Create an item

Content

Content items in an organization in ArcGIS portal.

An item in a portal represents different types of geographic data and resources. Items can include web maps, layers, web applications, tools, notebooks, and other resources that support spatial analysis and visualization.

Each item in a portal is associated with metadata, including a title, description, tags, and sharing settings. Items can be created, accessed, shared, and managed within an organization through the item page in a portal. Users can control item visibility by configuring sharing levels: private, organization, group or public.

You use the portal service for item creation and management in ArcGIS Location Platform, ArcGIS Online, or ArcGIS Enterprise. Using the portal service, developers and administrators can programmatically create, update, and delete items, as well as configure permissions and ownership settings.

Code examples

Below are example on how to create items in a portal.

Create a web map

Create a new web map item.

ArcGIS API for Python

ArcGIS REST JS

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from arcgis.gis import GIS
gis = GIS(username="USERNAME", password="PASSWORD")
item = {
    "title": "Word geography",
    "description": "This is a map of the world",
    "tags": ["map", "world", "geography"],
    "type": "Web Map"
}
results = gis.content.add(item)
print(results)

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REST API

cURL

HTTP

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curl https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/users/<USER_NAME>/addItem \
-d 'f=pjson' \
-d 'title=World geography' \
-d 'description=This is the map of the world' \
  -d 'type=Web Map' \
-d 'tags=map, world, geography' \
-d 'token=<ACCESS_TOKEN>'

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{
  "success": true,
  "id": "ITEM_ID"
}

Import a CSV file

Create an item in a portal by importing a CSV file.

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from arcgis.gis import GIS
import getpass

gis = GIS(
  url="https://www.arcgis.com",
  username="username",
  password=getpass.getpass("Enter password:")
)

trailhead_properties = {
  "title": "Trailheads",
  "description": "Trailheads imported from CSV file",
  "tags": "LA Trailheads"
}

csv_file = './data/LA_Hub_datasets/LA_Hub_datasets/Trailheads.csv'
csv_item = gis.content.add(trailhead_properties, csv_file)

trailhead_service = csv_item.publish()
trailhead_service

Tutorials

Use tools to create different types of content and build content-driven applications.

Import data to create a feature layer

Use data management tools to import files and create a feature layer in a feature service.

ArcGIS portal

Manage a feature layer

Use a hosted feature layer item to set the properties and settings of a feature layer in a feature service.

ArcGIS portal

Add a feature layer

Access and display point, line, and polygon features from a feature service.

JavaScript Maps SDK Kotlin Maps SDK Swift Maps SDK .NET Maps SDK Java Maps SDK Qt Maps SDK Esri Leaflet MapLibre GL JS OpenLayers CesiumJS Python API REST JS

Services

Portal service

Store, manage, and access private and public content.

API support

	Search	Items	Users	Groups	Settings	Security
ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript			¹	¹	¹	¹
ArcGIS Maps SDK for .NET			¹	¹	¹	¹
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Kotlin			¹	¹	¹	¹
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Swift			¹	¹	¹	¹
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Flutter			¹	¹	¹	¹
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Java			¹	¹	¹	¹
ArcGIS Maps SDK for Qt			¹	¹	¹	¹
ArcGIS API for Python
ArcGIS REST JS
Esri Leaflet	²	²	²	²	²	²
MapLibre GL JS	²	²	²	²	²	²
OpenLayers	²	²	²	²	²	²

Full supportPartial supportNo support

1. Limited operations, use HTTP requests.
2. Access via ArcGIS REST JS.

Tools

Use tools to access the portal and create and manage content for applications.

Portal

Create, manage, and access content and data services for applications.