Add an ArcGIS REST Layer to a MapView

Last Updated: October 2025

This recipe builds on the MapView Recipe

This recipe will show you how to add an ArcGIS REST layer to your MapView Gizmo.

Add ArcGIS Rest Layer to Map View

In order to display that data on the map, you'll need to add an ArcGIS REST layer. Add the following code to your controller function:

from tethys_sdk.gizmos import MapView, MVView, MVLayer
...

arcgis_layer = MVLayer(
    source='TileArcGISRest',
    options={'url': 'https://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/USA/MapServer',
             'params': {
                'layers': 'show:0',
            },
    },
    legend_title='U.S. Cities',
    feature_selection=True
)

map_view = MapView(
    height='100%',
    width='100%',
    controls=[
        'ZoomSlider', 'Rotate', 'FullScreen',
        {'ZoomToExtent': {
            'projection': 'EPSG:4326',
            'extent': [29.25, -4.75, 46.25, 5.2]
        }}
    ],
    basemap=[
        'CartoDB',
        {'CartoDB': {'style': 'dark'}},
        'OpenStreetMap',
        'ESRI'
    ],
    view=MVView(
        projection='EPSG:4326',
        center=[-120, 37],
        zoom=3,
        maxZoom=18,
        minZoom=2
    ),
    layers=[arcgis_layer]
)
...

That's it! Open your app and now you should have a set of features representing U.S. cities showing up on your map, just like this: