ArcGIS REST API - ArcGIS Services - Delete From Definition (Feature Layer)

Description

The deleteFromDefinition operation supports deleting a definition property in a feature service layer. The result of this operation is a response indicating success or failure with error code and description.

Parameters


Parameter	Details
f	Description: The response format. The default response format is html. Values: html \| json \| pjson
deleteFromDefinition	Description: The deleteFromDefinition parameter supports deleting a definition property in a feature service layer.
async	Description: Support options for asynchronous processing. The default format is false. Values: true \| false

Example usage

Example 1: Delete fields from feature service layer

Example 2: Delete indexes from feature service layer

Example 1: Delete fields from a feature service layer:

https://services.myserver.com/OrgID/ArcGIS/rest/admin/services/example1/FeatureServer/0/deleteFromDefinition

Example input (POST body)

{
  "fields" : [
    {
      "name" : "GlobalID"
    },
    {
      "name" : "date1"
    },
    {   
      "name" : "str2"
    }
  ]
}

JSON Response syntax

            
          
{
  "success": <true|false>,
  "error": {
    "code": <code>,
    "message": "<description>",
    "details": [
      "<message>"
    ]
  }
}

JSON Response example (when deleteFromDefinition succeeds)

            
          
{
  "success" : true
}

JSON Response example (when deleteFromDefinition fails)

            
          
{
  "error" : 
  {
    "code" : 400, 
    "message" : "", 
    "details" : [
      "Unable to delete feature service layer definition."
    ]
  }
}

Example 2: Delete indexes from a feature service layer:

https://services.myserver.com/OrgID/ArcGIS/rest/admin/services/example2/FeatureServer/0/deleteFromDefinition

Example input (POST body)

{
  "indexes" : [
  {
    "name" : "index1"
  },
  {
    "name" : "index2" 
  }
 ]
}

JSON Response syntax

            
          
{
  "success": <true|false>,
  "error": {
    "code": <code>,
    "message": "<description>",
    "details": [
      "<message>"
    ]
  }
}

JSON Response example (when deleteFromDefinition succeeds)

            
          
{
  "success" : true
}

JSON Response example (when deleteFromDefinition fails)

            
          
{
  "error" : 
  {
    "code" : 400, 
    "message" : "", 
    "details" : [
      "Unable to delete feature service layer definition."
    ]
  }
}