Identify the database source of a service in ArcGIS Enterprise using API for Python

Summary

A service can be published to ArcGIS Server from multiple sources, for example, from ArcGIS Pro or direct file uploads to Portal for ArcGIS. Refer to ArcGIS Enterprise: Publish in ArcGIS Enterprise for more information. To identify a database source, users can manually check the manifest.json file in the following directory:

C:\arcgis\arcgisserver\config-store\services\<Service Folder>\<Service Name>\esriinfo\manifest

Another way to identify the database source of a service is using ArcGIS API for Python. This article provides the workflow to identify the database source of a service using a Python script.

Procedure

1. Import the necessary modules.

from arcgis.gis import GIS
import pprint

2. Specify the credentials for the portal and connect.

gis = GIS('https://<machine>.<domain>/<web adaptor name>', 'username', 'password', verify_cert=False)
print('Connected')

3. List the available servers in the portal.

servers = gis.admin.servers.get(role="HOSTING_SERVER")
print(servers)

4. Specify the folder containing the services and select the service. The following example demonstrates the first service in the folder.

server1 = servers[0]
services = server1.services.list(folder="<Folder Name>")
service = services[0]

5. Get the service information and properties, and return the result in the console.

ii = service.iteminformation
manifest = ii.manifest
pprint.pprint(manifest)

properties = ii.properties
pprint.pprint(properties)

The code block below demonstrates the full working script.

from arcgis.gis import GIS
import pprint

gis = GIS('https://machine.esri.com/portal', 'username', 'password', verify_cert=False)
print('Connected')

servers = gis.admin.servers.get(role="HOSTING_SERVER")
print(servers)

server1 = servers[0]
services = server1.services.list(folder="Test_Folder")
service = services[0]

ii = service.iteminformation
manifest = ii.manifest
pprint.pprint(manifest)

properties = ii.properties
pprint.pprint(properties)