Identify (Map Service)

URL:: https://<mapservice-url>/identify
Methods:: GET
Required Capability:: Query
Version Introduced:: 9.3

Description

The identify operation is performed on a map service resource to discover features at a geographic location. The result of this operation is an identify results resource. Each identified result includes its name, layer ID, layer name, geometry and geometry type, and other attributes of that result as name-value pairs.

New at 10.9

Supports the following new parameters. These parameters are only supported by map services published from ArcGIS Pro.

timeRelation —Control whether you want to include or exclude start and end values specified in the time parameter.

Note
Check for supportsTimeRelation on a map service's root resource before using timeRelation .

New at 10.8

Supports the following new parameters. These parameters are only supported by map services published from ArcGIS Pro.

clipping —Mask out layers outside of a clip polygon.

Note
Check for supportsClipping , supportsSpatialFilter on a map service's root resource using clipping .
spatialFilter —Draw or query only features that meet the spatial filter criteria.

New at 10.6.1

The operation supports the following new parameter:

historicMoment —Queries from a given moment in an archive-enabled layer

New at 10.5

The operation was enhanced with the following Boolean flags to support returning unformatted values and field names:

returnUnformattedValues
returnFieldName

The operation supports the following new parameters:

datumTransformations —Provide a desired datum transformation to be applied while features are projected.
mapRangeValues —Set values to ranges applicable to all layers with same ranges in the map service.
layerRangeValues —Set range values specific layers.
layerParameterValues —Set values to parameterized filters to specific layers.

New at 10.1

Support for dynamic layers was added with the dynamicLayers parameter. When using dynamicLayers , define definitionExpression and layerTimeOptions within dynamic layer definition. Use the layers property to specify whether only the top result or all results are to be returned in the identify result. Only those layers that are defined in dynamicLayers are used in the identify operation. The layer list in layers is ignored. Layer order is based on the order of dynamicLayer elements in the dynamicLayers array; the first dynamicLayer is on top of the second dynamicLayer .
The gdbVersion parameter was introduced. Use this parameter to specify the geodatabase version.
The geometryPrecision parameter was introduced. This option can be used to specify the number of decimal places in the response geometries returned by the identify operation.
The returnZ and returnM parameters were introduced. If true, the parameters return z- and m-values, respectively.
JSON response contains an optional property, exceededTransferLimit . This property will be true only if the number of records exceeds the maximum number configured by the server administrator.
If map service resource lists hasLiveData as true, identify operations will default the value for the time parameter to be [<current server time - defaultTimeWindow >, <current server time>].

New at 10.0

Support for generalizing geometries returned by the identify operation was added. You can provide arguments to the identify operation as query parameters defined in the parameters table below.

