Use URL Parameter to Zoom to Feature?

[JessicaWeinberg]

The Interactive Legend Instant App allows the use of URL parameters, but I can only figure out how to use them to highlight a feature/open its pop-up. How can I get it to also zoom in to that feature specified in the URL?

Basically, I'm looking for functionality equivalent to what's available in the Basic Viewer Configurable App, since it seems like Configurable Apps are being retired. If it isn't to be found in Instant Apps, is there another App I should try?

[RandyMcGregor3]

Is there documentation that explains what parameters Instant apps will accept? I've only had luck with web app builder url parameters. If Instant Apps accept url parameters, the formatting seems different, because I have not had any luck.

Thank you,

Randy McGregor

[RyanBohan]

Does instant apps not support URL Parameters in the same way as webapps?

In the class webapps, you could use a URL with &Find-....

https://webmaps.sandiego.gov/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=e05946e66cf24272af5dd779195317ff...  

When the map loaded, it would zoom to the location and open the pop-up.

Trying to repeat the functionality in SideBar Instant app

https://sandiego.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=75f6a5d68aee481f8ff48240bcaa1...

The map does not zoom, the pop-up does not appear, only places a circle for the location.

If I use the search function directly

 

The map behaves like webapp classic, zooming into the location and loading the pop-up.

Zooming in manually and clicking is not ideal, as this map is showing parcels, which can be stacked.  

How do I do this with a URL Parameters in Instant Apps in the same way we could in webapp classic?

[KellyHutchins]

With the find url param it's getting the first search result (in this case from the World Geocoder) and displaying that instead of using a more accurate match from one of the other locators. We'll look into improving that behavior in a future release. 

But in Sidebar you might be able to get what you want by setting up a custom url parameter. In the app configuration if you search for URL you'll see an option to setup a custom url param by specifying a parameter name and then choosing the layer and field the value comes from. In this example I set up a parameter called apn and use the APN field from the San Diego Parcels layer: https://jsapi.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=903d7cc412a8488f90c79d9bd49a3f2f...

[RyanBohan]

Hi Kelly,

Thank you for the tip, I will test it out.