Layer.fromPortalItem({
  portalItem: {
    id: "e691172598f04ea8881cd2a4adaa45ba",
    // autocastable to Portal
    portal: {
      url: "https://thePortalUrl"
    }
  }
});

let portalA = new Portal({
  url: "https://www.exampleA.com/arcgis" // First instance
});

let portalB = new Portal({
  url: "https://www.exampleB.com/arcgis" // Second instance
});

let item = new PortalItem({
  id: "e691172598f04ea8881cd2a4adaa45ba",
  portal: portalA // This loads the first portal instance set above
});

item.load();

// load the Portal and PortalQueryParams modules
require(["esri/portal/Portal",
 "esri/portal/PortalQueryParams"
], function(Portal, PortalQueryParams) {
  portal = new Portal();
  // Setting authMode to immediate signs the user in once loaded
  portal.authMode = "immediate";

  // Once portal is loaded, user signed in
  portal.load().then(function() {
    console.log(portal);

    // Create query parameters for the portal search
    // This object autocasts as new PortalQueryParams()
    var queryParams = {
      query: "owner:" + portal.user.username,
      sortField: "numViews",
      sortOrder: "desc",
      num: 20
    };
    // Query the items based on the queryParams created from portal above
    portal.queryItems(queryParams).then(createGallery);
  });
});

Property Overview

Property Details

access String

The access level of the organization. When public, anonymous users can access the organization. When private, access is restricted to only members of the organization.

Possible Values:"public"|"private"

allSSL Boolean

When true, access to the organization's Portal resources must occur over SSL.

authMode String

The authentication mode for handling authentication when the user attempts to access a secure resource.

Possible Value	Description
anonymous	An error will be returned when a secure resource is requested.
auto	The user will be signed in when a secure resource is requested.
immediate	The user will be signed in when the Portal is loaded.

Possible Values:"anonymous"|"auto"|"immediate"

Default Value:auto

authorizedCrossOriginDomains String[]

Array of trusted servers to send credentials to when making Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) requests to access services secured with web-tier authentication.

basemapGalleryGroupQuery String

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.4

The query that defines the basemaps that should be displayed in the BasemapGallery when useVectorBasemaps is not true. The fetchBasemaps() method does this automatically.

bingKey String

The Bing key to use for web maps using Bing Maps.

canListApps Boolean

Indicates whether an organization can list applications in the marketplace.

canListData Boolean

Indicates whether an organization can list data services in the marketplace.

canListPreProvisionedItems Boolean

Indicates whether an organization can list pre-provisioned items in the marketplace.

canProvisionDirectPurchase Boolean

Indicates whether an organization can provision direct purchases in the marketplace without customer request.

canSearchPublic Boolean

When true, the organization's public items, groups and users are included in search queries. When false, no public items outside of the organization are included. However, public items which are part of the organization are included.

Default Value:true

canShareBingPublic Boolean

The Bing key can be shared to the public and is returned as part of a portal's description call (/sharing/rest/portals/<orgid>). This requires the access of the portal to be set to public. The canShareBingPublic property is not returned publicly but only shown to users within the organization.

Default Value:false

canSharePublic Boolean

When true, members of the organization can share resources outside the organization.

Default Value:false

canSignInArcGIS Boolean

Indicates whether to allow an organization with an enterprise IDP configured to be able to turn on or off the ArcGIS sign in.

Default Value:false

canSignInIDP Boolean

Indicates whether to allow an organization with an enterprise IDP configured to be able to turn on or off the enterprise sign in.

Default Value:false

colorSetsGroupQuery String

The query that identifies the group containing the color sets used for rendering in the map viewer.

commentsEnabled Boolean

Indicates whether to allow the organization to disable commenting. When commentsEnabled is false, comments are hidden and not removed. numComments are set to zero for all items in the organization. Calls to add a comment and view comments will fail. If the organization re-enables comments, the comments display and numComments are restored.

Default Value:false

created Date

Date the organization was created.

culture String

The default locale (language and country) information.

customBaseUrl String

The custom base URL for the portal.

declaredClass Stringreadonly inherited

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.7

The name of the class. The declared class name is formatted as esri.folder.className.

defaultBasemap Basemap

The default basemap to use for the portal. Used in the map viewer.

defaultExtent Extent

The default extent to use for the portal. Used in the map viewer. The extent will be in the default basemap's spatial reference.

defaultVectorBasemap Basemap

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.4

The default vector basemap to use for the portal. Used in the map viewer.

description String

A description of the organization/portal.

eueiEnabled Boolean

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.7

Boolean value indicating whether to opt-in to the Esri User Experience Improvement (EUEI) program.