Request parameters

Parameter Details

Parameter	Details
`geometry` (Required)	The geometry to identify on. The type of the geometry is specified by the `geometryType` parameter. The structure of the geometries is same as the structure of the JSON geometry objects returned by ArcGIS REST API. In addition to the JSON structures, for points and envelopes, you can specify the geometries with a simpler comma-separated syntax. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 //JSON structures geometryType=<geometryType>&geometry={} //Point simple syntax geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&geometry=<x>,<y> //Envelope simple syntax geometryType=esriGeometryEnvelope&geometry=<xmin>,<ymin>,<xmax>,<ymax>` Examples Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 //JSON geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&geometry={x: -104, y: 35.6} //Point geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&geometry=-104,35.6 //Envelope geometryType=esriGeometryEnvelope&geometry=-104,35.6,-94.32,41` Note The coordinates must always use a period as the decimal separator, even in countries where a comma is traditionally used.
`geometryType`	The type of geometry specified by the geometry parameter. The geometry type could be a point, line, polygon, or envelope. The default geometry type is a point (`esriGeometryPoint` ). Values: `esriGeometryPoint` \| `esriGeometryMultipoint` \| `esriGeometryPolyline` \| `esriGeometryPolygon` \| `esriGeometryEnvelope`
`sr`	The well-known ID of the spatial reference of the input and output geometries as well as the `mapExtent` . If `sr` is not specified, the `geometry` and the `mapExtent` are assumed to be in the spatial reference of the map, and the output geometries are also in the spatial reference of the map.
`layerDefs`	Allows you to filter the features of individual layers in the exported map by specifying definition expressions for those layers. A definition expression for a layer that is published with the service will be always honored. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 //Where layerId1 and layerId2 are the layer IDs returned by the map service resource. {"<layerId1>": "<layerDef1>", "<layerId2>": "<layerDef2>"}` Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 {"0":"POP2000 > 1000000","5":"AREA > 100000"}` Note Simple syntax is no longer supported starting at 10.5.
`time`	The time instant or the time extent of the features to be identified. Note A null value specified for start time or end time will represent infinity for start or end time, respectively. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 //Time instant syntax time=<timeInstant> //Time extent syntax time=<startTime>, <endTime>` Examples Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 //Time instant example (1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT) time=1199145600000 //Time extent example (1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT to 1 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT) time=1199145600000, 1230768000000`
`timeRelation` (Time Relation)	Allows you to control whether to include or exclude features that are at the beginning or the end of a time window. The default value is `esriTimeRelationOverlaps` . Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 //Time Relation syntax timeRelation=<esriTimeRelationOverlaps \| esriTimeRelationOverlapsStartWithinEnd \| esriTimeRelationAfterStartOverlapsEnd \| esriTimeRelationWithin>` Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 //Draw all features from year 2008 i.e. Jan 1st, 2008 00:00:00 GMT to Jan 1st 2009 00:00:00 GMT including Jan 1st, 2009 00:00:00 GMT time=1199145600000,1230768000000&timeRelation=esriTimeRelationOverlaps //Draw all features from year 2008 i.e. Jan 1st, 2008 00:00:00 GMT to Jan 1st 2009 00:00:00 GMT excluding Jan 1st, 2009 00:00:00 GMT time=1199145600000,1230768000000&timeRelation=esriTimeRelationOverlapsStartWithinEnd //Draw all features from Jan 1st, 2008 00:00:00 GMT to Jan 1st 2009 00:00:00 GMT excluding Jan 1st, 2008 00:00:00 GMT time=1199145600000,1230768000000&timeRelation=esriTimeRelationAfterStartOverlapsEnd //Draw all features after Jan 1st, 2008 00:00:00 GMT and before Jan 1st 2009 00:00:00 GMT time=1199145600000,1230768000000&timeRelation=esriTimeRelationWithin
`layerTimeOptions`	The time options per layer. Users can indicate whether the layer should use the time extent specified by the `time` parameter, whether to draw the layer features cumulatively, and the time offsets for the layer. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 { "<layerId1>": { "useTime": < true \| false >, //If true, use the time extent specified by the time parameter "timeDataCumulative": < true \| false >, //If true, draw all the features from the beginning of time for that data "timeOffset": <timeOffset1>, //Time offset for this layer so that it can be overlaid on the top of a previous or future time period "timeOffsetUnits": "<esriTimeUnitsCenturies \| esriTimeUnitsDays \| esriTimeUnitsDecades \| esriTimeUnitsHours \| esriTimeUnitsMilliseconds \| esriTimeUnitsMinutes \| esriTimeUnitsMonths \| esriTimeUnitsSeconds \| esriTimeUnitsWeeks \| esriTimeUnitsYears \| esriTimeUnitsUnknown>" }, "<layerId2>": { "useTime": < true \| false >, "timeDataCumulative": < true \| false >, "timeOffsetOffset": <timeOffset2>, "timeOffsetUnits": "<timeOffsetUnits2>" } } Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 { "0": { "useTime": true, "timeDataCumulative": false, "timeOffset": 1, "timeOffsetUnits": "esriTimeUnitsYears" }, "3": { "useTime": false } }`
`layers`	The layers to perform the `identify` operation on. The default value is `top` . There are three ways to specify which layers to identify on: `top` —Only the topmost layer at the specified location `visible` —All visible layers at the specified location `all` —All layers at the specified location You can either specify the layer options as mentioned above by themselves or specify the layer option in conjunction with a list of layer IDs. When both the layer option and the layer IDs are specified, the server treats it as a Boolean AND operator. For example, if the parameter is specified as `visible:2,5` , only layers with IDs 2 and 5, if visible, are identified. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 //Where layerId1 and layerId2 are the layer IDs returned by the . [top \| visible \| all]:layerId1,layerId2` Examples Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 layers=all layers=visible:2,5` Note In the case of dynamic layers, the layer list is ignored. It instead uses top or all (default) to identify the layers defined in the `dynamicLayers` parameter.
