ArcGIS REST API - ArcGIS Services - Legend (Map Service)

URL:http:// <mapservice-url>/legend
Required Capability:Map
Version Introduced:10.0

Description

The legend resource represents a map service's legend. It returns the legend information for all layers in the service. Each layer's legend information includes the symbol images and labels for each symbol. Each symbol is an image of size 20 x 20 pixels at 96 DPI. Additional information for each layer such as the layer ID, name, and min and max scales are also included.

The legend symbols include the base64 encoded imageData as well as a url that could be used to retrieve the image from the server.

Note:

This is a relative URL. It can be dereferenced by accessing the map layer image resource.

New in 10.1 sp1

Legend response now includes height and width for symbols.

New in 10.1

Legend response contains a values json array for layers that are symbolized using either class breaks or unique value renderer.
- In case of class breaks renderer, values contains the class maximum value.
- In case of unique value renderer, values contains the list of ungrouped unique values.
Support for dynamicLayers was added.

Request Parameters


Parameter	Details
f	Description: The response format. The default response format is html. Values: html \| json
dynamicLayers	//This option was added at 10.1. Description: Dynamic layers definition. This parameter is required only for generating a legend for dynamic layers. Note: supportsDynamicLayers on the map service resource should be true to use dynamicLayers property when requesting a legend. Syntax: `[dynamicLayer1,dynamicLayer2,...,dynamicLayerN ]`

Example Usage

Example 1:

http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Census/MapServer/legend?f=pjson

Example 2:

http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/services/Census/MapServer/legend?dynamicLayers=[{"id":101,"source":{"type":"mapLayer","mapLayerId":3},"drawingInfo":{"renderer":{"type":"classBreaks","field":"pop2007","normalizationType":"esriNormalizeByPercentOfTotal","normalizationTotal":306348230,"minValue":0.17077754945736098,"classBreakInfos":[{"classMaxValue":1.7498315560693791,"label":"0.969259% - 1.749832%","description":"","symbol":{"type":"esriSMS","style":"esriSMSSquare","size":10.5,"angle":23,"xoffset":-10,"yoffset":0,"color":[0,255,255,255]}},{"classMaxValue":12.235568653358957,"label":"2.902453% - 12.235569%","description":"","symbol":{"type":"esriSMS","style":"esriSMSSquare","size":10.5,"angle":23,"xoffset":-10,"yoffset":0,"color":[0,0,255,255]}}]}}}]&f=html

JSON Response Syntax

            
          
{
  "layers": [
    {
      "layerId": <layerId1>,
      "layerName": "<layerName1>",
      "layerType" : "<layerType1>",
      "minScale": <minScale1>,
      "maxScale": <maxScale1>,
      "legend": [
        {
          "label": "<label11>",
          "url" : "<imageUrl11>", //Relative URL for static layers and full URL for dynamic layers. Access relative URL using http://<mapservice-url>/<layerId1>/images/<imageUrl11>
          "imageData" : "<base64EncodedImageData11>", 
          "contentType" : "<contentType11>",
          "height": <height>, //new at 10.1 SP1;
          "width": <width>, //new at 10.1 SP1;
          "values": [<maximum value1>] //In case of classBreaks renderer values will contain classMaxValue
        },
        {
          "label": "<label12>",
          "url" : "<imageUrl12>",
          "imageData" : "<base64EncodedImageData12>", 
          "contentType" : "<contentType12>",
          "height": <height>,
          "width": <width>,
          "values": [<maximum value2>]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "layerId": <layerId2>,
      "layerName": "<layerName2>",
      "layerType" : "<layerType2>",
      "minScale": <minScale2>,
      "maxScale": <maxScale2>,
      "legend": [
        {
          "label": "<label21>",
          "url" : "<imageUrl21>", //Relative URL for static layers and full URL for dynamic layers. Access relative URL using http://<mapservice-url>/<layerId2>/images/<imageUrl21>
          "imageData" : "<base64EncodedImageData21>", 
          "contentType" : "<contentType21>",
          "height": <height>,
          "width": <width>,
          "values": ["uniqueValue1"] //In case of uniqueValue renderer values will contain ungrouped unique values.
        },
        {
          "label": "<label22>",
          "url" : "<imageUrl22>",
          "imageData" : "<base64EncodedImageData22>", 
          "contentType" : "<contentType22>",
          "height": <height>,
          "width": <width>,
          "values": ["uniqueValue2", "uniqueValue3"]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

