Arcgis Portal Content

ArcGIS Portal Content

Use this skill for saving maps, managing bookmarks, slides, working with portal items, and configuring WebMap/WebScene structure.

Import Patterns

Direct ESM Imports

import WebMap from "@arcgis/core/WebMap.js";
import WebScene from "@arcgis/core/WebScene.js";
import Portal from "@arcgis/core/portal/Portal.js";
import PortalItem from "@arcgis/core/portal/PortalItem.js";
import PortalQueryParams from "@arcgis/core/portal/PortalQueryParams.js";

Dynamic Imports (CDN)

const WebMap = await $arcgis.import("@arcgis/core/WebMap.js");
const Portal = await $arcgis.import("@arcgis/core/portal/Portal.js");
const [PortalItem, PortalQueryParams] = await $arcgis.import([
  "@arcgis/core/portal/PortalItem.js",
  "@arcgis/core/portal/PortalQueryParams.js",
]);

WebMap Structure

WebMap Properties

import WebMap from "@arcgis/core/WebMap.js";

const webMap = new WebMap({
  // From portal item
  portalItem: {
    id: "WEBMAP_ID",
    portal: { url: "https://www.arcgis.com" },
  },
});

// Or create from scratch
const webMap = new WebMap({
  basemap: "topo-vector",
  ground: "world-elevation",
  layers: [featureLayer, graphicsLayer],
  tables: [tableLayer],
  initialViewProperties: {
    center: [-118.805, 34.027],
    zoom: 13,
  },
  bookmarks: [bookmark1, bookmark2],
});

WebMap from JSON

const webMap = WebMap.fromJSON({
  operationalLayers: [
    {
      id: "layer1",
      layerType: "ArcGISFeatureLayer",
      url: "https://services.arcgis.com/.../FeatureServer/0",
      title: "My Layer",
      visibility: true,
      opacity: 1,
    },
  ],
  baseMap: {
    baseMapLayers: [
      {
        id: "basemap",
        layerType: "VectorTileLayer",
        styleUrl:
          "https://basemaps-api.arcgis.com/arcgis/rest/services/styles/v2/styles/arcgis/topographic",
      },
    ],
    title: "Topographic",
  },
  initialState: {
    viewpoint: {
      targetGeometry: {
        xmin: -118.9,
        ymin: 33.8,
        xmax: -118.1,
        ymax: 34.3,
        spatialReference: { wkid: 4326 },
      },
    },
  },
});

WebScene Structure

import WebScene from "@arcgis/core/WebScene.js";

const webScene = new WebScene({
  portalItem: { id: "WEBSCENE_ID" },
});

// Or create from scratch
const webScene = new WebScene({
  basemap: "satellite",
  ground: "world-elevation",
  layers: [sceneLayer, featureLayer],
  initialViewProperties: {
    viewpoint: {
      camera: {
        position: {
          x: -118.805,
          y: 34.027,
          z: 1500,
          spatialReference: { wkid: 4326 },
        },
        heading: 45,
        tilt: 65,
      },
    },
  },
  presentation: {
    slides: [slide1, slide2],
  },
});

Local vs Global Scene

// Global scene (default)
const globalScene = new WebScene({
  basemap: "satellite",
  ground: "world-elevation",
  viewingMode: "global",
});

// Local scene (with clipping)
const localScene = new WebScene({
  basemap: "satellite",
  ground: "world-elevation",
  viewingMode: "local",
  clippingArea: {
    type: "extent",
    xmin: -118.9,
    ymin: 33.8,
    xmax: -118.1,
    ymax: 34.3,
    spatialReference: { wkid: 4326 },
  },
  clippingEnabled: true,
});

Saving WebMaps

Save As New Item

const map = new WebMap({
  portalItem: { id: "EXISTING_WEBMAP_ID" },
});

// Update map properties from view before saving
await map.updateFrom(view);

const savedItem = await map.saveAs({
  title: "My New WebMap",
  snippet: "Description of the map",
  tags: ["tag1", "tag2"],
});

console.log(
  "Saved to:",
  savedItem.portal.url + "/home/item.html?id=" + savedItem.id,
);

Save Existing WebMap

await map.updateFrom(view);
await map.save();

Map Component Save Example

  

  const viewElement = document.querySelector("arcgis-map");
  await viewElement.viewOnReady();

  document.getElementById("saveBtn").onclick = async () => {
    await viewElement.map.updateFrom(viewElement.view);
    await viewElement.map.save();
  };

Saving WebScenes

const scene = new WebScene({
  portalItem: { id: "EXISTING_WEBSCENE_ID" },
});

await scene.updateFrom(sceneView);
await scene.saveAs({
  title: "My New WebScene",
  snippet: "3D scene description",
});

Bookmarks

Bookmarks Component

  
    
    
  

  const bookmarks = document.querySelector("arcgis-bookmarks");

  bookmarks.addEventListener("arcgisSelect", (event) => {
    console.log("Selected:", event.detail.bookmark.name);
  });