Default Value:false

featuredGroups Object[]

The featured groups for the portal. Returns an array of objects that provide access to the owner and title for each featured group. Each item in this array has the following specification:

Properties:

owner String Name of the group owner.

title String Group title.

featuredItemsGroupQuery String

The query that defines the featured group. If null, then the most viewed items in the organization will be the featured items.

galleryTemplatesGroupQuery String

The query that identifies the group containing features items for the gallery. Set a Group ID or, if null, then the most viewed items in your organization are displayed in the gallery.

hasCategorySchema Boolean

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.8

Indicates whether the organization has content categories.

Default Value:false

helperServices Object

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.4

Helper services provided by the portal. This is useful in instances where helper services are needed but may not be available using the given helper methods createClosestFacilityTask, createElevationLayers, createGeometryService, createPrintTask, createRouteTask, and createServiceAreaTask.

For additional information about helper services, see the about utility services topic from the ArcGIS Server documentation.

homePageFeaturedContent String

The group that contains featured content to be displayed on the home page.

homePageFeaturedContentCount Number

The number of featured items that can be displayed on the home page. The max is 100. Accepts integers only.

httpPort Number

The port used by the portal for HTTP communication.

httpsPort Number

The port used by the portal for HTTPS communication.

id String

The id of the organization that owns this portal. If null then this is the default portal for anonymous and non-organizational users.

ipCntryCode String

The country code of the calling IP (ArcGIS Online only).

isOrganization Booleanreadonly

Indicates whether the portal is an organization.

isPortal Boolean

Indicates if the portal is on-premises.

isReadOnly Boolean

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.14

Indicates if the portal is in read-only mode. When true, content cannot be created, modified, or deleted on the Portal.

layerTemplatesGroupQuery String

The query that identifies the group containing editing templates.

loaded Booleanreadonly

Indicates whether the portal's resources have loaded. When true, all the properties of the object can be accessed.

Default Value:false

loadError Errorreadonly

The Error object returned if an error occurred while loading.

Default Value:null

loadStatus Stringreadonly

Represents the status of a load operation.

Value	Description
not-loaded	The object's resources have not loaded.
loading	The object's resources are currently loading.
loaded	The object's resources have loaded without errors.
failed	The object's resources failed to load. See loadError for more details.

Possible Values:"not-loaded"|"loading"|"failed"|"loaded"

Default Value:not-loaded

loadWarnings Object[]readonly

A list of warnings which occurred while loading.

maxTokenExpirationMinutes Number

The maximum validity in minutes of tokens issued for users of the organization. -1 is the default and is a special value that indicates infinite timeout or permanent tokens. For tokens granted using OAuth 2.0 authorization grant, it represents the maximum validity of refresh tokens. For access tokens, the maximum validity is the lower of two weeks or this value.

modified Date

Date the organization was last modified.

name String

Name of the organization.

portalHostname String

URL of the portal host.

portalMode String

The portal mode.

Possible Values:"multitenant"|"singletenant"

portalProperties Object

Properties specific to the organization, for example the "contact us" link. If the organization is public, the properties are visible to the anonymous user.

region String

The region for the organization.

restUrl Stringreadonly

The REST URL for the portal, for example "https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest" for ArcGIS Online and "https://www.example.com/arcgis/sharing/rest" for your in-house portal.

rotatorPanels Object[]

Custom HTML for the home page.

showHomePageDescription Boolean

Indicates whether the description of your organization displays on the home page.

sourceJSON Object

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.13

The JSON used to create the property values when the Portal is loaded. Although most commonly used properties are exposed on the Portal class directly, this provides access to all information returned by the portal. This property is useful if working in an application built using an older version of the API which requires access to portal properties from a more recent version.

See also:

• ArcGIS REST API - Portal Self

supportsHostedServices Boolean

Indicates whether hosted services are supported.

Default Value:false

symbolSetsGroupQuery String

The query that defines the symbols sets.

templatesGroupQuery String

The query that defines the collection of templates that will appear in the template gallery.

thumbnailUrl Stringreadonly

The URL to the thumbnail of the organization.

units String

Sets the units of measure for the organization's users. The user default is derived from the organization's region.

Possible Values:"english"|"metric"

url String

The URL to the portal instance. Setting the location of the portal instance via esriConfig.portalUrl should be used in favor of setting it directly on this property.

If using an on-premise portal, the syntax should look similar to: https://www.example.com/arcgis

Default Value:esriConfig.portalUrl

urlKey String

The prefix selected by the organization's administrator to be used with the customBaseURL.

user PortalUser

Information representing a registered user of the portal.

useStandardizedQuery Boolean

When true, only simple where clauses that are compliant with SQL92 can be used when querying layers and tables. The recommended security setting is true.

useVectorBasemaps Boolean

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.4

When true, the organization has opted in to use the vector tile basemaps, and (a) vectorBasemapGalleryGroupQuery should be used instead of basemapGalleryGroupQuery, while (b) defaultVectorBasemap should be used instead of defaultBasemap. The fetchBasemaps() method automatically uses vectorBasemapGalleryGroupQuery.

vectorBasemapGalleryGroupQuery String

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.4

The query that defines the vector tiles basemaps that should be displayed in the BasemapGallery when useVectorBasemaps is true. The fetchBasemaps() method does this automatically.

Method Overview

Method Details

cancelLoad()

Cancels a load() operation if it is already in progress.

createClosestFacilityTask(){Promise<ClosestFacilityTask>}

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.12

A helper function that returns an instance of the portal's ClosestFacilityTask helper service.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<ClosestFacilityTask>	When resolved, returns an instance of the ClosestFacilityTask.

See also:

• helperServices

createElevationLayers(){Promise<ElevationLayer[]>}

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.12

A helper function that returns an array of ElevationsLayers derived from the Portal's Limited Error Raster Compression (LERC) elevation helper service.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<ElevationLayer[]>	When resolved, returns an array of ElevationLayers.

See also:

• helperServices

createGeometryService(){Promise<GeometryService>}

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.12

A helper function that returns an instance of the portal's GeometryService helper service.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<GeometryService>	When resolved, returns an instance of GeometryService.

See also:

• helperServices

createPrintTask(){Promise<PrintTask>}

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.12

A helper function that returns an instance of the portal's PrintTask helper service.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<PrintTask>	When resolved, returns an instance of PrintTask.

See also:

• helperServices

createRouteTask(){Promise<RouteTask>}

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.12

A helper function that returns an instance of the portal's RouteTask helper service.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<RouteTask>	When resolved, returns an instance of RouteTask.

See also:

• helperServices

createServiceAreaTask(){Promise<ServiceAreaTask>}

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.12

A helper function that returns an instance of the portal's ServiceAreaTask helper service.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<ServiceAreaTask>	When resolved, returns an instance of ServiceAreaTask.

See also:

• helperServices

fetchBasemaps(basemapGalleryGroupQuery, options){Promise<Basemap[]>}

Fetches the basemaps that are displayed in the BasemapGallery. When useVectorBasemaps is true, the basemaps will be based on vectorBasemapGalleryGroupQuery. Otherwise, it is based on basemapGalleryGroupQuery.

Parameters:

basemapGalleryGroupQuery String optional When provided, this argument is used to fetch basemaps based on input query parameters.

options Object optional An object with the following properties. Specification: signal AbortSignal optional Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<Basemap[]>	Resolves to an array of Basemap objects representing the basemaps used in the Basemap Gallery of the Portal.

Example:

portal.fetchBasemaps("title:\"Cloud Creek Basemaps\" AND owner:jsmith")
 .then(function(basemaps){
   // do something with the basemaps
 });

fetchCategorySchema(options){Promise<Object[]>}

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.8

If present, fetches the organization's category schema.

Parameters:

options Object optional An object with the following properties. Specification: signal AbortSignal optional Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<Object[]>	Resolves to an array of objects containing the following properties: Property Type Description title string The title of the category schema. categories object[] An array of objects containing a title and an array of categories.

Example:

// Fetches the category schema
portal.fetchCategorySchema().then(function(schemas){
  schemas.forEach(function(schema){
    console.log("schema: ", schema);
  });
});

fetchFeaturedGroups(options){Promise<PortalGroup[]>}

Fetches the featured groups in the Portal.

Parameters:

options Object optional An object with the following properties. Specification: signal AbortSignal optional Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<PortalGroup[]>	Resolves to an array of PortalGroup objects.

Example:

// fetch featured groups
portal.fetchFeaturedGroups().then(function(groups){
   groups.forEach(function(group){
     group.fetchMembers().then(function(members){
       console.log("member", members);
     });
   });
});

fetchRegions(options){Promise<Object[]>}

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.8

Fetches and returns the associated regions with the portal instance.

Parameters:

options Object optional An object with the following properties. Specification: signal AbortSignal optional Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<Object[]>	Resolves to an array of objects containing the following properties: Property Type Description localizedName string The localized name for the region. For example, "Australia". name string The name of the region. For example, "Australia". region string Region name. For example, "AU".