JSON Response Example

            
          
{
 "layers": [
  {
   "layerId": 0,
   "layerName": "Census Block Points",
   "layerType": "Feature Layer",
   "minScale": 99999,
   "maxScale": 0,
   "legend": [
    {
     "label": "0 - 61",
     "url": "16c1750c363249f0a97da4bfd6d99a49",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAFNJREFUOI1jYaAyYBk1cNRAOPiPxGak1MD/JZsR5vX4Mv7HZyghA1EMY2BgYCjZ/B+voUM/Uhh7fBnRw5CBgYIwhBuKzKfEhUQZQo6BRINRAykHADL/FCzY81v0AAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "height": 20,
     "width": 20,
     "values": [
      61
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "62 - 264",
     "url": "96b1e45aea277d25d6759101c5a568f2",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAGRJREFUOI3t0cEJwDAMA0AZsp63yRjeJgO6v35iOU0oJZToKfA9rIKXUw74CehBJ6ug19Z7puIMzcAQA4DanKIMpNgI/cfKe4JiKukwpgJMrJyiDBuBNxr17ODJD+nxKjiV/cELXCYgLEwEnd4AAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "height": 20,
     "width": 20,
     "values": [
      264
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "265 - 759",
     "url": "eec6c4375388bb67e0bd976a7476bbcf",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAIdJREFUOI3d1MEJwCAMBdAEXM9tOobbdMD0YorGH2ulIjRHTR8fEhvo4wo7QAFnPAMKEdFxtl6KrIcNjEAX0tI7BMOEPcz2pViHtKCMYgYVTbl0yq/TaZUpt+zhj0FOkacGk3dx/doQTaQs0yHwbhpB7bPzQM7Nvb9N1fsEQhjdoRoZivsxqgsOTDUsDDFUxQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "height": 20,
     "width": 20,
     "values": [
      759
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "760 - 1900",
     "url": "2b73fd7416e13da8cdec1865ca48ca1f",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABUAAAAVCAYAAACpF6WWAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAIlJREFUOI3t1cENgCAMBdDfhPXYxjHYxgHxQglWWhXKwcReCy8/aQMBdmWjR1ojWNi262aKxM0L3kOzhXHxmYKfYIk+AiUu4RZ9DWowo8NgD9YGNVUBDim5OO2ypD/6EZRSJJe1SpGAlcsPOKTllC06BbegRIdgCfbQCgO3L389L3vaoKhcHPqjDhqnRC6j0pDtAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "height": 20,
     "width": 20,
     "values": [
      1900
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "1901 - 9409",
     "url": "0f3caba8a8bff54af2f795d36fa00b64",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABoAAAAaCAYAAACpSkzOAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAKBJREFUSInt1sENgCAMBdDfhPXYxjHYxgHxVIOVFtCiF/61TV5+gISAjxIGdrMxIw8oA8C2606KxEMVtKAmwOEdC9Sg3AM0wAtWgx4hEpSYhF4jGjZy616lhNzacMpWnzdyb8PhVr+c0YIWBACgFGnKFU+RgD8eLDChFbeR0NRIyK1V2aYGuWAS0aATA/r+DAK4IRZ0LveAFtADVUFrx8oBsCBQQjt9MuwAAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "height": 20,
     "width": 20,
     "values": [
      9409
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "layerId": 1,
   "layerName": "Census Block Group",
   "layerType": "Feature Layer",
   "minScale": 1000000,
   "maxScale": 0,
   "legend": [
    {
     "label": "",
     "url": "9f9da73612bae8cabdfccb9dc9ebb5ec",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADpJREFUOI1jYaAyYKGZgU1NTf8pNayuro6RBV2AXMNgDqKdl0cNHDVw1MBRA3EaSEmZCCv6WNAFKAUAXT0NzOV1EscAAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "height": 20,
     "width": 20
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "layerId": 2,
   "layerName": "Detailed Counties",
   "layerType": "Feature Layer",
   "minScale": 0,
   "maxScale": 0,
   "legend": [
    {
     "label": "",
     "url": "98fb6d62c20377d8d861e56ede28766f",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADZJREFUOI1jYaAyYKGlgf+pYB4jugsZKTDsPwMDjb08auCogaMGjhqI00BKykRGdAMpKQvhAABd0QNSDPGCHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "height": 20,
     "width": 20
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "layerId": 3,
   "layerName": "states",
   "layerType": "Feature Layer",
   "minScale": 0,
   "maxScale": 0,
   "legend": [
    {
     "label": "",
     "url": "bb835639802a7005b5d50553e8a13dce",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADdJREFUOI1jYaAyYIHS/6lkHiMLYTWkAXQDGck0B+5Dmrtw1MBRA0cNHB4GUlwu0syF5JaDGAAABzUDUfxbIJcAAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "height": 20,
     "width": 20
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}

