ArcGIS REST API - ArcGIS Services

URL:http://<featurelayer-url>/deleteFeatures(POST only)
Required Capability:Delete
Version Introduced:10.0

Description

This operation deletes features in a feature layer or table (POST only). The delete features operation is performed on a feature service layer resource.

The operation returns the results of the edits in an array of edit result objects. Each edit result identifies a single edit and indicates if the delete was successful or not. If not, it also includes an error code and an error description.

You can provide arguments to the delete operation as query parameters defined in the parameters table below.

Request Parameters

Parameter	Details
f	Description: The response format. The default response format is html. Values: html \| json
objectIds	Description: The object IDs of this layer/table to be deleted. Syntax: objectIds=<objectId1>, <objectId2> Example: objectIds=37, 462
where	Description: A where clause for the query filter. Any legal SQL where clause operating on the fields in the layer is allowed. Features conforming to the specified where clause will be deleted. Example: where=POP2000 > 350000
geometry	Description: The geometry to apply as the spatial filter. Features conforming to the spatial relationship (specified using the spatialRel parameter) of this geometry will be deleted. The structure of the geometry is the same as the structure of the json geometry objects returned by the ArcGIS REST API. In addition to the JSON structures, for envelopes and points, you can specify the geometry with a simpler comma-separated syntax. Syntax: JSON structures: geometryType=<geometryType>&geometry={geometry} Envelope simple syntax: geometryType=esriGeometryEnvelope&geometry=<xmin>,<ymin>,<xmax>,<ymax> Point simple syntax: geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&geometry=<x>,<y> Examples: geometryType=esriGeometryEnvelope&geometry={xmin: -104, ymin: 35.6, xmax: -94.32, ymax: 41} geometryType=esriGeometryEnvelope&geometry=-104,35.6,-94.32,41 geometryType=esriGeometryPoint&geometry=-104,35.6
geometryType	Description: The type of geometry specified by the geometry parameter. The geometry type can be an envelope, point, line, or polygon. The default geometry type is an envelope. Values: esriGeometryPoint \| esriGeometryMultipoint \| esriGeometryPolyline \| esriGeometryPolygon \| esriGeometryEnvelope
inSR	Description: The spatial reference of the input geometry. The spatial reference can be specified as either a well-known ID or as a spatial reference json object. If inSR is not specified, the geometry is assumed to be in the spatial reference of the map.
spatialRel	Description: The spatial relationship to be applied on the input geometry while performing the query. The supported spatial relationships include intersects, contains, envelope intersects, within, etc. The default spatial relationship is intersects (esriSpatialRelIntersects). Values: esriSpatialRelIntersects \| esriSpatialRelContains \| esriSpatialRelCrosses \| esriSpatialRelEnvelopeIntersects \| esriSpatialRelIndexIntersects \| esriSpatialRelOverlaps \| esriSpatialRelTouches \| esriSpatialRelWithin
gdbVersion	//This option was added at 10.1 Description: Geodatabase version to apply the edits. This parameter applies only if the isDataVersioned property of the layer is true. If the gdbVersion parameter is not specified, edits are made to the published map’s version. Syntax: gdbVersion=<version> Example: gdbVersion=SDE.DEFAULT
rollbackOnFailure	//This option was added at 10.1 Description: Optional parameter to specify if the edits should be applied only if all submitted edits succeed. If false, the server will apply the edits that succeed even if some of the submitted edits fail. If true, the server will apply the edits only if all edits succeed. The default value is true. Not all data supports setting this parameter. Query the supportsRollbackonFailureParameter property of the layer to determine whether or not a layer supports setting this parameter. If supportsRollbackOnFailureParameter = false for a layer, then when editing this layer, rollbackOnFailure will always be true, regardless of how the parameter is set. However, if supportsRollbackonFailureParameter = true, this means the rollbackOnFailure parameter value will be honored on edit operations. Values: true\|false Example: rollbackOnFailure=true

Example Usage

Example 1: Delete features using the delete features operation on a feature service layer resource

http://services.myserver.com/ERmEceOGq5cHrItq/ArcGIS/rest/services/SanFrancisco/311Incidents/FeatureServer/0/deleteFeatures

The input to Delete features operation can be a list of objectIds and/or where clause and/or geometry to apply as a spatial filter.

JSON Response Syntax (when objectIds are specified)

            
          
{
  "deleteResults" : [
    {
      "objectId" : <objectId1>,
      "globalId" : <globalId1>,
      "success" : <true | false>,
      "error" : { //only if success is false
        "code" : <code1>,
        "description" : "<description1>",
      }
    },
    {
      "objectId" : <objectId2>,
      "globalId" : <globalId2>,
      "success" : <true | false>,
      "error" : { //only if success is false
        "code" : <code2>,
        "description" : "<description2>",
      }
    }
  ]
}

JSON Response Syntax (when objectIds are not specified)

            
          
{ "success" : true }

JSON Response Example

            
          
{
   "deleteResults": [
   {
    "objectId": 19,
    "success": true
   },
   {
    "objectId": 23,
    "success": true
   }
  ]
}

JSON Response Example (when data has globalIds)

            
          
{
 "deleteResults": [
  {
   "objectId": 6,
   "globalId": "{12AE3B4A-D8DC-4923-8F19-A78A7C896129}",
   "success": true
  }
 ]
}