`tolerance` (Required)	The distance in screen pixels from the specified `geometry` within which the `identify` operation should be performed. The value for the tolerance is an integer. Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 tolerance=2`
`mapExtent` (Required)	The extent or bounding box of the map currently being viewed. Unless the `sr` parameter has been specified, the `mapExtent` is assumed to be in the spatial reference of the map. The `mapExtent` and the `imageDisplay` parameters are used by the server to determine the layers visible in the current extent. They are also used to calculate the distance on the map to search based on the `tolerance` in screen pixels. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 <xmin>, <ymin>, <xmax>, <ymax>` Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 mapExtent=-104,35.6,-94.32,41`
`imageDisplay` (Required)	The screen image display parameters (width, height, and DPI) of the map being currently viewed. The `mapExtent` and `imageDisplay` parameters are used by the server to determine the layers visible in the current extent. They are also used to calculate the distance on the map to search based on the `tolerance` in screen pixels. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 <width>, <height>, <dpi>` Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 imageDisplay=600,550,96`
`returnGeometry`	If `true` , the result set will include the geometries associated with each result. The default is `true` . Values: `true` \| `false`
`maxAllowableOffset`	This option can be used to specify the maximum allowable offset to be used for generalizing geometries returned by the `identify` operation. The `maxAllowableOffset` is in the units of the `sr` . If `sr` is not specified, `maxAllowableOffset` is assumed to be in the unit of the spatial reference of the map. Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 maxAllowableOffset=2`
`geometryPrecision`	This option was added at 10.1. This option can be used to specify the number of decimal places in the response geometries returned by the `identify` operation. This applies to x- and y-values only (not m- or z-values). Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 geometryPrecision=3`
`dynamicLayers`	This option was added at 10.1. Use the `dynamicLayers` property to reorder layers and change the layer data source. The `dynamicLayers` property can also be used to add a new layer that was not defined in the map used to create the map service. The new layer should have its source pointing to one of the registered workspaces that was defined at the time the map service was created. The order of the `dynamicLayers` array defines the layer drawing order. The first element of `dynamicLayers` is stacked on top of all other layers. When defining a dynamic layer, `source` is required. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 [ { "id": <layerOrTableId>, "source": <layer source>, "definitionExpression": "<definitionExpression>", "layerTimeOptions": { "useTime": <true \| false>, "timeDataCumulative": <true \| false>, "timeOffset": <timeOffset>, "timeOffsetUnits": "<esriTimeUnitsCenturies \| esriTimeUnitsDays \| esriTimeUnitsDecades \| esriTimeUnitsHours \| esriTimeUnitsMilliseconds \| esriTimeUnitsMinutes \| esriTimeUnitsMonths \| esriTimeUnitsSeconds \| esriTimeUnitsWeeks \| esriTimeUnitsYears \| esriTimeUnitsUnknown>" } }, { "id": <layerOrTableId>, "source": <layer source>, "definitionExpression": "<definitionExpression>", "layerTimeOptions": { "useTime": <true \| false>, "timeDataCumulative": <true \| false>, "timeOffset": <timeOffset>, "timeOffsetUnits": "<esriTimeUnitsCenturies \| esriTimeUnitsDays \| esriTimeUnitsDecades \| esriTimeUnitsHours \| esriTimeUnitsMilliseconds \| esriTimeUnitsMinutes \| esriTimeUnitsMonths \| esriTimeUnitsSeconds \| esriTimeUnitsWeeks \| esriTimeUnitsYears \| esriTimeUnitsUnknown>" } } ] Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 [ { //disable time on existing map service layer "id": 501, "source": { "type": "mapLayer", "mapLayerId": 0 }, "layerTimeOptions": { "useTime": false } }, { //add a new layer from registered workspace "id": 502, "source": { "type": "dataLayer", "dataSource": { "type": "table", "workspaceId": "MAP", "dataSourceName": "MAP.user1.Taxlots" } } }, { //change the Version of existing map service layer "id": 503, "source": { "type": "mapLayer", "mapLayerId": 1, "version": "USER1" }, "definitionExpression": "neighborhood = 'French Quarter'" } ]
`returnZ`	This option was added at 10.1. If `true` , z-values will be included in the results if the features have z-values. Otherwise, z-values are not returned. The default is `false` . This parameter only applies if `returnGeometry=true` . Values: `true` \| `false`
`returnM`	This option was added at 10.1. If `true` , m-values will be included in the results if the features have m-values. Otherwise, m-values are not returned. The default is `false` . This parameter only applies if `returnGeometry=true` . Values: `true` \| `false`
`gdbVersion`	This option was added at 10.1. Switch map layers to point to an alternate geodatabase version. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 gdbVersion=<geodatabase version>` Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 gdbVersion=sde.USER1`
`returnUnformattedValues`	This option was added at 10.5. If `true` , the values in the result will not be formatted; in other words, numbers will be returned as is and dates will be returned as epoch values, and subtype and domain values are returned as numeric values instead of descriptions. The default value is false, formatting numbers and dates on the server's setting. Values: `true` \| `false`
`returnFieldName`	This option was added at 10.5. If `true` , field names will be returned instead of field aliases. The default value is false. In the case of layers with joins, fully qualified field names will be returned. Values: `true` \| `false`
