Database Catalog

URL	`http://<host>/<SDS instance>/databases`

Description

The database catalog is the root node and initial entry point into an ArcGIS Spatial Data Server instance. It represents the catalog of databases published by the host database server (SQL Server). The identity defined within the Spatial Data Service determines the visibility of databases and their contents.

The Spatial Data Server version and maximum number of results returned in a single query (set in the SDS web.config) will be returned along with a list of visible databases.

Parameters

Parameter	Details
f	Description: The response format. The default response format is html. Values: html \| json Spatial Data Server version will be returned for both html and json. The maximum query results limit (maxQueryResults argument) will only be returned when the output format is json.

Example Usage

Example 1: URL for the root directory on myserver:

http://myserver/arcgis/databases

JSON Response Syntax

{
  "version" : "<version number>",
  "databases" : [
    "<database name>",
    "<database name>"
  ],
  "maxQueryResults" : <maximum query results number>
}

JSON Response Example

{
  "version" : "1.1",
  "databases" : [
    "Demo",
    "Staging"
  ],
  "maxQueryResults" : 1000
}