See also:

• ArcGIS REST API Documentation

getDefault(){Portal}static

A new Portal instance is created the first time this method is called. The URL from config.portalUrl is automatically used for this instance. This instance is then cached and used for any subsequent calls to this method.

Returns:

Type	Description
Portal	The Portal instance.

isFulfilled(){Boolean}

isFulfilled() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is fulfilled (either resolved or rejected). If it is fulfilled, true will be returned.

Returns:

Type	Description
Boolean	Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been fulfilled (either resolved or rejected).

isRejected(){Boolean}

isRejected() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is rejected. If it is rejected, true will be returned.

Returns:

Type	Description
Boolean	Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been rejected.

isResolved(){Boolean}

isResolved() may be used to verify if creating an instance of the class is resolved. If it is resolved, true will be returned.

Returns:

Type	Description
Boolean	Indicates whether creating an instance of the class has been resolved.

load(signal){Promise}

Loads the resources referenced by this class. This method automatically executes for a View and all of the resources it references in Map if the view is constructed with a map instance.

This method must be called by the developer when accessing a resource that will not be loaded in a View.

It's possible to provide a signal to stop being interested into a Loadable instance load status. When the signal is aborted, the instance does not stop its loading process, only cancelLoad can abort it.

Parameter:

signal AbortSignal optional Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise	Resolves when the resources have loaded.

queryGroups(queryParams, options){Promise<PortalQueryResult>}

Executes a query against the Portal to return an array of PortalGroup objects that match the input query.

Parameters:

queryParams PortalQueryParams autocast Autocasts from Object The input query parameters defined in PortalQueryParams.

options Object optional An object with the following properties. Specification: signal AbortSignal optional Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<PortalQueryResult>	When resolved, resolves to an instance of PortalQueryResult which contains a results array of PortalGroup objects representing all the groups that match the input query.

See also:

• PortalQueryResult

queryItems(queryParams, options){Promise<PortalQueryResult>}

Executes a query against the Portal to return an array of PortalItem objects that match the input query.

Parameters:

queryParams PortalQueryParams autocast Autocasts from Object The input query parameters defined in PortalQueryParams.

options Object optional An object with the following properties. Specification: signal AbortSignal optional Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<PortalQueryResult>	When resolved, resolves to an instance of PortalQueryResult which contains a results array of PortalItem objects representing all the items that match the input query.

See also:

• PortalQueryResult

Example:

// Once portal is loaded, user signed in
  portal.load().then(function() {
    console.log(portal);

    // Create query parameters for the portal search
    // This object autocasts as new PortalQueryParams()
    var queryParams = {
      query: "owner:" + portal.user.username,
      sortField: "numViews",
      sortOrder: "desc",
      num: 20
    };

    // Query the items based on the queryParams created from portal above
    portal.queryItems(queryParams).then(createGallery);
  });

queryUsers(queryParams, options){Promise<PortalQueryResult>}

Executes a query against the Portal to return an array of PortalUser objects that match the input query.

Parameters:

queryParams PortalQueryParams autocast Autocasts from Object The input query parameters defined in PortalQueryParams.

options Object optional An object with the following properties. Specification: signal AbortSignal optional Signal object that can be used to abort the asynchronous task. The returned promise will be rejected with an Error named AbortError when an abort is signaled. See also AbortController for more information on how to construct a controller that can be used to deliver abort signals.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise<PortalQueryResult>	When resolved, resolves to an instance of PortalQueryResult which contains a results array of PortalUser objects representing all the items that match the input query.

See also:

• PortalQueryResult

Example:

// Once portal is loaded, user signed in
portal.load().then(function() {
   // queryUsers
   // This object autocasts as new PortalQueryParams()
   var queryParameters = {
     query: "username:" + portal.user.username
   };

   portal.queryUsers(queryParameters).then(function(queryResults){
     queryResults.results[0].fetchFolders().then(function(folders){
       folders.forEach(function(folder){
         console.log(" user folder", folder.title);
       });
     });
   });
});

when(callback, errback){Promise}

Since: ArcGIS API for JavaScript 4.6

when() may be leveraged once an instance of the class is created. This method takes two input parameters: a callback function and an errback function. The callback executes when the instance of the class loads. The errback executes if the instance of the class fails to load.

Parameters:

callback Function optional The function to call when the promise resolves.

errback Function optional The function to execute when the promise fails.

Returns:

Type	Description
Promise	Returns a new promise for the result of callback that may be used to chain additional functions.

Example:

// Although this example uses MapView, any class instance that is a promise may use then() in the same way
var view = new MapView();
view.when(function(){
  // This function will execute once the promise is resolved
}, function(error){
  // This function will execute if the promise is rejected due to an error
});