ArcGIS Configurable Apps

Description

ArcGIS Configurable Apps was the first, and at the time, the only way to create web apps in ArcGIS Online and we have seen amazing apps created by users to solve challenging problems. Over the years, ArcGIS technologies have modernized. ArcGIS Configurable Apps is built on the legacy ArcGIS JavaScript API 3.x, which was retired in July 2024. As the underlying technology of ArcGIS Configurable Apps will retire, the product will also retire, including ArcGIS Configurable Apps in ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise.

ArcGIS Enterprise

ArcGIS Configurable Apps will be retired at ArcGIS Enterprise 12.0. Refer to the ArcGIS Enterprise product lifecycle.

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Configurable Apps will be retired and removed from ArcGIS Online in the first release of 2026 (currently planned on Feb 2026). To discover when specific ArcGIS Configurable Apps templates are retiring, browse the Esri support article.

Recommendation

In advance of ArcGIS Configurable Apps retirement in 2026, Esri recommends users identify any configurable apps they are still actively using in their ArcGIS Online organization and proactively re-create those apps using more modern technology such as ArcGIS Instant Apps. Refer to the documentation or the following resources to help make the transition:

• ArcGIS Configurable Apps Roadmap for Retirement—Blog article with resources and tips for migrating your configurable apps.
• Try ArcGIS Instant Apps—Discovery path to get started with step-by-step lessons and blog articles with examples.
• Introducing ArcGIS Instant Apps—Blog article that provides an overview and examples of Instant Apps.
• ArcGIS Instant Apps Gallery—Gallery that displays examples built from a suite of Instant Apps templates.

To quickly check if your organization has any of these previously configured apps using the templates listed below, refer to the article, How To: Identify deprecated Configurable Apps in ArcGIS Online using a Python script.

For Enterprise users only

Most templates have been removed in ArcGIS Enterprise 11.0. The remaining templates that will be removed from ArcGIS Enterprise 12.0 include the following: Basic Viewer, Compare, Crowdsource Manager, Crowdsource Polling, Crowdsource Reporter, GeoForm, Image Mask, and Image Visit. Esri recommends Enterprise customers update to a later version of Enterprise 10.9.1 and above in order for customers to have access to more modern equivalent templates in ArcGIS Instant Apps and rebuild the replacement applications as shown below. The final version of ArcGIS Enterprise that includes Configurable Apps was ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5.

Appendix

The table below details the deprecated apps, along with their recommended replacement apps.

One way to identify these configurable apps in your organization is the app URL, which uses the following pattern:

/portal/apps/<TemplateID>/index.html?appid=<AppID>

Additionally, refer to the ArcGIS Configurable Apps Life Cycle page for more information.