`datumTransformations`	This option was added at 10.5. Use this parameter to apply one or more datum transformations to the map when `sr` is different than the map service's spatial reference. It is an array of `transformation` elements. Transformations specified here are used to project features from layers within a map service to `sr` . Note While specifying transformation, you need to think about which datum transformation is best applicable to project a layer (not the map service) to the `sr` . The `sourceSpatialReference` property in a layer resource reports which spatial reference features are stored in the source dataset. For a list of valid datum transformation ID values and well-known text strings, see Using spatial references. For more information on datum transformation, see the `transformation` parameter in the `Project` operation. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 //Syntax with WKID datumTransformations=[wkid1, wkid2] //Syntax with datum datumTransformations=[{<dt1>}, {<dt2>}]` Examples Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 //Examples with WKID to apply multiple transformations datumTransformations=[1623, 4078] //Examples with datum to apply multiple transformations including a composite transformation`
`mapRangeValues`	This option was added at 10.5. It allows you to filter features in the exported map from all layers that are within the specified range instant or extent. Note Check `rangeInfos` at the layer resources for the available ranges. Null, representing infinity, is allowed in value-ranges. For example, `[null, 1500]` means all features with values less than or equal to 1500 and `[1000, null]` means all features with values greater than or equal to 1000. Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 [ { "name": "<rangeName1>", //range id "value": <value> \| [<value1>, <value2>] //single value or a value-range }, { "name": "<rangeName2>", "value": <value> \| [<value3>, <value4>] } ]` Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 [ { "name": "salinity", "value": 5 //a range instant (or single) value passed }, { "name": "elevation", "value": [1000, 1500] //a range extent is passed } ]`
`layerRangeValues`	This option was added at 10.5. It allows you to filter features for each individual layer that are within the specified range instant or extent. Note Check `rangeInfos` at the layer resources for the available ranges. Null, representing infinity, is allowed in value-ranges. For example, `[null, 1500]` means all features with values less than or equal to 1500 and `[1000, null]` means all features with values greater than or equal to 1000. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 { "<layerId1>": [ { "name": "<rangeName1>", //range id "value": <value> \| [<value1>, <value2>] //single value or a value-range }, { "name": "<rangeName2>", "value": <value> \| [<value3>, <value4>] } ], "<layerId2>": [ { "name": "<rangeName1>", "value": <value> \| [<value1>, <value2>] } ] }` Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 { "0": [ { "name": "salinity", "value": 5 //a range instant (or single) value passed }, { "name": "elevation", "value": [1000, 1500] //a range extent is passed } ], "1": [ { "name": "floor", "value": [null, 5] //selects features with values <= 5 } ] }`
`layerParameterValues`	This option was added at 10.5. It allows you to filter the features of individual layers by specifying values to an array of preauthored parameterized filters for those layers. When a value is not specified for any parameter in a request, the default value that is assigned during authoring time is used instead. When a `parameterInfo` allows multiple values, you must pass them in an array. Note Check `parameterInfos` at the layer resources for the available parameterized filters and their default values and expected data type. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 [ { "<layerId1>": { "<parameterName1>": <value>, //when the multipleValues=false in the parameterInfo "<parameterName2>": [<value1> \| <value2>] //when the multipleValues=true in the parameterInfo }, "<layerId2>": { "<parameterName3>": <value> } } ]` Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 [ { "0": { "floor": 10, "incidentDate": 1475877014000 //date time value needs to be passed in as epoch value }, "1": { "crimeType": ["burglary", "theft"] } } ]`
`historicMoment`	This option was added at 10.6.1. It specifies features from the historic moment to identify. This parameter applies only if the layer is archiving enabled and the `supportsQueryWithHistoricMoment` property is set to `true` . This property is provided in the layer resource. If `historicMoment` is not specified, `identify` will work with the current features. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 historicMoment=<Epoch time in milliseconds>` Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 historicMoment=1199145600000`
`clipping`	This parameter was added at 10.8. It allows you to mask out layers outside of the clip polygon in the exported map. Clipping can mask out any layer type, such as feature layers, raster layers, and TIN layers. Optionally, use `excludedLayers` to exclude layers from being clipped. Note The `geometry` parameter must be a polygon or an envelope. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 { "geometryType": "<esriGeometryPolygon \| esriGeometryEnvelope>", "geometry": {<geometry>}, "excludedLayers" : [<layerId>, <layerId>] //optional }` Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 { "geometryType": "esriGeometryPolygon", "geometry": { "spatialReference": { "wkid": 102008 }, "rings": [ [ [-816126, 216280], [-565859, 199948], [-607349, -50318], [-785229, -38842], [-816126, 216280] ] ] }, "excludedLayers": [ 1, 4 ] //optional }`
`spatialFilter`	This parameter was added at 10.8. It allows you to filter out features from all feature layers based on the input spatial filter. It is similar to `layerDefs` , but instead of using an attribute filter, the map service uses a spatial filter to determine which features can be identified. Note Spatial filters only work against feature layers. When both `clipping` and `spatialFilter` are provided, clipping takes precedence and `spatialFilter` is ignored. Syntax Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 6 7 { "spatialRel": "<esriSpatialRelIntersects \| esriSpatialRelContains \| esriSpatialRelCrosses \| esriSpatialRelEnvelopeIntersects \| esriSpatialRelIndexIntersects \| esriSpatialRelOverlaps \| esriSpatialRelTouches \| esriSpatialRelWithin \| esriSpatialRelRelation>", //default = esriSpatialRelIntersects "geometryType": "<esriGeometryPoint \| esriGeometryMultipoint \| esriGeometryPolyline \| esriGeometryPolygon \| esriGeometryEnvelope >", "geometry": { <geometry> } }` Example Use dark colors for code blocksCopy `1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 { "spatialRel": "esriSpatialRelIntersects", "geometryType": "esriGeometryPolygon", "geometry": { "spatialReference": { "wkid": 102008 }, "rings": [ [ [-816126, 216280], [-565859, 199948], [-607349, -50318], [-785229, -38842], [-816126, 216280] ] ] } }`
`f`	The response format. The default response format is `html` . Values: `html` \| `json`

