# ArcGIS API for Python

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/esri-arcgis/esri-arcgis-api-for-python/  
**Provider:** ESRI ArcGIS — https://apis.io/providers/esri-arcgis/  
**Base URL:** https://www.arcgis.com  
**Documentation:** https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/

ArcGIS API for Python is one of 8 APIs that [ESRI ArcGIS](https://apis.io/providers/esri-arcgis/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Geospatial, GIS, Python, Scripting, and SDK. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, a getting-started guide, an API reference, and a changelog.

The ArcGIS API for Python provides a Pythonic interface for GIS capabilities including data management, spatial analysis, geocoding, routing, and administration of ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise deployments.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **Documentation** — https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/
- **GettingStarted** — https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/guide/get-started/
- **Reference** — https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/api-reference/
- **ChangeLog** — https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/guide/release-notes-242/

## Other ESRI ArcGIS APIs (7)

- [ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript](https://apis.io/apis/esri-arcgis/esri-arcgis-maps-sdk-javascript/)
- [ArcGIS Geocoding Service](https://apis.io/apis/esri-arcgis/esri-arcgis-geocoding-service/)
- [ArcGIS Routing Service](https://apis.io/apis/esri-arcgis/esri-arcgis-routing-service/)
- [ArcGIS Places Service](https://apis.io/apis/esri-arcgis/esri-arcgis-places-service/)
- [ESRI ArcGIS Geocoding API](https://apis.io/apis/esri-arcgis/esri-arcgis-geocoding-api/)
- [ESRI ArcGIS Places API](https://apis.io/apis/esri-arcgis/esri-arcgis-places-api/)
- [ESRI ArcGIS Portal API](https://apis.io/apis/esri-arcgis/esri-arcgis-portal-api/)

## Tags

Geospatial, GIS, Python, Scripting, SDK

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