What can you add to ArcGIS Online?

If you have privileges to create content, you can add many types of content as items to ArcGIS Online. You can add many item types by clicking Content > My Content > New item. When you add a layer from a file in Map Viewer, an item is also created for it. Supported item types are listed below in Items you add to ArcGIS Online.

Other types of items, such as a web map item, are automatically added to ArcGIS Online when you create and save them through a related app or workflow—for example, creating a map in Map Viewer or in Map Viewer Classic.

You can upload files up to 500 GB to My Content through a web browser.

Items you add to ArcGIS Online

The following table lists the types of files and URLs you can add through New item. All of the items in this table can be added by clicking Content > My Content > New item. A subset of items can be added in Map Viewer when you add a file as a layer or add a layer from a URL. These are noted below.

Item type	Description
3D tiles package (.3tz)	A compressed tile set that defines integrated mesh or 3D object type data in a hierarchical data structure.
360 VR Experience (.3vr)	A 360-degree virtual reality experience that allows you to explore a set of connected, geolocated panoramic 3D visualizations or photos.
Apache Parquet (.parquet)	A highly compressed column-oriented tabular, nonspatial storage and sharing format (.parquet file).
AppBuilder widget package (.zip)*	The AppBuilder widget package item type is a custom widget compressed in a .zip file. Note: This item type can only be created and owned by organization administrators.
Application (URL)	An app other than a web mapping app, mobile app, or desktop app.
ArcGIS Desktop add-in (.esriaddin)	An ArcGIS Desktop add-in file (.esriaddin), which allows you to share a Python add-in.
ArcGIS Explorer add-in (.eaz)	An ArcGIS Explorer add-in file (.eaz) to add functionality. Legacy: ArcGIS Explorer was retired in January 2018.
ArcGIS Explorer application configuration (.ncfg)	Stores configuration information in an .ncfg file to alter the appearance and behavior of ArcGIS Explorer. Legacy: ArcGIS Explorer was retired in January 2018.
ArcGIS Explorer document (.nmf)	An ArcGIS Explorer map document (.nmf file). Legacy: ArcGIS Explorer was retired in January 2018.
ArcGIS Explorer layer (.nmc)	An ArcGIS Explorer layer file (.nmc).
ArcGIS for Windows Mobile package (.wmpk)	An ArcGIS for Windows Mobile package represents a map that can be opened in the ArcGIS for Windows Mobile app. Legacy: ArcGIS for Windows Mobile software was retired in July 2017.
ArcGIS Pro add-in (.esriaddinx)	An ArcGIS Pro add-in file (.esriaddinx).
ArcGIS Pro configuration (.proconfigX)	A configuration file (.proconfigX) contains customizations of ArcGIS Pro, including a custom splash screen and startup page as well as tools, dock panes, and menus.
ArcGlobe document (.3dd)	A 3D document file (.3dd) that is created when you save an ArcGlobe document.
ArcMap document (.mxd)	Stores an ArcMap map and its properties. Created when you save a map in ArcMap.
ArcPad package (.zip)	An ArcPad package file (.zip) generated in ArcPad Data Manager. Legacy: ArcPad software was retired in December 2021.
ArcReader document (.pmf)	An ArcReader published map file document (.pmf).
ArcScene document (.sxd)	A 3D document file (.sxd) created in ArcScene.
Code sample (.zip)	A code sample file or set of files compressed in a .zip file.
Comma-separated values (CSV) collection (.zip)	Multiple comma-separated values (CSV) files compressed in a .zip file. Each CSV file is equivalent to one layer.
Comma-separated values (CSV) file (.csv)	A text file of data values separated by commas (.csv). An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) drawing (.zip)	A CAD drawing compressed to a single .zip file.
Deep learning package (.zip or .dlpk)	A deep learning model package (.dlpk file) is generated using the Train Deep Learning Model geoprocessing tool in ArcGIS Pro or Deep Learning Studio. Deep learning model package files can be used as input to geoprocessing tools or analysis tools in web maps. You can also place a .dlpk file in a .zip file.
Desktop application (.zip)	The installation files for a desktop application, compressed in a .zip file.
Desktop application template (.zip)	The desktop application template (.zip file) includes either a desktop add-in or a toolbar.exe file.