geometry

(Required)

The geometry to identify on. The type of the geometry is specified by the geometryType parameter. The structure of the geometries is same as the structure of the JSON geometry objects returned by ArcGIS REST API. In addition to the JSON structures, for points and envelopes, you can specify the geometries with a simpler comma-separated syntax.

Syntax

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//JSON structures
geometryType=<geometryType>&geometry={}

//Point simple syntax
geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&geometry=<x>,<y>

//Envelope simple syntax
geometryType=esriGeometryEnvelope&geometry=<xmin>,<ymin>,<xmax>,<ymax>

Examples

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//JSON
geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&geometry={x: -104, y: 35.6}

//Point
geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&geometry=-104,35.6

//Envelope
geometryType=esriGeometryEnvelope&geometry=-104,35.6,-94.32,41

geometryType

The type of geometry specified by the geometry parameter. The geometry type could be a point, line, polygon, or envelope. The default geometry type is a point (esriGeometryPoint ).

Values: esriGeometryPoint | esriGeometryMultipoint | esriGeometryPolyline | esriGeometryPolygon | esriGeometryEnvelope

sr

The well-known ID of the spatial reference of the input and output geometries as well as the mapExtent . If sr is not specified, the geometry and the mapExtent are assumed to be in the spatial reference of the map, and the output geometries are also in the spatial reference of the map.

layerDefs

Allows you to filter the features of individual layers in the exported map by specifying definition expressions for those layers. A definition expression for a layer that is published with the service will be always honored.

Syntax

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//Where layerId1 and layerId2 are the layer IDs returned by the map service resource.
{"<layerId1>": "<layerDef1>", "<layerId2>": "<layerDef2>"}

Example

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{"0":"POP2000 > 1000000","5":"AREA > 100000"}

time

The time instant or the time extent of the features to be identified.

Syntax

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//Time instant syntax
time=<timeInstant>

//Time extent syntax
time=<startTime>, <endTime>

Examples

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//Time instant example (1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT)
time=1199145600000

//Time extent example (1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT to 1 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT)
time=1199145600000, 1230768000000

timeRelation

(Time Relation)

Allows you to control whether to include or exclude features that are at the beginning or the end of a time window. The default value is esriTimeRelationOverlaps .

Syntax

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//Time Relation syntax
timeRelation=<esriTimeRelationOverlaps | esriTimeRelationOverlapsStartWithinEnd | esriTimeRelationAfterStartOverlapsEnd | esriTimeRelationWithin>

Example

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//Draw all features from year 2008 i.e. Jan 1st, 2008 00:00:00 GMT to Jan 1st 2009 00:00:00 GMT including Jan 1st, 2009 00:00:00 GMT
time=1199145600000,1230768000000&timeRelation=esriTimeRelationOverlaps

//Draw all features from year 2008 i.e. Jan 1st, 2008 00:00:00 GMT to Jan 1st 2009 00:00:00 GMT excluding Jan 1st, 2009 00:00:00 GMT
time=1199145600000,1230768000000&timeRelation=esriTimeRelationOverlapsStartWithinEnd

//Draw all features from Jan 1st, 2008 00:00:00 GMT to Jan 1st 2009 00:00:00 GMT excluding Jan 1st, 2008 00:00:00 GMT
time=1199145600000,1230768000000&timeRelation=esriTimeRelationAfterStartOverlapsEnd

//Draw all features after Jan 1st, 2008 00:00:00 GMT and before Jan 1st 2009 00:00:00 GMT
time=1199145600000,1230768000000&timeRelation=esriTimeRelationWithin

layerTimeOptions

The time options per layer. Users can indicate whether the layer should use the time extent specified by the time parameter, whether to draw the layer features cumulatively, and the time offsets for the layer.

Syntax

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{
  "<layerId1>": {
    "useTime": < true | false >,  //If true, use the time extent specified by the time parameter
    "timeDataCumulative": < true | false >,  //If true, draw all the features from the beginning of time for that data
    "timeOffset": <timeOffset1>,  //Time offset for this layer so that it can be overlaid on the top of a previous or future time period
    "timeOffsetUnits": "<esriTimeUnitsCenturies | esriTimeUnitsDays | esriTimeUnitsDecades |
                       esriTimeUnitsHours | esriTimeUnitsMilliseconds | esriTimeUnitsMinutes |
                       esriTimeUnitsMonths | esriTimeUnitsSeconds | esriTimeUnitsWeeks | esriTimeUnitsYears |
                       esriTimeUnitsUnknown>"
  },
  "<layerId2>": {
    "useTime": < true | false >,
    "timeDataCumulative": < true | false >,
    "timeOffsetOffset": <timeOffset2>,
    "timeOffsetUnits": "<timeOffsetUnits2>"
  }
}

Example

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{
  "0": {
    "useTime": true,
    "timeDataCumulative": false,
    "timeOffset": 1,
    "timeOffsetUnits": "esriTimeUnitsYears"
  },
  "3": {
    "useTime": false
  }
}

layers

The layers to perform the identify operation on. The default value is top . There are three ways to specify which layers to identify on:

top —Only the topmost layer at the specified location
visible —All visible layers at the specified location
all —All layers at the specified location

You can either specify the layer options as mentioned above by themselves or specify the layer option in conjunction with a list of layer IDs. When both the layer option and the layer IDs are specified, the server treats it as a Boolean AND operator. For example, if the parameter is specified as visible:2,5 , only layers with IDs 2 and 5, if visible, are identified.

