Sign up for an ArcGIS product and account to start using the ArcGIS Elevation service.
1. Sign up for an account
2. Get an access token
Get an access token by implementing a type of authentication.
Need help choosing a type of authentication?
API key authentication
- Build public applications that don't require users to sign in with an ArcGIS account.
- Use a long-lived API key access token to authenticate service requests.
- Applications can access location services, spatial analysis services, the portal service, and secure data services in a portal.
- Privileges and portal item access are defined by the developer.
- Service usage and data storage is billed to the developer.
Learn more about API key authentication
OAuth 2.0 user authentication
- Build private applications for your organization that requires users to sign in with an ArcGIS account.
- Create OAuth 2.0 credentials and implement OAuth 2.0 flows to get an access token.
- Applications can access all resources available to the signed-in user, including location services, spatial analysis services, data services, secure items, and portal management operations.
- Privileges and portal item access are defined by the user's account.
- Service usage and data storage is billed to the organization of the user signed into the application.
3. Make a request
Use your access token to make a request to the service.
https://elevation-api.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/elevation-service/beta/elevation/at-point?lon=-179.99&lat=-85.05&token=<ACCESS_TOKEN>