ArcGIS REST API - ArcGIS Services

URL:https://<featurelayer-url>/addFeatures(POST only)
Required Capability:Create
Version Introduced:10.0

Description

This operation adds features to the associated feature layer or table (POST only). The addFeatures operation is performed on a feature service layer resource.

The operation returns the results of the edits in an array of edit result objects. Each edit result identifies a single feature and indicates if the inserts were successful or not. If not, it also includes an error code and an error description.

You can provide arguments to the addFeatures operation as defined in the following parameters table:

New at 10,9

A new parameter, timeReferenceUnknownClient, has been added at 10.9. Setting timeReferenceUnknownClient as true indicates that the client is capable of working with date field data values that are not in UTC. For more information on this parameter, see the Request parameters table below.

Request parameters


Parameter	Details
features	The array of features to be added. The structure of each feature in the array is the same as the structure of the json feature object returned by the ArcGIS REST API. Features to be added to a feature layer should include the geometry. Records to be added to a table should not include the geometry. Syntax `features=[<feature1>, <feature2>]` Example `features=[ { "geometry": { "x": -118.15, "y": 33.80 }, "attributes": { "OWNER": "Joe Smith", "VALUE": 94820.37, "APPROVED": true, "LASTUPDATE": 1227663551096 } }, { "geometry": { "x": -118.37, "y": 34.086 }, "attributes": { "OWNER": "John Doe", "VALUE": 17325.90, "APPROVED": false, "LASTUPDATE": 1227628579430 } } ]`
gdbVersion	//This option was added at 10.1 The geodatabase version to apply the edits. This parameter applies only if the isDataVersioned property of the layer is true. If the gdbVersion parameter is not specified, edits are made to the published map’s version. Syntax: gdbVersion=<version> Example: gdbVersion=SDE.DEFAULT
returnEditMoment (Optional)	This option was added at 10.5 and works with ArcGIS Enterprise services only. Optional parameter specifying whether the response will report the time features were added. If returnEditMoment = true, the server will report the time in the response's editMoment key. The default value is false. Values: true \| false
rollbackOnFailure	//This option was added at 10.1 Specifies whether the edits should be applied only if all submitted edits succeed. If false, the server will apply the edits that succeed even if some of the submitted edits fail. If true, the server will apply the edits only if all edits succeed. The default value is true. Not all data supports setting this parameter. Query the supportsRollbackonFailureParameter property of the layer to determine whether a layer supports setting this parameter. If supportsRollbackOnFailureParameter = false for a layer, then when editing this layer, rollbackOnFailure will always be true, regardless of how the parameter is set. However, if supportsRollbackonFailureParameter = true, the rollbackOnFailure parameter value will be honored on edit operations. Values: true\|false Example: rollbackOnFailure=true
timeReferenceUnknownClient	Setting timeReferenceUnknownClient as true indicates that the client is capable of working with data values that are not in UTC. If its not set to true, and the service layer's datesInUnknownTimeZone property is true, then an error is returned. The default is false Its possible to define a service's time zone of date fields as unknown. Setting the time zone as unknown means that date values will be returned as-is from the database, rather than as date values in UTC. Non-hosted feature services can be set to use an unknown time zone using ArcGIS Server Manager. Setting the time zones to unknown also sets the datesInUnknownTimeZone layer property as true. Currently, hosted feature services do not support this setting. Unknown time zones do not apply to editor tracking date fields. Editor tracking date fields, when set to unknown, must be in UTC. Most clients released prior to ArcGIS Enterprise 10.9 will not be able to work with feature services that have an unknown time setting. Newer clients, such as ArcGIS Pro 2.7, can work with specific operations, such as the query and applyEdits feature service & feature layer operations, if they contain the timeReferenceUnknownClient parameter. Setting this parameter to true indicates that the client is capable of working with unknown date values that are not in UTC. Value: true \| false
f	The response format. The default response format is html. Values: html \| json

Example usage

Add an array of features using the addFeatures operation on a feature service layer resource:

https://services.myserver.com/ERmEceOGq5cHrItq/ArcGIS/rest/services/SanFrancisco/311Incidents/FeatureServer/0/addFeatures

Sample input array for features:

features=[
  {
    "attributes" : {
      "req_id" : "508389",
      "req_type" : "Graffiti Complaint - Public Property",
      "req_date" : "09\/19\/2009",
      "req_time" : "18:44",
      "address" : "11TH ST and HARRISON ST",
      "x_coord" : "6008925.0",
      "y_coord" : "2108713.8",
      "district" : "6",
      "status" : 1
    },
    "geometry" : {
      "x" : -122.41247978999991,
      "y" : 37.770630098000083
    }
  }
]

JSON Response syntax

            
          
{
  "addResults": [
    {
      "objectId": <objectId1>,
      "globalId": <globalId1>,
      "success": <true | false>,
      "error": { //only if success is false
        "code": <code1>,
        "description": "<description1>",
      }
    },
    {
      "objectId": <objectId2>,
      "globalId": <globalId2>,
      "success": <true | false>,
      "error": { //only if success is false
        "code": <code2>,
        "description": "<description2>",
      }
    }
  ]
}

JSON Response example