| URL |
http://<services-url>/createFeatureService
|
|---|---|
| Parent Resource | Services |
Description
The createFeatureService operation creates a new feature service from a JSON service definition that contains a description, connection details, and metadata for one or more datasets. Datasets are tables or views in a database that may contain a spatial column. All datasets in the service definition must be accessible from the same datasource.
Parameters
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| f |
Description: The response format. The default
response format is html. Values: html | json | pjson |
| serviceDefinition | Description: Required. Contains a feature service object that defines the content of the feature service. |
Example Usage
Example 1: Create a feature service with the name "WorldDataService":
http://sampleserver10.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/admin/services/createFeatureService
Example input (HTML)
Example input (POST body)
serviceDefinition==%7B%0D%0A++%22adminServiceInfo%22%3A+%7B%0D%0A++++%22name%22%3A+%22WorldDataService...
JSON Response Syntax
{
"success": <true|false>,
"error": {
"code": <code>,
"message": "<description>",
"details": [
"<message>"
]
}
}
JSON Response Example (when createDatasource succeeds)
{
"success" : true
}
JSON Response Example (when createDatasource fails)
{
"error" :
{
"code" : 400,
"message" : "",
"details" : [
"A feature service named 'WorldDataService' already exists."
]
}
}