ARCGIS Rest API with python addfeatures question

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01-31-2019 09:08 AM
Larry
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I am uploading some Points and Lines into ArcGIS Online hosted feature services using a python program the ArcGIS Rest Api. The points work fine but I am having trouble getting the correct format for adding the lines.

For the Points:

{
    "features":

            "geometry": {

                  "x": x,
                  "y": y
             },
            "attributes": {
                "RECORD_ID": RECORD_ID,
                "DEVICE_ID": DEVICE_ID,
                "DATE_TIME": DATE_TIME,
                "LONGITUDE": LONGITUDE,
                "LATITUDE": LATITUDE,
            }

 }

Works.

For the lines If have tried:

{
     "features":
            "paths":[
                [x,y],[x1,y1]],
                "spatialReference": {"wkid" : 4326},
                
            "attributes": {
                "RECORD_ID": RECORD_ID,
                "DEVICE_ID": DEVICE_ID,
                "DEVICE_NAME": DEVICE_NAME,
                "DATE_TIME": DATE_TIME,
                "SPEED": SPEED,
                "HEADING": HEADING,
            }
 }

FAILS.

The error I get is:

"No JSON object could be decoded"

Any idea what I am doing wrong?

Thanks

Larry

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RandyBurton
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I believe for the add query or update (OBJECTID field required) query, the features section is all that is needed.  You shouldn't need "fields" or the other sections.

{
	"features": [{
		"attributes": {
			"RECORD_ID": 1,
			"DATE_TIME": 1546359300000,
			"SPEED": 1,
			"HEADING": 12
		},
		"geometry": {
			"paths": [
				[
					[-5871083.00245447, 6028331.87508284],
					[-5871713.60793782, 6027605.72331413]
				]
			]
		}
	}]
}‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

I did notice that the spatial reference of the line layer returned is 3857 - web mercator (see below).  From your first json example, it looks like you are trying to use 4326 - lon/lat.  You may need to convert your coordinates before the update query with a projectAs.

"spatialReference": {
    "wkid": 102100,
    "latestWkid": 3857
}‍‍‍‍

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JoshuaBixby
MVP Esteemed Contributor

Try adding an extra set of square brackets around your "paths"

Larry
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No Luck, same erro.

 {
     "features":
            "paths":[
                [[x,y],[x1,y1]]],
                "spatialReference": {"wkid" : 4326},
                
            "attributes": {
                "RECORD_ID": RECORD_ID,
                "DEVICE_ID": DEVICE_ID,
                "DEVICE_NAME": DEVICE_NAME,
                "DATE_TIME": DATE_TIME,
                "SPEED": SPEED,
                "HEADING": HEADING,
            }
        }

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JoshuaBixby
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I should have caught this earlier.  ArcGIS feature objects don't have a "paths" property at the feature level.  You need to have a "geometry" property that contains the path and spatial reference.

See Feature object—Common Data Types | ArcGIS for Developers  and Geometry objects—Common Data Types | ArcGIS for Developers 

RandyBurton
MVP Alum

When you request a line feature, what does the returned json look like (specifically, the geometry portion)? 

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Larry
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I haven't tried looking at the result of requesting a line. I did export a json line layer from AGOL and that had the geojson formatting which I did try to use but without and luck so I went back to the ESRI version of json using the "paths" method.

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RandyBurton
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Also, checking json with jsonlint.com will also help locate issues.

So, perhaps something like:

{
  "features": {
    "geometry": {
      "paths": [
        [
         [0, 0],
         [1, 1]
        ]
       ],
      "spatialReference": {
        "wkid": 4326
      }
    },
    "attributes": {
      "RECORD_ID": 1,
      "DEVICE_ID": 1,
      "DEVICE_NAME": "NAME",
      "DATE_TIME": 123,
      "SPEED": 1,
      "HEADING": 1
    }
  }
}‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍
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Larry
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I just tried your syntax exactly and I got the same error. I will try your idea of requesting
a json line from AGOL and see what I get back. BTW the record gets inserted each time with all
of the attributes correct, just no line object.


