# ArcGIS API for Python

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

ArcGIS API for Python is one of 12 APIs that [Esri](https://apis.io/providers/esri/) 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 APIs (11)

- [Esri ArcGIS Platform API](https://apis.io/apis/esri/esri-arcgis-platform-api/)
- [Esri Auth API](https://apis.io/apis/esri/esri-auth-api/)
- [Esri Geocoding API](https://apis.io/apis/esri/esri-geocoding-api/)
- [Esri Routing API](https://apis.io/apis/esri/esri-routing-api/)
- [ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript](https://apis.io/apis/esri/esri-arcgis-maps-sdk-javascript/)
- [Esri Geocoding API](https://apis.io/apis/esri/esri-arcgis-geocoding-api/)
- [Esri Places API](https://apis.io/apis/esri/esri-arcgis-places-api/)
- [Esri Portal API](https://apis.io/apis/esri/esri-arcgis-portal-api/)
- [ArcGIS Urban API](https://apis.io/apis/esri/esri-arcgis-urban-api/)
- [MCP for ArcGIS Location Services (beta)](https://apis.io/apis/esri/esri-arcgis-mcp-location-services/)
- [ArcGIS Server OGC Web Services](https://apis.io/apis/esri/esri-arcgis-ogc-services/)

## Tags

Geospatial, GIS, Python, Scripting, SDK

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