Desktop style (.stylx)	An ArcGIS Pro style file (.stylx).
Document link (URL to online document)*	A link to a document resource on the web.
Earth configuration (.xml)*	This item is used to create custom settings in ArcGIS Earth. An Earth configuration file is saved as an .xml file.
Esri classifier definition (.ecd)	The Esri Classifier Definition item type is a JSON file with an .ecd extension that contains attribute information, statistics, and other information for classification and regression models for raster analysis and training tools.
Feature service (URL)	An ArcGIS Server feature service. An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
File geodatabase (.zip)	A file geodatabase compressed in a .zip file. Because multiple files compose a file geodatabase, you must compress all the files in a .zip file to add a file geodatabase to ArcGIS Online. An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
Geocode service (URL)	An ArcGIS Server geocode service.
Geodata service (URL)	An ArcGIS Server geodata service.
GeoJSON (URL)	A URL link to import a GeoJSON file from the web. An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
GeoJSON file (.geojson or .json)	An open standard geospatial data interchange format that represents simple geographic features and their nonspatial attributes. GeoJSON is a format for encoding a variety of geographic data structures based on the JSON format. An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
Geometry service (URL)	An ArcGIS Server geometry service.
Geoprocessing package (.gpk or .gpkx)	An ArcGIS geoprocessing package file (.gpk or .gpkx).
Geoprocessing sample (.zip)	A collection of toolboxes, scripts, models, data, and supplemental files used to run geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS.
Geoprocessing service (URL)	An ArcGIS Server geoprocessing service.
Globe service (URL)	An ArcGIS Server globe service. Legacy: Support for globe services ended at ArcGIS Enterprise 10.5.
GML (.zip)*	The Geography Markup Language (GML) file (.zip) is an XML grammar defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) for expressing geographical features, serving as both a modeling language and an interchange format.
Image collection (.zip)**	A portable file containing one or more images that can be published as an image service for imagery visualization and analysis or a feature service. Note: It is recommended that you publish an image collection as a hosted imagery layer when adding the image collection to ArcGIS Online.
Image file (.gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif, or .tiff)*	An imagery file (.gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif, or .tiff). These files can be used as a source for image services and imagery layers.
Image service (URL)	An ArcGIS Server image service. An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
Insights workbook package (.insightswbk)*	An ArcGIS Insights workbook package is an exportable file (.insightswbk) containing all aspects of an Insights workbook. All pages, data, models, and themes are included in the package exactly as they appear in the original workbook. The workbook package file can be distributed and imported to other Insights deployments.
iWork Keynote (.key)*	An iWork Keynote file (.key).
iWork Numbers (.numbers)*	An iWork Numbers file (.numbers).
iWork Pages (.pages)*	An iWork Pages file (.pages).
Jupyter Notebook (.ipynb)*	A Python Jupyter Notebook file (.ipynb) stored in JSON plain text format.
Keyhole markup language (KML) collection (.zip)	A .zip file containing a collection of keyhole markup language (KML) or keyhole markup language zipped (KMZ) files. Each file is equivalent to one layer.
Keyhole markup language (KML) file (.kml, .kmz)	A keyhole markup language (KML) file (.kml or .kmz) or KML network link. An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
Layer (.lyrx)	An ArcGIS Pro layer file (.lyrx).
Layer file (.lyr)	An ArcGIS Desktop layer file (.lyr).
Layer package (.lpk or .lpkx)	An ArcGIS Desktop layer package (.lpk) or ArcGIS Pro layer package (.lpkx) file.
Layout (.pagx)	An ArcGIS Pro layout file (.pagx).
Locator package (.gcpk)	An ArcGIS Desktop locator package file (.gcpk).
Map package (.mpk)	An ArcMap map package (.mpk file). A Pro map (.mpkx) is also referred to as a map package.
