Supported content

You can add a content item to a catalog or layout if the item type is supported in ArcGIS Hub This includes any ArcGIS Online item type. Hub shows standard metadata on the about view (/about) for items it cannot display on the explore view (/explore). Find descriptions of each item type, including legacy and retired items. Legacy and retired item types have been removed from this page.

Collections of item types

ArcGIS Hub supports the following ArcGIS Online item types. They are organized into collections that can be used to narrow content searches:

Data
  • Comma-separated values (CSV) collection (.zip)
  • Comma-separated values (CSV) file (.csv)
  • Feature service (URL)
  • Feature collection
  • File geodatabase (.zip)
  • Geoprocessing sample (.zip)
  • GeoJSON file (.geojson or .json)
  • Image collection (.zip)
  • Image service (URL)
  • Keyhole markup language (KML) collection (.zip)
  • Keyhole markup language (KML) file (.kml or .kmz) (.zip)
  • Layer (.lyr)
  • Layer package (.lpk or .lpkx)
  • Map service definition (MSD) (.msd)
  • Network analysis service (URL)
  • Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Map Feature Service (WFS) (URL)
  • Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Web Map Service (WMS) (URL)
  • Project template (.aptx)
  • Project package (.ppkx)
  • Raster function template (.rft.xml or .rft.json)
  • Rule package (.rpk)
  • Scene layer
  • Scene layer package (.spk or .slpk)
  • Shapefile (.zip)
  • Stream service (URL)
  • Sqlite geodatabase
  • Vector tile package (.vtpk)
Documents
  • Document link (URL to online document)
  • Image file (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, tif, or .tiff)
  • iWork Keynote (.key)
  • iWork Numbers (.numbers)
  • iWork Pages (.pages)
  • Microsoft Excel (.xls or .xlsx)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt or .pptx)
  • Microsoft Visio (.vsd)
  • Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx)
  • Page (if not in page tree)
  • Portable Document Format (.pdf)
Apps and maps
  • Application (URL)
  • 360 VR experience (.3vr)
  • Computer-Aided Design (CAD) drawing (.zip)
  • Dashboard
  • Desktop application (.zip)
  • Desktop application template (.zip)
  • Insights workbook package (.insightswbk)
  • Map package (.mpk)
  • Map template (.zip)
  • Map service (URL)
  • Scene service (URL)
  • StoryMap story
  • Web experience
  • Urban model
  • Vector tile service
  • Web mapping application
  • Web scene

Families by item types

Supported items are organized into non-configurable families. The preview page (/about or /explore) that opens when viewing an item in ArcGIS Hub is determined by its content family. The following table shows which preview page opens by default for a given item type.

Family Preview pageItem type

Apps

/apps/:id/about
  • Application
  • Insights workbook
/apps/:id/explore
  • Dashboard
  • Insights page
  • StoryMap story
  • Urban model
  • Web scene

Data

/datasets/:id/about
  • CSV (if non-proxied)
  • Feature collection
  • Feature service (multi-layer)
  • File geodatabase
  • KML collection
  • Scene layer
  • Shapefile
/datasets/:id/explore
  • CSV (proxied only)
  • Feature service (child layer)
  • Image service
  • KML
  • Map service (child layer)

Documents

/documents/:id/about
  • Document Link (if embed disabled)
  • Page (if not in page tree)
  • Image
  • iWork Keynote
  • iWork Numbers
  • iWork Pages
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Microsoft Word
/documents/:id/explore
  • Document Link (if embed enabled)
  • PDF (PDFs added after Feb. 28, 2024 will download by default and cannot be viewed online due to a security upgrade.)

Feedback

/feedback/surveys/:id/about

Form

/feedback/surveys/:id/explore

n/a

/feedback/surveys/:id/results/explore

n/a

Maps

/maps/:id/about
  • Scene service
/maps/:id/explore
  • Map image layer
  • Map service
  • Stream service
  • Vector tile service
  • Web map
  • Web scene
  • WMS
  • WMTS

Templates

/templates/:id/about

Solution (template)

initiatives/templates/:id/about

Hub site template

Content

All remaining supported item types