Syntax

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//Where layerId1 and layerId2 are the layer IDs returned by the .
[top | visible | all]:layerId1,layerId2

Examples

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layers=all

layers=visible:2,5

tolerance

(Required)

The distance in screen pixels from the specified geometry within which the identify operation should be performed. The value for the tolerance is an integer.

Example

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tolerance=2

mapExtent

(Required)

The extent or bounding box of the map currently being viewed. Unless the sr parameter has been specified, the mapExtent is assumed to be in the spatial reference of the map. The mapExtent and the imageDisplay parameters are used by the server to determine the layers visible in the current extent. They are also used to calculate the distance on the map to search based on the tolerance in screen pixels.

Syntax

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<xmin>, <ymin>, <xmax>, <ymax>

Example

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mapExtent=-104,35.6,-94.32,41

imageDisplay

(Required)

The screen image display parameters (width, height, and DPI) of the map being currently viewed. The mapExtent and imageDisplay parameters are used by the server to determine the layers visible in the current extent. They are also used to calculate the distance on the map to search based on the tolerance in screen pixels.

Syntax

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<width>, <height>, <dpi>

Example

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imageDisplay=600,550,96

returnGeometry

If true , the result set will include the geometries associated with each result. The default is true .

Values: true | false

maxAllowableOffset

This option can be used to specify the maximum allowable offset to be used for generalizing geometries returned by the identify operation. The maxAllowableOffset is in the units of the sr . If sr is not specified, maxAllowableOffset is assumed to be in the unit of the spatial reference of the map.

Example

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maxAllowableOffset=2

geometryPrecision

This option was added at 10.1. This option can be used to specify the number of decimal places in the response geometries returned by the identify operation. This applies to x- and y-values only (not m- or z-values).

Example

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geometryPrecision=3

dynamicLayers

This option was added at 10.1. Use the dynamicLayers property to reorder layers and change the layer data source. The dynamicLayers property can also be used to add a new layer that was not defined in the map used to create the map service. The new layer should have its source pointing to one of the registered workspaces that was defined at the time the map service was created. The order of the dynamicLayers array defines the layer drawing order. The first element of dynamicLayers is stacked on top of all other layers. When defining a dynamic layer, source is required.

Syntax

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[
  {
    "id": <layerOrTableId>,
    "source": <layer source>,
    "definitionExpression": "<definitionExpression>",
    "layerTimeOptions": {
      "useTime": <true | false>,
      "timeDataCumulative": <true | false>,
      "timeOffset": <timeOffset>,
      "timeOffsetUnits": "<esriTimeUnitsCenturies | esriTimeUnitsDays | esriTimeUnitsDecades |
                         esriTimeUnitsHours | esriTimeUnitsMilliseconds | esriTimeUnitsMinutes |
                         esriTimeUnitsMonths | esriTimeUnitsSeconds | esriTimeUnitsWeeks | esriTimeUnitsYears |
                         esriTimeUnitsUnknown>"
    }
  },
  {
    "id": <layerOrTableId>,
    "source": <layer source>,
    "definitionExpression": "<definitionExpression>",
    "layerTimeOptions": {
      "useTime": <true | false>,
      "timeDataCumulative": <true | false>,
      "timeOffset": <timeOffset>,
      "timeOffsetUnits": "<esriTimeUnitsCenturies | esriTimeUnitsDays | esriTimeUnitsDecades |
                         esriTimeUnitsHours | esriTimeUnitsMilliseconds | esriTimeUnitsMinutes |
                         esriTimeUnitsMonths | esriTimeUnitsSeconds | esriTimeUnitsWeeks | esriTimeUnitsYears |
                         esriTimeUnitsUnknown>"
    }
  }
]

Example

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[
  {  //disable time on existing map service layer
    "id": 501,
    "source": {
      "type": "mapLayer",
      "mapLayerId": 0
    },
    "layerTimeOptions": {
      "useTime": false
    }
  },
  {  //add a new layer from registered workspace
    "id": 502,
    "source": {
      "type": "dataLayer",
      "dataSource": {
        "type": "table",
        "workspaceId": "MAP",
        "dataSourceName": "MAP.user1.Taxlots"
      }
    }
  },
  {  //change the Version of existing map service layer
    "id": 503,
    "source": {
      "type": "mapLayer",
      "mapLayerId": 1,
      "version": "USER1"
    },
    "definitionExpression": "neighborhood = 'French Quarter'"
  }
]

returnZ

This option was added at 10.1. If true , z-values will be included in the results if the features have z-values. Otherwise, z-values are not returned. The default is false . This parameter only applies if returnGeometry=true .

Values: true | false

returnM

This option was added at 10.1. If true , m-values will be included in the results if the features have m-values. Otherwise, m-values are not returned. The default is false . This parameter only applies if returnGeometry=true .

Values: true | false

gdbVersion

This option was added at 10.1. Switch map layers to point to an alternate geodatabase version.