JSON Response Example (for dynamic map layers)

{
 "layers": [
  {
   "layerId": 101,
   "layerName": "states",
   "layerType": "Feature Layer",
   "minScale": 0,
   "maxScale": 0,
   "legend": [
    {
     "label": "0.170778% - 0.441503%",
     "url": "http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Census_MapServer/_ags_legend_be1f0e6f9480468a9d7e7b6f43f9dbe3.png",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAHZJREFUOI2108sOgCAMRNFpwv//cl0oCdTaB62zNZ5cAw40b6TfYDAAgEA1cELObNBCGKxV6mCwRtsOZiGlclSL5PKnLCcqb5BAXZX1wk+wUrl89o+F1T2VO9hwOD2Fr2sjH0Yrw//yAWSDWqWB+OAB5INJaO4CLn4gU6oOM3wAAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "height": 20,
     "width": 20,
     "values": [
      0.44150279569103434
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "0.441504% - 0.969258%",
     "url": "http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Census_MapServer/_ags_legend_b78cba0cf8ee4f2499b01018e7f43f09.png",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAHdJREFUOI2100sOgDAIRVFIunB2jgPbxCLyKfimxpNrWgc0b6TfYGIAAEDCGrggZzZoIUysVepgsEbbDmYhpXJUi+TypywnKm8QCbsq64WfYKXy8dk/FlY3K3ew4XB6Cl/XRj6MVob/5QPIBrVKA/HBA8gHk9DaBR97MNOpuBjQAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "height": 20,
     "width": 20,
     "values": [
      0.96925841549663927
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "0.969259% - 1.749832%",
     "url": "http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Census_MapServer/_ags_legend_63250b4a6f8d4c99aae77d4ca275501b.png",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAHZJREFUOI2108sOgCAMRNFpwv//cl0oCdTaB62zNZ5cAw40b6TfYGYAABHVwAk5s0ELYWatUgeDNdp2MAsplaNaJJc/ZTlReYNE1FVZL/wEK5XLZ/9YWN1TuYMNh9NT+Lo28mG0MvwvH0A2qFUaiA8eQD6YhOYuvaAwVEoxj/0AAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "height": 20,
     "width": 20,
     "values": [
      1.7498315560693791
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "1.749833% - 2.902452%",
     "url": "http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Census_MapServer/_ags_legend_28618eb5d5ed444c8159679a43cf0f7e.png",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAHZJREFUOI21k0sOwCAIBUvCwb05XVSTllI+PjobF8bJGJSPZrh8YohcKxEmXKIAX+hJhohVaQuTNRZPYVVkVDJapKlPWaMqZyFRVyVe+ClEKm/X/rEQZVaqd4gPp6fw9Wz0ZrYy/Zc3RL7QqnQksXBDFAuLosUJH/ow03WzBn8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "height": 20,
     "width": 20,
     "values": [
      2.9024522191624871
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "2.902453% - 12.235569%",
     "url": "http://sampleserver6.arcgisonline.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Census_MapServer/_ags_legend_a3e7573e466c4249a41bc34d34de059e.png",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAHRJREFUOI2100EOgCAMRFGb9P5XrgskhNJCy9TZuDC+fIPyUzzOPyLSrkQg2KH9DuAOEbEqHTBWY02BWWitZLRI7+KU9ebKDySqqiwodEGkcrz2n4XoWqUC8cMpKlw+G30zWhn+l/PQAbQqfSQA5qEAmIP6Xh59IFML5CgnAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "height": 20,
     "width": 20,
     "values": [
      12.235568653358957
     ]
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}