Map service (URL)	An ArcGIS Server map service. An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
Map service definition (MSD) (.msd)	A file (.msd) that contains the information required to publish a map web service from a map created in ArcGIS Desktop. Legacy: The .msd format was replaced by service definition draft (.sddraft) and service definition (.sd) files with the release of ArcGIS Server 10.1.
Map template (.zip)	A map template is a compressed file (.zip) created in ArcMap. It contains documentation, a map, and a geodatabase folder.
Microsoft Excel document (.xls or .xlsx)*	A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file (.xls or .xlsx). An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
Microsoft PowerPoint document (.ppt or .pptx)*	A Microsoft PowerPoint document file (.ppt or .pptx).
Microsoft Visio document (.vsd)*	A Microsoft Visio document diagram file (.vsd).
Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx)*	A Microsoft Word document file (.doc or .docx).
Mobile application (URL)	The URL to the download location for a mobile app.
Mobile basemap package (.bpk)	An ArcGIS mobile basemap package (.bpk file).
Mobile map package (.mmpk)	An ArcGIS mobile map package (.mmpk file).
Mobile scene package (.mspk)	A mobile scene package (.mspk file).
Network analysis service (URL)	An ArcGIS Server network analysis service. Note: Beginning with ArcGIS Enterprise 11.0, network analysis services are routing services.
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Features	An Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Feature Service.
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) GeoPackage (.gpkg)	An SQLite-based data file, compliant with the OGC GeoPackage specification, containing both vector geospatial features and tile matrix sets. An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Feature Service (WFS) (URL)	An OGC Web Feature Service . An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Map Service (WMS) (URL)	An OGC Web Map Service. An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Map Tile Service (WMTS) (URL)	An OGC Web Map Tile Service. An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
Photos with locations (.zip)**	Geotagged photos that contain EXIF location information compressed in a .zip file.
Portable Document Format (PDF) (.pdf)*	A Portable Document Format file (.pdf).
Pro map (.mapx)	An ArcGIS Pro map file (.mapx). A Pro map is also referred to as a map package.
Pro report (.rptx)*	An ArcGIS Pro report definition file (.rptx).
Pro report template (.rptt)	An ArcGIS Pro report template file (.rptt).
Project package (.ppkx)	An ArcGIS Pro project package file (.ppkx).
Project template (.aptx)	An ArcGIS Pro project template file (.aptx).
Raster function template (.rft.xml or .rft.json)	An ArcGIS raster function template.
Rule package (.rpk)	An ArcScene or ArcGIS CityEngine rule package file (.rpk).
Scene layer package (.spk or .slpk)	A compressed cache file (.spk or .slpk) containing a building, multipatch, point, point cloud, or voxel dataset .
Scene service (URL)	Cached web layers (scene layers) that are optimized for displaying a large amount of 3D data and can be viewed in ArcGIS clients such as Scene Viewer, ArcGIS Earth, and ArcGIS Pro.
Service definition (SD) (.sd)	A file (.sd) that contains the information required to publish a geospatial web service. An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
Shapefile (.zip)	A shapefile is a set of related files for storing the location, shape, attributes, and projection of vector geographic features. Because a shapefile consists of multiple files, you must compress the files in a .zip file to add them to ArcGIS Online. An item is also created when added as a layer in Map Viewer.
Stream service (URL)	An ArcGIS Server stream service.
Survey123 add-in (beta) (.surveyaddin)*	An ArcGIS Survey123 add-in file (.surveyaddin) used to alter Survey123 functionality.
Tile package (.tpk or .tpkx)	An archive of cache map tiles. A .tpkx file is also called a compact tile package
Vector tile package (.vtpk)	A collection of vector tiles and style resources contained in a .vtpk file.
Web mapping application (URL)	The URL to access a web mapping app.
Workflow Manager package (.wpk)	An ArcGIS Workflow Manager (Classic) package file (.wpk).
Workflow Manager service (URL)	An ArcGIS Workflow Manager service, which represents a workflow item.