Syntax

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gdbVersion=<geodatabase version>

Example

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gdbVersion=sde.USER1

returnUnformattedValues

This option was added at 10.5. If true , the values in the result will not be formatted; in other words, numbers will be returned as is and dates will be returned as epoch values, and subtype and domain values are returned as numeric values instead of descriptions. The default value is false, formatting numbers and dates on the server's setting.

Values: true | false

returnFieldName

This option was added at 10.5. If true , field names will be returned instead of field aliases. The default value is false. In the case of layers with joins, fully qualified field names will be returned.

Values: true | false

datumTransformations

This option was added at 10.5. Use this parameter to apply one or more datum transformations to the map when sr is different than the map service's spatial reference. It is an array of transformation elements. Transformations specified here are used to project features from layers within a map service to sr .

For a list of valid datum transformation ID values and well-known text strings, see Using spatial references. For more information on datum transformation, see the transformation parameter in the Project operation.

Syntax

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//Syntax with WKID
datumTransformations=[wkid1, wkid2]

//Syntax with datum
datumTransformations=[{<dt1>}, {<dt2>}]

Examples

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//Examples with WKID to apply multiple transformations
datumTransformations=[1623, 4078]

//Examples with datum to apply multiple transformations including a composite transformation

mapRangeValues

This option was added at 10.5. It allows you to filter features in the exported map from all layers that are within the specified range instant or extent.

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[
  {
    "name": "<rangeName1>",  //range id
    "value": <value> | [<value1>, <value2>]   //single value or a value-range
  },
  {
    "name": "<rangeName2>",
    "value": <value> | [<value3>, <value4>]
  }
]

Example

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[
  {
    "name": "salinity",
    "value": 5            //a range instant (or single) value passed
  },
  {
    "name": "elevation",
    "value": [1000, 1500] //a range extent is passed
  }
]

layerRangeValues

This option was added at 10.5. It allows you to filter features for each individual layer that are within the specified range instant or extent.

Syntax

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{
  "<layerId1>": [
    {
      "name": "<rangeName1>",  //range id
      "value": <value> | [<value1>, <value2>]   //single value or a value-range
    },
    {
      "name": "<rangeName2>",
      "value": <value> | [<value3>, <value4>]
    }
  ],
  "<layerId2>": [
    {
      "name": "<rangeName1>",
      "value": <value> | [<value1>, <value2>]
    }
  ]
}

Example

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{
  "0": [
    {
      "name": "salinity",
      "value": 5  //a range instant (or single) value passed
    },
    {
      "name": "elevation",
      "value": [1000, 1500] //a range extent is passed
    }
  ],
  "1": [
    {
      "name": "floor",
      "value": [null, 5]   //selects features with values <= 5
    }
  ]
}

layerParameterValues

This option was added at 10.5. It allows you to filter the features of individual layers by specifying values to an array of preauthored parameterized filters for those layers. When a value is not specified for any parameter in a request, the default value that is assigned during authoring time is used instead. When a parameterInfo allows multiple values, you must pass them in an array.

Syntax

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[
  {
    "<layerId1>": {
      "<parameterName1>": <value>,               //when the multipleValues=false in the parameterInfo
      "<parameterName2>": [<value1> | <value2>]  //when the multipleValues=true in the parameterInfo
    },
    "<layerId2>": {
      "<parameterName3>": <value>
    }
  }
]

Example

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[
  {
    "0": {
      "floor": 10,
      "incidentDate": 1475877014000    //date time value needs to be passed in as epoch value
    },
    "1": {
      "crimeType": ["burglary", "theft"]
    }
  }
]

historicMoment

This option was added at 10.6.1. It specifies features from the historic moment to identify. This parameter applies only if the layer is archiving enabled and the supportsQueryWithHistoricMoment property is set to true . This property is provided in the layer resource. If historicMoment is not specified, identify will work with the current features.

Syntax

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historicMoment=<Epoch time in milliseconds>

Example

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historicMoment=1199145600000

clipping

This parameter was added at 10.8. It allows you to mask out layers outside of the clip polygon in the exported map. Clipping can mask out any layer type, such as feature layers, raster layers, and TIN layers. Optionally, use excludedLayers to exclude layers from being clipped.

Syntax

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{
  "geometryType": "<esriGeometryPolygon | esriGeometryEnvelope>",
  "geometry": {<geometry>},
  "excludedLayers" : [<layerId>, <layerId>] //optional
}

Example

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{
  "geometryType": "esriGeometryPolygon",
  "geometry": {
    "spatialReference": {
      "wkid": 102008
    },
    "rings": [
      [
        [-816126, 216280],
        [-565859, 199948],
        [-607349, -50318],
        [-785229, -38842],
        [-816126, 216280]
      ]
    ]
  },
  "excludedLayers": [ 1, 4 ] //optional
}

spatialFilter

This parameter was added at 10.8. It allows you to filter out features from all feature layers based on the input spatial filter. It is similar to layerDefs , but instead of using an attribute filter, the map service uses a spatial filter to determine which features can be identified.