Create Bookmarks Programmatically

import Bookmark from "@arcgis/core/webmap/Bookmark.js";

const bookmark = new Bookmark({
  name: "My Location",
  viewpoint: view.viewpoint.clone(),
});

map.bookmarks.add(bookmark);

// Go to bookmark
view.goTo(bookmark.viewpoint);

WebScene Slides

Create Slide from Current View

import Slide from "@arcgis/core/webscene/Slide.js";

const slide = await Slide.createFrom(sceneView);
slide.title = { text: "Downtown View" };

// Add to presentation
scene.presentation.slides.add(slide);

Apply Slide to View

const slide = scene.presentation.slides.getItemAt(0);

slide.applyTo(sceneView, {
  maxDuration: 3000,
  easing: "in-out-coast-cubic",
});

Remove Slide

scene.presentation.slides.remove(slide);

Portal Items

Load Portal Item

import PortalItem from "@arcgis/core/portal/PortalItem.js";

const item = new PortalItem({ id: "ITEM_ID" });
await item.load();

console.log("Title:", item.title);
console.log("Type:", item.type);
console.log("Owner:", item.owner);
console.log("Created:", item.created);

Query Portal Items

import Portal from "@arcgis/core/portal/Portal.js";
import PortalQueryParams from "@arcgis/core/portal/PortalQueryParams.js";

const portal = new Portal({ authMode: "immediate" });
await portal.load();

const queryParams = new PortalQueryParams({
  query: `owner:${portal.user.username} type:"Web Map"`,
  sortField: "modified",
  sortOrder: "desc",
  num: 20,
});

const result = await portal.queryItems(queryParams);
result.results.forEach((item) => {
  console.log(item.title, item.id);
});

Update Portal Item

const item = new PortalItem({ id: "ITEM_ID" });
await item.load();

item.title = "Updated Title";
item.snippet = "Updated description";
item.tags = ["new", "tags"];

await item.update();

Portal Groups

Query Groups

const portal = new Portal();
await portal.load();

const groups = await portal.queryGroups({ query: "title:GIS" });
groups.results.forEach((group) => {
  console.log(group.title, group.id);
});

Query Group Content

const group = (await portal.queryGroups({ query: `id:GROUP_ID` })).results[0];
const content = await group.queryItems();
content.results.forEach((item) => {
  console.log(item.title);
});

Portal User Information

const portal = new Portal({ authMode: "immediate" });
await portal.load();

console.log("Username:", portal.user.username);
console.log("Full name:", portal.user.fullName);
console.log("Email:", portal.user.email);
console.log("Role:", portal.user.role);
console.log("Org name:", portal.name);

Portal Folders

import PortalFolder from "@arcgis/core/portal/PortalFolder.js";

// Get user folders
const folders = await portal.user.fetchFolders();
folders.forEach((folder) => {
  console.log(folder.title, folder.id);
});

// Query items in a specific folder
const queryParams = new PortalQueryParams({
  query: `owner:${portal.user.username}`,
  sortField: "modified",
  num: 20,
});
queryParams.folder = folder;

const result = await portal.queryItems(queryParams);

Common Pitfalls

1. Authentication required for saving: Saving requires user authentication. Ensure OAuth is set up before calling save() or saveAs().

1. Forgetting updateFrom before save: Always call updateFrom(view) before saving to capture the current view state:

```javascript // Anti-pattern: saving without updating await map.save(); // May save stale viewpoint

// Correct: update from view first await map.updateFrom(view); await map.save(); ```

1. Enterprise portal URL: Enterprise portals need explicit portal URL:

``javascript const portal = new Portal({ url: "https://your-portal.com/portal", }); ``

1. Ownership restrictions: You can only update portal items you own. Use saveAs() to create a copy you own.

1. Slide thumbnails: Generated automatically from Slide.createFrom() but may take time to render.

Complete Save Example

  
    
    
    
      html,
      body {
        height: 100%;
        margin: 0;
      }
    
  
  
    
      
      
        
        
      
    

    
      const viewElement = document.querySelector("arcgis-map");
      await viewElement.viewOnReady();

      // Save map on button click
      document.getElementById("saveBtn").onclick = async () => {
        await viewElement.map.updateFrom(viewElement.view);
        await viewElement.map.save();
      };
    
  

Reference Samples

• webmap-save - Saving a WebMap to portal
• webmap-basic - Loading a WebMap from portal
• webmap-swap - Swapping between WebMaps
• webscene-save - Saving a WebScene to portal
• webscene-basic - Loading a WebScene from portal
• webscene-slides - Managing WebScene slides
• webscene-slide-tour - Slide tour through a WebScene
• bookmarks - Working with map bookmarks
• widgets-bookmarks - Bookmarks widget usage
• basemaps-portal - Loading basemaps from portal
• layers-portal - Loading layers from portal items
• portalitem-dragndrop - Drag and drop portal items

Related Skills

• See arcgis-authentication for OAuth and API key setup.
• See arcgis-core-maps for map and view creation.
• See arcgis-layers for layer configuration.

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: SaschaBrunnerCH
• Source: SaschaBrunnerCH/arcgis-maps-sdk-js-ai-context
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.