Thanks
 
{
  "features": {
    "geometry": {
      "paths": [
        [
         [0, 0],
         [1, 1]
        ]
       ],
      "spatialReference": {
        "wkid": 4326
      }
    },
    "attributes": {
      "RECORD_ID": 1,
      "DEVICE_ID": 1,
      "DEVICE_NAME": "NAME",
      "DATE_TIME": 123,
      "SPEED": 1,
      "HEADING": 1
    }
  }
}
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Larry
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This is the result from a request to AGOL for a line record. The last 2 lines are the features and geometry.

This one I added in the editor on AGOL

{"objectIdFieldName":"OBJECTID","uniqueIdField":{"name":"OBJECTID","isSystemMaintained":true},"globalIdFieldName":"GlobalID",
"geometryProperties":{"shapeLengthFieldName":"Shape__Length","units":"esriMeters"},
"geometryType":"esriGeometryPolyline","spatialReference":{"wkid":102100,"latestWkid":3857},
"fields":[{"name":"RECORD_ID","type":"esriFieldTypeInteger","alias":"RECORD_ID","sqlType":"sqlTypeOther",
"domain":null,"defaultValue":null},{"name":"DATE_TIME","type":"esriFieldTypeDate","alias":"DATE_TIME",
"sqlType":"sqlTypeOther","length":0,"domain":null,"defaultValue":null},{"name":"SPEED","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble",
"alias":"SPEED","sqlType":"sqlTypeOther","domain":null,"defaultValue":null},{"name":"HEADING","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble",
"alias":"HEADING","sqlType":"sqlTypeOther","domain":null,"defaultValue":null}],
"features":[{"attributes":{"RECORD_ID":1,"DATE_TIME":1546359300000,"SPEED":1,"HEADING":12},
"geometry":{"paths":[[[-5871083.00245447,6028331.87508284],[-5871713.60793782,6027605.72331413]]]}}]}

This one I added using python. You will notice that it does not have any geometry.

{"objectIdFieldName":"OBJECTID","uniqueIdField":{"name":"OBJECTID","isSystemMaintained":true},"globalIdFieldName":"GlobalID",
"geometryProperties":{"shapeLengthFieldName":"Shape__Length","units":"esriMeters"},
"geometryType":"esriGeometryPolyline","spatialReference":{"wkid":102100,"latestWkid":3857},
"fields":[{"name":"RECORD_ID","type":"esriFieldTypeInteger","alias":"RECORD_ID","sqlType":"sqlTypeOther",
"domain":null,"defaultValue":null},{"name":"DATE_TIME","type":"esriFieldTypeDate","alias":"DATE_TIME"
,"sqlType":"sqlTypeOther","length":0,"domain":null,"defaultValue":null},{"name":"SPEED","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble",
"alias":"SPEED","sqlType":"sqlTypeOther","domain":null,"defaultValue":null},{"name":"HEADING","type":"esriFieldTypeDouble",
"alias":"HEADING","sqlType":"sqlTypeOther","domain":null,"defaultValue":null}],
"features":[{"attributes":{"RECORD_ID":18790232,"DATE_TIME":1547054436000,"SPEED":9.15513190909996E-07,"HEADING":20.2115876610467}}]}

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RandyBurton
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I believe for the add query or update (OBJECTID field required) query, the features section is all that is needed.  You shouldn't need "fields" or the other sections.

{
	"features": [{
		"attributes": {
			"RECORD_ID": 1,
			"DATE_TIME": 1546359300000,
			"SPEED": 1,
			"HEADING": 12
		},
		"geometry": {
			"paths": [
				[
					[-5871083.00245447, 6028331.87508284],
					[-5871713.60793782, 6027605.72331413]
				]
			]
		}
	}]
}‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

I did notice that the spatial reference of the line layer returned is 3857 - web mercator (see below).  From your first json example, it looks like you are trying to use 4326 - lon/lat.  You may need to convert your coordinates before the update query with a projectAs.

"spatialReference": {
    "wkid": 102100,
    "latestWkid": 3857
}‍‍‍‍