Components of ArcGIS URLs
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) are the addresses used to identify different websites. Some parts of ArcGIS URLs represent variable values for which you provide the information specific to your site. Other parts of ArcGIS URLs are constants; they are always the same for a particular type of website. For example, the ArcGIS Server Manager URL always contains the word manager.
This topic helps you determine which parts of an ArcGIS URL you must change to reflect the correct information for your organization.
ArcGIS Server administrative URLs
You use ArcGIS Server Manager for most administrative tasks for your ArcGIS Server site, but some administrative tasks are done with the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory.
ArcGIS Server Manager
ArcGIS Server Manager is the primary management tool for your ArcGIS Server site.
By default, access to Manager through the Web Adaptor is forbidden; therefore, in most cases, you will connect to Manager with a URL in one of the following formats:
http://gisserver.domain.com:6080/arcgis/manager
or
https://gisserver.domain.com:6443/arcgis/manager
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
gisserver | The name of the server where ArcGIS Server is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
6080 or 6443 | The port through which ArcGIS Server communicates If using HTTP communication with ArcGIS Server, the port number is 6080. If using HTTPS communication with ArcGIS Server, the port number is 6443. |
arcgis | Constant |
manager | Constant |
As mentioned, you will only be able to access Manager through the Web Adaptor if the server administrator has allowed administrative access through the Web Adaptor. If so, the URL will look similar to the following:
http://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/manager
or
https://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/manager
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
webadaptor | The name of the server where ArcGIS Web Adaptor is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
arcgis | The name of your Web Adaptor; arcgis is the default name, but you may have used a different name when you installed the Web Adaptor. |
manager | Constant |
ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory
You connect to the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory to write administrative scripts for ArcGIS Server or to create a geometry or search service.
In most cases, you will connect to the ArcGIS Server Administrator Directory using a URL that contains a port number. By default, administrator access is blocked through the Web Adaptor; therefore, the URL to the Administrator Directory will be in one of the following formats:
http://gisserver.domain.com:6080/arcgis/admin
or
https://gisserver.domain.com:6443/arcgis/admin
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
gisserver | The name of the server where ArcGIS Server is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
6080 or 6443 | The port through which ArcGIS Server communicates If using HTTP communication with ArcGIS Server, the port number is 6080. If using HTTPS communication with ArcGIS Server, the port number is 6443. |
arcgis | Constant |
admin | Constant |
Only if the server administrator has allowed administrative access through the Web Adaptor will the URL for the Administrator Directory be in the following formats:
http://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/admin
or
https://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/admin
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
webadaptor | The name of the server where ArcGIS Web Adaptor is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
arcgis | The name of your Web Adaptor; arcgis is the default name, but you may have used a different name when you installed the Web Adaptor. |
admin | Constant |
GIS server administrator and publisher connections
ArcGIS Server administrators can connect to their ArcGIS Server site from ArcGIS for Desktop to perform a subset of server management tasks, such as registering a database and managing directories and log files.
Publishers also connect to their ArcGIS Server site from ArcGIS for Desktop. Though publisher connections do not have all the functionality of an administrator connection, they do require elevated privileges as compared to a user connection to allow them to publish services and register databases.
The URL you provide to make an administrator or publisher connection to a GIS server in ArcGIS for Desktop will usually contain a port number since administrator access is blocked through the Web Adaptor by default. The URL will be in one of the following formats:
http://gisserver.domain.com:6080/arcgis
or
https://gisserver.domain.com:6443/arcgis
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
gisserver | The name of the server where ArcGIS Server is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
6080 or 6443 | The port through which ArcGIS Server communicates If using HTTP communication with ArcGIS Server, the port number is 6080. If using HTTPS communication with ArcGIS Server, the port number is 6443. |
arcgis | Constant |
Only if the server administrator has allowed administrative access through the Web Adaptor will the URL for a GIS server administrator connection be in the following formats:
http://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis
or
https://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
webadaptor | The name of the server where ArcGIS Web Adaptor is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
arcgis | The name of your Web Adaptor; arcgis is the default name, but you may have used a different name when you installed the Web Adaptor. |
ArcGIS Server end user URLs
Nonadministrators, such as developers or end users, might also connect to the ArcGIS Server Services Directory to write apps or browse the server. They can connect to the ArcGIS Server Services Directory or to a particular service by including the location, name, and type of service in the URL.
