ESRI ArcGIS

ESRI ArcGIS is the world's leading geospatial platform providing mapping, spatial analysis, and location intelligence APIs and SDKs. The developer platform includes REST APIs, multiple language SDKs, and cloud services for GIS professionals and developers building location-enabled applications.

ESRI ArcGIS publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Geocoding API, Places API, and Portal API. Tagged areas include GIS, Geospatial, Mapping, Location, and Spatial Analysis.

The ESRI ArcGIS catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

ESRI ArcGIS’s developer surface includes authentication and 4 more developer resources.

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45.6/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessPaidSelf serve

8 APIs

GISGeospatialMappingLocationSpatial Analysis

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Composite quality — 45.6/100 · developing

Contract Quality 17.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 2.2 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 8

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Esri Arcgis Rate Limits

7 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

JSON Schema 17

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

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Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Esri Arcgis Scopes

2 scopes · authorizationCode

2 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Esri Arcgis Agentic Access

9 operations

9 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

OAuthScopes

OAuthScopes

Company 1

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

aid: esri-arcgis
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/esri-arcgis/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: esri-arcgis:esri-arcgis-maps-sdk-javascript
  name: ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript
  tags:
  - Geospatial
  - GIS
  - JavaScript
  - Mapping
  - SDK
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/esri-arcgis/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/
  baseURL: https://js.arcgis.com
  properties:
  - url: https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://developers.arcgis.com/javascript/latest/
    type: GettingStarted
  description: The ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript enables web developers to build compelling 2D and 3D mapping applications
    with interactive visualizations, spatial analysis tools, geocoding, routing, and portal content management for ArcGIS
    Online and ArcGIS Enterprise.
- aid: esri-arcgis:esri-arcgis-api-for-python
  name: ArcGIS API for Python
  tags:
  - Geospatial
  - GIS
  - Python
  - Scripting
  - SDK
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/esri-arcgis/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/
  baseURL: https://www.arcgis.com
  properties:
  - url: https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/guide/get-started/
    type: GettingStarted
  - url: https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/api-reference/
    type: Reference
  - url: https://developers.arcgis.com/python/latest/guide/release-notes-242/
    type: ChangeLog
  description: 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.
- aid: esri-arcgis:esri-arcgis-geocoding-service
  name: ArcGIS Geocoding Service
  tags:
  - Address
  - Geocoding
  - GIS
  - Location
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/esri-arcgis/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/mapping-and-location-services/geocoding/
  baseURL: https://geocode.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/World/GeocodeServer
  properties:
  - url: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/mapping-and-location-services/geocoding/
    type: Documentation
  description: The ArcGIS Geocoding Service provides address search, reverse geocoding, address suggestions, and batch geocoding
    capabilities using the World Geocoding Service.
- aid: esri-arcgis:esri-arcgis-routing-service
  name: ArcGIS Routing Service
  tags:
  - Directions
  - GIS
  - Routing
  - Transportation
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/esri-arcgis/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/mapping-and-location-services/routing-and-directions/
  baseURL: https://route.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services
  properties:
  - url: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/mapping-and-location-services/routing-and-directions/
    type: Documentation
  description: The ArcGIS Routing Service provides route optimization, turn-by-turn directions, nearest facility finding,
    service area definition, and fleet management capabilities.
- aid: esri-arcgis:esri-arcgis-places-service
  name: ArcGIS Places Service
  tags:
  - GIS
  - Location
  - Places
  - Points of Interest
  image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/esri-arcgis/refs/heads/main/image.png
  humanURL: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/mapping-and-location-services/place-finding/
  baseURL: https://places-api.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services
  properties:
  - url: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/mapping-and-location-services/place-finding/
    type: Documentation
  description: The ArcGIS Places Service provides search and retrieval of global points of interest spanning over 1,000 feature
    categories for location-aware applications.
- aid: esri-arcgis:esri-arcgis-geocoding-api
  name: ESRI ArcGIS Geocoding API
  description: Address search, reverse geocoding, and batch geocoding
  humanURL: https://developers.arcgis.com/
  baseURL: https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest
  tags:
  - Geocoding
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/esri-arcgis-geocoding-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developers.arcgis.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/security-and-authentication/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/
- aid: esri-arcgis:esri-arcgis-places-api
  name: ESRI ArcGIS Places API
  description: Points of interest search and retrieval
  humanURL: https://developers.arcgis.com/
  baseURL: https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest
  tags:
  - Places
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/esri-arcgis-places-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developers.arcgis.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/security-and-authentication/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/
- aid: esri-arcgis:esri-arcgis-portal-api
  name: ESRI ArcGIS Portal API
  description: Portal items, users, groups, and organizational management
  humanURL: https://developers.arcgis.com/
  baseURL: https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest
  tags:
  - Portal
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/esri-arcgis-portal-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Portal
    url: https://developers.arcgis.com/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/security-and-authentication/
  - type: Reference
    url: https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/esri-arcgis-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/esri-arcgis-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/esri-arcgis-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/esri-arcgis-scopes.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esri-arcgis
name: ESRI ArcGIS
description: ESRI ArcGIS is the world's leading geospatial platform providing mapping, spatial analysis, and location intelligence
  APIs and SDKs. The developer platform includes REST APIs, multiple language SDKs, and cloud services for GIS professionals
  and developers building location-enabled applications.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/esri-arcgis/refs/heads/main/image.png
tags:
- GIS
- Geospatial
- Mapping
- Location
- Spatial Analysis
properties:
- url: https://developers.arcgis.com/
  type: Portal
- url: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/security-and-authentication/
  type: Authentication
- url: https://developers.arcgis.com/documentation/mapping-and-location-services/
  type: GettingStarted
- url: https://developers.arcgis.com/rest/
  type: Reference
- url: https://www.esri.com/en-us/legal/terms/master-agreement
  type: TermsOfService
- url: https://www.esri.com/en-us/privacy/overview
  type: PrivacyPolicy
- url: https://trust.arcgis.com/en/
  type: StatusPage
- url: https://community.esri.com/t5/developers/ct-p/developers
  type: Support
- url: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/
  type: Blog
- url: https://www.esri.com/
  type: Website
- url: https://github.com/Esri
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: openapi/esri-arcgis-platform-openapi.yml
  type: OpenAPI
- url: json-schema/esri-arcgis-feature-schema.json
  type: JSONSchema
- url: json-ld/esri-arcgis-context.jsonld
  type: JSONLDContext
maintainer:
  name: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
modified: '2026-04-28'

ESRI ArcGIS

APIs 8

Open Collections 1

Pricing Plans 1

Rate Limits 1

FinOps 1

Semantic Vocabularies 1

Spectral Rules 1