Connect to an ArcGIS REST API data source

ArcGIS Server is Esri’s server for geospatial data and web services. Given the URL of a public ArcGIS REST API endpoint, Koordinates can scan it for layers and add them to your site.

Connect an ArcGIS REST API source

Open the Data Manager

Select Manage in the navigation menu.
Select New, then ArcGIS REST API

Select New. The tools menu opens at Data sources. Select ArcGIS REST API to open the Connect to ArcGIS REST API Source window.
Add the connection details
- ArcGIS Rest API URL: the URL of the ArcGIS REST services endpoint, for example https://services.arcgis.com/…/ArcGIS/rest/services. You can include a folder path.
- Data Gateway: if your site has a Data Gateway and the server is inside your own network, choose the gateway to connect through. Otherwise leave Don’t Use Data Gateway selected. This option only appears if your site has a Data Gateway.
Select Next.
Add a title and owning group

Give the source a meaningful Title, and choose its Owning Group. Members of the owning group can configure the source, run scans and import data from it. You can change the owning group later.
Select Connect

Koordinates connects to the endpoint and starts scanning it. After a few seconds you’re taken to the source, where you can import the layers it finds.

Manage your ArcGIS REST API source

Find your source

In the Data Manager, select the Sources tab and select your source. To find it, type part of its name in Find source…, or sort and filter the list by type.
Select Settings

The Configure source window opens. The Details tab has the source’s title, group and description. The Connection tab has its REST URL.
Select Save changes

To delete the source, select Remove source… in the Configure source window.

Start and review scans

To scan the source again, open it and select Scan. To see past scans, select the Logs tab. For more, see Scan and manage connected data sources.