIS\Pro\Resources\ArcPy\arcpy\sharing.py", line 68, in exportToSDDraft return _convertArcObjectToPythonObject(self._arc_object.exportToSDDraft(out_sddraft,self)) File "C:\Users\user\source\repos\PythonApplication1\PythonApplication1\PythonApplication1.py", line 118, in mapAndFeatureServicePublish service_draft.exportToSDDraft(sddraft_output_filename) File "C:\Users\user\source\repos\PythonApplication1\PythonApplication1\PythonApplication1.py", line 162, in &lt;module&gt; (Current frame) mapAndFeatureServicePublish(m, draftsOutputDir, row, featureAccess = row['FEATURE ACCESS? (Y/N)'])</LI-CODE><P>The federated url is correct as I copied it from the portal admin and in the list of federated server url.</P><P>Also I am able to connect to via normal url and create connection to it also.</P><P>Kindly advise.</P> Sun, 18 Sep 2022 12:47:29 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/exporttosddraft-error-connecting-to-server/m-p/1213673#M65630 arahman_mdmajid 2022-09-18T12:47:29Z https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/exporttosddraft-error-connecting-to-server/m-p/1214541#M65649 <P>If your server is set with an admin login for port 6443, it could be failing on not getting a login token.&nbsp; Try using the server connection file (ends with .ags) for the connection instead of the url.</P><LI-CODE lang="python">target_server_connection = r"C:\Project\gisserver.ags.esri.com (publisher).ags"</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Or, you will have to generate a token and pass it with your url.</P><LI-CODE lang="python">service_url = f"https://MyFederatedServer.esri.com:6443/arcgis/services/.../...?token={token}&amp;f=json"</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:01:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/python-questions/exporttosddraft-error-connecting-to-server/m-p/1214541#M65649 Anonymous User 2022-09-21T12:01:20Z