| URL | http://<catalog-url>/<serviceName>/FeatureServer |
|---|---|
| Parent Resource | Catalog |
| Child Resources | Layer |
Description
A feature service allows clients to query and edit features. Features include geometry, attributes and symbology and are organized into layers and sub types within a layer.
The REST API feature service resource represents a feature service published with ArcGIS Server. This resource provides basic information about the feature service including the feature layers and tables that it contains, the service description, etc.
Resource Hierarchy
Parameters
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| f | Description: The
response format. The default response format is html. Values: html | json |
Example Usage
Example 1: URL for the "311Incidents" feature service on sampleserver3.
http://sampleserver3.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/SanFrancisco/311Incidents/FeatureServer?f=pjsonJSON Response Syntax
{
"currentVersion": <currentVersion>, //Added at 10.0 SP1
"serviceDescription": "<serviceDescription>",
//the feature layers published by this service
"layers": [
{ "id": <layerId1>, "name": "<layerName1>" },
{ "id": <layerId2>, "name": "<layerName2>" }
],
//the non-spatial tables published by this service
"tables": [
{ "id": <tableId1>, "name": "<tableName1>" },
{ "id": <tableId2>, "name": "<tableName2>" }
]
}
JSON Response Example
{
"currentVersion": 10.01,
"serviceDescription": "Edit parcels, buildings and owner information.",
"layers": [
{ "id": 0, "name": "Parcels" }
{ "id": 1, "name": "Buildings" }
],
"tables": [
{ "id": 3, "name": "Owners" }
]
}