*You must have an organizational account to add this item.

**Once uploaded, photos with locations are stored as an image collection item.

Items you create in ArcGIS Online

Some item types are automatically added to My Content when you create and save them through a related app or workflow, but they can't be added through New item. For example, a web map item is created through Map Viewer, Map Viewer Classic, or ArcGIS Pro, and a web scene item is created through Scene Viewer or ArcGIS Pro.

The following table shows the types of items that are added to ArcGIS Online automatically when you create and save them:

Item type	Notes
Administrative report*	Created from Organization > Status > Reports.
AllSource project file (.asrx)	Created in ArcGIS AllSource
Big data analytic*	Created in ArcGIS Velocity.
Color set	Created in ArcGIS Pro and ArcMap.
Dashboard	Created in the following ways: Create from Content > My Content > Create app. Create in ArcGIS Dashboards.
Data store	Created in the ArcGIS Data Pipelines editor.
Discussion*	Created in ArcGIS Hub.
Elevation layer	Created through the following steps: Create a tile package in ArcGIS Pro. Publish the tile package to ArcGIS Online. Publish a hosted elevation layer from the tile package in ArcGIS Online.
Feature collection	Created in the following ways: Export from a hosted feature layer. Add .csv files, shapefiles, or map notes to a map in Map Viewer Classic and save as a feature collection using Save Layer.
Feature collection template	Created in ArcGIS Pro and ArcMap.
Feature layer	Created in the following ways: Create from Content > My Content > New item. Publish from a file or feature collection. Create from another hosted feature layer or a template. Author and publish from ArcGIS Pro or ArcMap.
Feed*	Created in ArcGIS Velocity.
Form	Created in ArcGIS Survey123.
GeoBIM project*	Created from Content > My Content > Create app.
Group layer	Created and saved as an item in Map Viewer.
Hub event*	Created in ArcGIS Hub.
Hub initiative*	Created in ArcGIS Hub.
Hub initiative template*	Created in ArcGIS Hub.
Hub page*	Created in ArcGIS Hub.
Hub project*	Created in ArcGIS Hub.
Hub site application	Created in the following ways: Create from Content > My Content > Create app. Create in ArcGIS Hub.
Imagery layer	Created in the following ways: Create from Content > My Content > New item. Author and publish from ArcGIS Pro.
Insights model (URL)	Created in ArcGIS Insights.
Insights report (URL)	Created in ArcGIS Insights.
Insights theme (URL)*	Created in ArcGIS Insights.
Insights workbook (URL)	Created in ArcGIS Insights.
Locator (view)	Created from Content > My Content > New item.
Map image layer	Created in ArcGIS Pro and ArcMap and published to ArcGIS Online.
Media layer	Created and saved as an item in Map Viewer.
Native application	Created in ArcGIS AppStudio.
Native application installer	Created in ArcGIS AppStudio.
Notebook*	Created from Content > My Content > New item or from the ArcGIS Notebooks home page.
Oriented imagery catalog	Created in ArcGIS Pro.
QuickCapture project*	Created in ArcGIS QuickCapture designer.
Real time analytic*	Created in ArcGIS Velocity.
Relational database connection (URL)	Created in ArcGIS Pro and ArcMap.
Report template	Created in ArcGIS Business Analyst.
Route layer	Created in the following ways: Save the layer resulting from running an analysis tool such as Plan Routes. Save the layer created after getting directions in Map Viewer Classic.
Scene layer	Created by publishing from a hosted feature layer or from a scene layer package in ArcGIS Pro.
Statistical data collection	Created in ArcGIS Business Analyst.
Solution*	Created by Esri.
StoryMap	Created from Content > My Content > Create app.
StoryMap theme*	Created in ArcGIS StoryMaps.
Symbol set	Created in ArcMap.
Table	Created in any software that supports the creation of tabular data such as spreadsheets.
Tile layer	Created in the following ways: Create from Content > My Content > New item. Publish from a hosted feature layer or file. Author and publish from ArcGIS Pro or ArcMap.
Urban model*	Created from Content > My Content > Create app.
Vector tile layer	Created in the following ways: Publish from a hosted feature layer. Author and publish from ArcGIS Pro or ArcMap.
Web experience	Created in the following ways: Create from Content > My Content > Create app. Create in ArcGIS Experience Builder.
Web experience template*	Created in ArcGIS Experience Builder.
Web map	Created in Map Viewer, Map Viewer Classic, or ArcGIS Pro.
Web mapping application	Created in the following ways: Create from Content > My Content > Create app. Create in ArcGIS Configurable Apps, ArcGIS Instant Apps, and ArcGIS Web AppBuilder.
Web scene	Created in Scene Viewer or ArcGIS Pro.
Workforce project	Created in ArcGIS Workforce.

*You must have an organizational account to use this item.