Syntax

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{
  "spatialRel": "<esriSpatialRelIntersects | esriSpatialRelContains | esriSpatialRelCrosses | esriSpatialRelEnvelopeIntersects
                | esriSpatialRelIndexIntersects | esriSpatialRelOverlaps | esriSpatialRelTouches
                | esriSpatialRelWithin | esriSpatialRelRelation>", //default = esriSpatialRelIntersects
  "geometryType": "<esriGeometryPoint | esriGeometryMultipoint | esriGeometryPolyline | esriGeometryPolygon | esriGeometryEnvelope >",
  "geometry": { <geometry> }
}

Example

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{
  "spatialRel": "esriSpatialRelIntersects",
  "geometryType": "esriGeometryPolygon",
  "geometry": {
    "spatialReference": {
      "wkid": 102008
    },
    "rings": [
      [
        [-816126, 216280],
        [-565859, 199948],
        [-607349, -50318],
        [-785229, -38842],
        [-816126, 216280]
      ]
    ]
  }
}

f

The response format. The default response format is html .

Values: html | json

Example usage

Example 1: Identify that includes geometry using simple point syntax, tolerance, map extent, and image display. Default values for geometry type, spatial reference, layers, and returnGeometry are used. The response is in HTML format:

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https://machine.domain.com/arcgis/rest/services/Specialty/ESRI_StateCityHighway_USA/MapServer/identify?geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&geometry=-120,40&tolerance=10&mapExtent=-119,38,-121,41&imageDisplay=400,300,96

Example 2: Identify that includes geometry using a JSON structure. The response is in JSON format:

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https://machine.domain.com/arcgis/rest/services/Specialty/ESRI_StateCityHighway_USA/MapServer/identify?geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&geometry={x: -120, y:40}&tolerance=10&mapExtent=-119,38,-121,41&imageDisplay=400,300,96&f=json

Example 3: Identify that specifies a specific layer. In this example, only layer 2 is desired. Since this is not the top layer, the syntax layer=all:2 is used:

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https://machine.domain.com/arcgis/rest/services/Specialty/ESRI_StateCityHighway_USA/MapServer/identify?geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&geometry={x: -120, y:40}&layers=all:2&tolerance=10&mapExtent=-119,38,-121,41&imageDisplay=400,300,96&returnGeometry=true

Example 4: Identify operation using dynamicLayers :

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https://machine.domain.com/arcgis/rest/services/Census/MapServer/identify?geometry={"rings":[[[-406686.615,151348.621],[-277679.963,210564.789],[-152903.038,82615.569],[-334781.268,46662.895],[-406686.615,151348.621]]],"spatialReference":{"wkid":102003}}&geometryType=esriGeometryPolygon&sr=102003&layers=all&layerDefs=&time=&layerTimeOptions=&tolerance=2&mapExtent=-574325.931693231,-211967.870311805,154917.862982949,393469.077966946&imageDisplay=1056,816,96&returnGeometry=true&maxAllowableOffset=&dynamicLayers=[{"id":101,"source":{"type":"mapLayer","mapLayerId":3}}]&returnZ=false&returnM=false&gdbVersion=&f=pjson

JSON Response syntax

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{
  "results": [
    {
      "layerId": <layerId1>,
      "layerName": "<layerName1>",
      "value": "<value1>",
      "displayFieldName": "<displayFieldName1>",
      "attributes": {
        "<fieldName11>": <fieldValue11>,
        "<fieldName12>": <fieldValue12>
      },
      "geometryType": "<geometryType1>",
      "hasZ": <true|false>, //added in 10.1
      "hasM": <true|false>, //added in 10.1
      "geometry": {<geometry1>}
    },
    {
      "layerId": <layerId2>,
      "layerName": "<layerName2>",
      "value": "<value2>",
      "displayFieldName": "<displayFieldName1>",
      "attributes": {
        "<fieldName21>": <fieldValue21>,
        "<fieldName22>": <fieldValue22>
      },
      "geometryType": "<geometryType2>",
      "hasZ": <true|false>, //added in 10.1
      "hasM": <true|false>, //added in 10.1
      "geometry" : {<geometry2>}
    }
  ]
}

JSON Response example

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{
  "results": [
    {
      "layerId": 3,
      "layerName": "Cities",
      "value": "Joe City",
      "displayFieldName": "City Name",
      "attributes": {
        "City Name": "Joe City",
        "CLASS": "city",
        "ST": "CA"
      },
      "geometryType": "esriGeometryPoint",
      "geometry": {
        "x": -118.375,
        "y": 34.086,
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": 4326
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "layerId": 59,
      "layerName": "Parcel",
      "value": "Parcel 649",
      "displayFieldName": "NAME",
      "attributes": {
        "NAME": "Parcel 649",
        "SUB_REGION": "Pacific",
        "STATE_ABBR": "CA"
      },
      "geometryType": "esriGeometryPolygon",
      "geometry": {
        "spatialReference": {
          "wkid": 4326
        },
        "rings": [
          [
            [-118.35,32.81],
            [-118.42.806],
            [-118.511,32.892],
            [-118.35,32.81]
          ]
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}