ArcGIS Online REST API - Add Item (type: Map Service) - WMS Style

[BrockAnderson]

Hello,

I am trying to use the ArcGIS Online REST API to add an item for a WMS map service via an HTTP POST to:

     <base url>/content/users/<username>/addItem

by posting the following data in the POST body:

{"culture": "en-us",

                "f": "json",

                "token": token,

                "type": "WMS",

                "title": title,

                "url": "...my WMS url here...",     

                "text": "my JSON text here",

                "extent": "-140.96, 60, -90.45,40}

using something like the following JSON as the "text" above:

{

  "layers": [

    {

      "name": "my_layer",

      "title": "my_layer"

    }

  ],

  "maxWidth": 2048,

  "copyright": "copyright here",

  "format": null,

  "url": "...url here...",

  "mapUrl": "...url here...",

  "maxHeight": 2048,

  "version": "1.3.0",

  "title": "...title here...",

  "spatialReferences": [

    3857,

    4326

  ]

}

When I substitute in an actual WMS URL and a layer name, this works -- I can successfully add the layer to ArcGIS Online, and view it on a map.

Now what I want to do is specify a WMS named style other than the default style to be applied to my layer.  Said another way, I'd like ArcGIS Online to fill in the OGC WMS &STYLES=... parameter for all requests it makes to my layer.  Is this possible via the ArcGIS Online REST API?  Can someone provide an example of how I might modify the JSON above to specify a WMS style?

Thanks!

[TraceyAlexander]

Hi!

It looks like you’ve got the WMS layer posting setup working perfectly, which is great. Regarding applying a specific WMS named style, ArcGIS Online REST API doesn’t provide a direct parameter in the JSON for &STYLES; you usually need to append the style directly to your WMS URL when specifying the layer. For example, modifying your "url" field to include &STYLES=yourStyleName should make ArcGIS Online apply it automatically.

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Hope this helps!

[TraceyAlexander]

Hi!

It seems like your WMS layer configuration is working perfectly, which is great news. Regarding applying a specific WMS named style, the ArcGIS Online REST API doesn’t have a dedicated JSON parameter for &STYLES. The simplest solution is to include the style directly in your WMS URL. For example, you can modify your "url" field to add &STYLES=yourStyleName, and ArcGIS Online should automatically apply that style to your layer.

By the way, if you need a quick break from coding or mapping tasks, you can try some online puzzle games. For instance, 2048 16x16 is a larger grid version of the classic 2048 game, offering a fun challenge and a great way to sharpen your logic skills in downtime.

Hope this helps!