Get the token using ArcGIS Python API

[simoxu]

Hello folks,

Can anyone give me a clue how to access token using ArcGIS Python API?

I believe a token was generated when instantiating the GIS class as follows:

from arcgis.gis import GIS

gis=GIS(url="https://...",username="",password="")

I thought the token should be stored somewhere in the gis object, I looked up and down the list of properties and methods but nowhere can I find it. 

Any advices and suggestions are highly appreciated.

Thanks

Simo

[JakeSkinner · Accepted solution]

Hi Simo,

Yes you can find this with the following:

import arcgis
from arcgis.gis import GIS
gis = GIS("https://www.arcgis.com", "jskinner_CountySandbox", "*****")
token = gis._con.token
print(token)‍‍‍‍‍

[simoxu]

Hi Jake,

That works! Thanks a lot.

Simo

[RohitSingh2]

Hi Simo,

Would you mind sharing why you need access to the token though? Is there something in the API or your workflow that needs access to this token?

Thanks,

Rohit

[simoxu]

Hi Rohit,

I am migrating some code built roughly 3 years ago using ArcREST. In one piece of the code, I need to download the data in the feature service(create Replica) and save the data in a local database. 

As you know, the replica will be stored in AGO organization as the following:

http://services1.arcgis.com/pdfadfdafkkllADFAA/ArcGIS/rest/services/RIASP22015/FeatureServer/replica...

To download the zip file and unzip it, I need a token to access AGO organization. This was required in my old code, and I am doing a like for like migration at the moment.

Hope this explains it. 

Cheers,

Simo

[JakeSkinner]

Hi Simo,

Just an FYI, you can use the following tool to download your data:

https://community.esri.com/docs/DOC-6496-download-arcgis-online-feature-service-or-arcgis-server-fea... 

[simoxu]

Thank you Jake.

[AllisonMuise2]

@RohitSingh2 are there any plans to add the ability to access & download replicas directly through the Python API? I am running into this same issue as @simoxu . The Python API can get us so close, but then to need to use requests to get the path to the output is a bit disappointing. The API has spoiled us by making most of these actions so easy!

[DCWORK_GIS]

I know this is an old post, but I'm wondering if there is a newer convention for accessing the authentication token? I've been using:

gis = GIS("home")
print("Token: " + str(gis._con.token))

which worked up until our org updated to 3.2 from 2.9, but doesn't work anymore - gis._con.token now returns 'None', whereas previously would return the token string.

[sredar]

Try this, you will have to import the arcpy module,

token = (arcpy.GetSigninToken())['token']