REST is the powerhouse behind all our developer tools. If you can master our REST API, you can break down barriers and unlock the power of ArcGIS on pretty much any development tool or language out there. Prepare yourself for an exciting and engaging crash course on all things REST.

1. Mastering the
REST API
Sean McGee, Esri UK

2. Session overview
• What is REST.
• Where does it fit in the platform?
• How can I use it?
• Getting started.
• Thinking outside the map.
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What is REST?

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What is REST?
Transactional data.

5. ArcGIS Services and layers
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REST API
IoT
Where does it fit in the platform?

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Internet of Things devices, via Shutterstock

7. demo
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8. More than just query
• Get data
- Query
- Generate renders
• Post data
- Add
- Delete
- Edit
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9. • We don’t have to use a map to use the REST API.
• You can query your existing ArcGIS Online data and services with REST into external applications.
- Want an email alert when a new feature is added?
- Want to be able to automate excel sheets/reports?
- Want to combine live data to create new separate feeds?
- (RNLI sample if time allows)
- Demo of Pin the Tail on the map if time permits
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Thinking outside the map

10. • We now know what REST is
• Understand the basics of how to use it
• How simple it is to get started
• Thinking beyond the normal map
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Session conclusion