ArcGIS Server Services Directory
The ArcGIS Server Services Directory provides you a view of the REST services available through your server.
In most cases, you will connect to the ArcGIS REST Services Directory using a URL that contains a port number. The URL will be in one of the following formats:
http://gisserver.domain.com:6080/arcgis/rest
or
https://gisserver.domain.com:6443/arcgis/rest
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
gisserver | The name of the server where ArcGIS Server is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
6080 or 6443 | If using HTTP communication with ArcGIS Server, port number is 6080. If using HTTPS communication with ArcGIS Server, port number is 6443. |
arcgis | Constant |
rest | Constant |
GIS server user connections
People who consume services in ArcGIS for Desktop rather than publish or administer them use a GIS server user connection to access the services. For example, you make a user connection to add a map service as a base layer or edit through a feature service in ArcMap.
When making a GIS server user connection through a port, the URL will be in one of the following formats:
http://gisserver.domain.com:6080/arcgis/services
or
https://gisserver.domain.com:6443/arcgis/services
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
gisserver | The name of the server where ArcGIS Server is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
6080 or 6443 | If using HTTP communication with ArcGIS Server, port number is 6080. If using HTTPS communication with ArcGIS Server, port number is 6443. |
arcgis | Constant |
services | Constant |
If ArcGIS Server is configured with ArcGIS Web Adaptor, the URL will be in one of the following formats:
http://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/services
or
https://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/services
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
webadaptor | The name of the server where ArcGIS Web Adaptor is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
arcgis | The name of your Web Adaptor; arcgis is the default name, but you may have used a different name when you installed the Web Adaptor. |
services | Constant |
ArcGIS services
When connecting directly to a service through a URL, you include the location, name, and type of service.
When connecting to the service through a port, the URL will be in one of the following formats:
http://gisserver.domain.com:6080/arcgis/rest/services/folder/service/MapServer
or
https://gisserver.domain.com:6443/arcgis/rest/services/folder/service/MapServer
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
gisserver | The name of the server where ArcGIS Server is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
6080 or 6443 | If using HTTP communication with ArcGIS Server, port number is 6080. If using HTTPS communication with ArcGIS Server, port number is 6443. |
arcgis | Constant |
rest | Constant |
services | Constant |
folder | The name of the ArcGIS Server folder where the service is stored If the service is stored in the root folder and not a subfolder, leave out this part of the URL. The following is an example of a URL for a service stored in the root folder: https://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/rest/services/service/MapServer |
service | The name of the service |
MapServer | The type of service; see the REST service values table at the end of this section for possible values |
If ArcGIS Server is configured with ArcGIS Web Adaptor, the URL will be in one of the following formats:
http://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/rest/services/folder/service/MapServer
or
https://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/rest/services/folder/service/MapServer
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
webadaptor | The name of the server where ArcGIS Web Adaptor is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
arcgis | The name of your Web Adaptor; arcgis is the default name, but you may have used a different name when you installed the Web Adaptor. |
rest | Constant |
services | Constant |
folder | The name of the ArcGIS Server folder where the service is stored If the service is stored in the root folder and not a subfolder, leave out this part of the URL. The following is an example of a URL for a service stored in the root folder: https://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/rest/services/service/MapServer |
service | The name of the service |
MapServer | The type of service; see the REST service values table at the end of this section for possible values |
Type of service | Valid REST service value |
|---|---|
Feature | FeatureServer |
Geocode | GeocodeServer |
Geodata | GeoDataServer |
Globe | GlobeServer |
Geoprocessing | GPServer |
Image | ImageServer |
KML | MapServer/kml ImageServer/kml |
Map | MapServer |
Mobile | MobileServer |
Route | NAServer |
Schematics | SchematicsServer |
Search | SearchServer |
WCS | MapServer/WCSServer ImageServer/WCSServer GeoDataServer/WCSServer |
WFS | MapServer/WFSServer GeoDataServer/WFSServer |
WMS | MapServer/WMSServer ImageServer/WMSServer |
WMTS | MapServer/WMTSServer ImageServer/WMTSServer |
WPS | GPServer/WPSServer |
ArcGIS Online URLs
To sign in to ArcGIS Online, you go to the ArcGIS Online home page.
If you are signing in to a public account or an organizational account that uses ArcGIS.com authentication, the URL is a constant value:
https://www.arcgis.com/home
If you are signing in to an organizational account that uses enterprise security methods implemented in your organization, such as LDAP or Windows Active Directory, the URL is in the format:
https://organization.maps.arcgis.com/home
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
organization | The name of your organization |
maps.arcgis.com | Constant |
home | Constant |
Portal for ArcGIS URLs
The URLs used to connect to Portal for ArcGIS must always include fully qualified server names. End users of the portal will connect with a URL that includes the Web Adaptor name and host name. Only administrators should use URLs that include the portal server name. The following sections describe the different URLs for your portal.
Portal for ArcGIS
The URL you provide when during configuration of Portal for ArcGIS with ArcGIS Web Adaptor includes the port through which Portal for ArcGIS communicates. This is nearly the only time that this URL will be used.
http://portal.domain.com:7080
or
https://portal.domain.com:7443
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
portal | The name of the server where Portal for ArcGIS is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
7080 or 7443 | The port through which Portal for ArcGIS communicates If using HTTP communication with Portal for ArcGIS, the port number is 7080. If using HTTPS communication with Portal for ArcGIS, the port number is 7443. |
Portal for ArcGIS home page
The Portal for ArcGIS home page URL takes you to the main page of the portal. From here, you can log in to the portal. Since you must use a Web Adaptor with Portal for ArcGIS, the home page includes the Web Adaptor name and host name.
http://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/home
or
https://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/home
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
webadaptor | The name of the server where ArcGIS Web Adaptor is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
arcgis | The name of your Web Adaptor; arcgis is the default name, but you may have used a different name when you installed the Web Adaptor. |
home | Constant |
Portal for ArcGIS REST endpoint
You connect to the Portal for ArcGIS REST endpoint to work with the portal programmatically.
You can connect to the Portal for ArcGIS REST endpoint using a URL that contains a port number or through the Web Adaptor.
http://portal.domain.com:7080/arcgis/sharing/rest
or
https://portal.domain.com:7443/arcgis/sharing/rest
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
portal | The name of the server where Portal for ArcGIS is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
7080 or 7443 | The port through which Portal for ArcGIS communicates If using HTTP communication with Portal for ArcGIS, the port number is 7080. If using HTTPS communication with Portal for ArcGIS, the port number is 7443. |
arcgis | Constant |
sharing | Constant |
rest | Constant |
If you are connecting through the Web Adaptor, the URL will be in one of the following formats:
http://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/sharing/rest
or
https://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/sharing/rest
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
webadaptor | The name of the server where ArcGIS Web Adaptor is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
arcgis | The name of your Web Adaptor; arcgis is the default name, but you may have used a different name when you installed the Web Adaptor. |
sharing | Constant |
rest | Constant |
ArcGIS Portal Directory
The portal administrator can log in to the ArcGIS Portal Directory to perform specific portal administration tasks, such as unregistering the Web Adaptor or adding Integrated Windows Authenticated logins to the portal.
You can connect to the Portal Directory using a URL that contains a port number or through the Web Adaptor.
http://portal.domain.com:7080/arcgis/portaladmin
or
https://portal.domain.com:7443/arcgis/portaladmin
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
portal | The name of the server where Portal for ArcGIS is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
7080 or 7443 | The port through which Portal for ArcGIS communicates If using HTTP communication with Portal for ArcGIS, the port number is 7080. If using HTTPS communication with Portal for ArcGIS, the port number is 7443. |
arcgis | Constant |
portaladmin | Constant |
If you are connecting through the Web Adaptor, the URL will be in one of the following formats:
http://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/portaladmin
or
https://webadaptor.domain.com/arcgis/portaladmin
URL component | Description |
|---|---|
webadaptor | The name of the server where ArcGIS Web Adaptor is installed |
domain.com | The name of your domain |
arcgis | The name of your Web Adaptor; arcgis is the default name, but you may have used a different name when you installed the Web Adaptor. |
portaladmin | Constant |