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Legend
URL http://<mapservice-url>/legend
Parent Resource Map Service
Required Capability Map

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

New in 10.1

Resource Hierarchy

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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://servicesbeta2.esri.com/arcgis/rest/services/Census/MapServer/legend?f=pjson

Example 2:

http://servicesbeta2.esri.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":0.44150279569103434,"label":"0.170778% - 0.441503%","description":"","symbol":{"type":"esriSMS","style":"esriSMSSquare","size":10.5,"angle":23,"xoffset":-10,"yoffset":0,"color":[0,255,0,255]}},{"classMaxValue":0.96925841549663927,"label":"0.441504% - 0.969258%","description":"","symbol":{"type":"esriSMS","style":"esriSMSSquare","size":10.5,"angle":23,"xoffset":-10,"yoffset":0,"color":[0,255,128,255]}},{"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":2.9024522191624871,"label":"1.749833% - 2.902452%","description":"","symbol":{"type":"esriSMS","style":"esriSMSSquare","size":10.5,"angle":23,"xoffset":-10,"yoffset":0,"color":[0,128,255,255]}},{"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=pjson

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>",
          "values": [<maximum value1>] //In case of classBreaks renderer values will contain classMaxValue
        },
        {
          "label": "<label12>",
          "url" : "<imageUrl12>",
          "imageData" : "<base64EncodedImageData12>", 
          "contentType" : "<contentType12>",
          "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>",
          "values": ["uniqueValue1"] //In case of uniqueValue renderer values will contain ungrouped unique values.
        },
        {
          "label": "<label22>",
          "url" : "<imageUrl22>",
          "imageData" : "<base64EncodedImageData22>", 
          "contentType" : "<contentType22>",
          "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",
     "values": [
      61
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "62 - 264",
     "url": "96b1e45aea277d25d6759101c5a568f2",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAGRJREFUOI3t0cEJwDAMA0AZsp63yRjeJgO6v35iOU0oJZToKfA9rIKXUw74CehBJ6ug19Z7puIMzcAQA4DanKIMpNgI/cfKe4JiKukwpgJMrJyiDBuBNxr17ODJD+nxKjiV/cELXCYgLEwEnd4AAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "values": [
      264
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "265 - 759",
     "url": "eec6c4375388bb67e0bd976a7476bbcf",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAIdJREFUOI3d1MEJwCAMBdAEXM9tOobbdMD0YorGH2ulIjRHTR8fEhvo4wo7QAFnPAMKEdFxtl6KrIcNjEAX0tI7BMOEPcz2pViHtKCMYgYVTbl0yq/TaZUpt+zhj0FOkacGk3dx/doQTaQs0yHwbhpB7bPzQM7Nvb9N1fsEQhjdoRoZivsxqgsOTDUsDDFUxQAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "values": [
      759
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "760 - 1900",
     "url": "2b73fd7416e13da8cdec1865ca48ca1f",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABUAAAAVCAYAAACpF6WWAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAIlJREFUOI3t1cENgCAMBdDfhPXYxjHYxgHxQglWWhXKwcReCy8/aQMBdmWjR1ojWNi262aKxM0L3kOzhXHxmYKfYIk+AiUu4RZ9DWowo8NgD9YGNVUBDim5OO2ypD/6EZRSJJe1SpGAlcsPOKTllC06BbegRIdgCfbQCgO3L389L3vaoKhcHPqjDhqnRC6j0pDtAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "values": [
      1900
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "1901 - 9409",
     "url": "0f3caba8a8bff54af2f795d36fa00b64",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABoAAAAaCAYAAACpSkzOAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAKBJREFUSInt1sENgCAMBdDfhPXYxjHYxgHxVIOVFtCiF/61TV5+gISAjxIGdrMxIw8oA8C2606KxEMVtKAmwOEdC9Sg3AM0wAtWgx4hEpSYhF4jGjZy616lhNzacMpWnzdyb8PhVr+c0YIWBACgFGnKFU+RgD8eLDChFbeR0NRIyK1V2aYGuWAS0aATA/r+DAK4IRZ0LveAFtADVUFrx8oBsCBQQjt9MuwAAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "values": [
      9409
     ]
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "layerId": 1,
   "layerName": "Census Block Group",
   "layerType": "Feature Layer",
   "minScale": 1000000,
   "maxScale": 0,
   "legend": [
    {
     "label": "",
     "url": "9f9da73612bae8cabdfccb9dc9ebb5ec",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADpJREFUOI1jYaAyYKGZgU1NTf8pNayuro6RBV2AXMNgDqKdl0cNHDVw1MBRA3EaSEmZCCv6WNAFKAUAXT0NzOV1EscAAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "layerId": 2,
   "layerName": "Detailed Counties",
   "layerType": "Feature Layer",
   "minScale": 0,
   "maxScale": 0,
   "legend": [
    {
     "label": "",
     "url": "98fb6d62c20377d8d861e56ede28766f",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADZJREFUOI1jYaAyYKGlgf+pYB4jugsZKTDsPwMDjb08auCogaMGjhqI00BKykRGdAMpKQvhAABd0QNSDPGCHwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==",
     "contentType": "image/png"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "layerId": 3,
   "layerName": "states",
   "layerType": "Feature Layer",
   "minScale": 0,
   "maxScale": 0,
   "legend": [
    {
     "label": "",
     "url": "bb835639802a7005b5d50553e8a13dce",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADdJREFUOI1jYaAyYIHS/6lkHiMLYTWkAXQDGck0B+5Dmrtw1MBRA0cNHB4GUlwu0syF5JaDGAAABzUDUfxbIJcAAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png"
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}

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://servicesbeta2.esri.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Census_MapServer/_ags_legend_be1f0e6f9480468a9d7e7b6f43f9dbe3.png",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAHZJREFUOI2108sOgCAMRNFpwv//cl0oCdTaB62zNZ5cAw40b6TfYDAAgEA1cELObNBCGKxV6mCwRtsOZiGlclSL5PKnLCcqb5BAXZX1wk+wUrl89o+F1T2VO9hwOD2Fr2sjH0Yrw//yAWSDWqWB+OAB5INJaO4CLn4gU6oOM3wAAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "values": [
      0.44150279569103434
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "0.441504% - 0.969258%",
     "url": "http://servicesbeta2.esri.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Census_MapServer/_ags_legend_b78cba0cf8ee4f2499b01018e7f43f09.png",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAHdJREFUOI2100sOgDAIRVFIunB2jgPbxCLyKfimxpNrWgc0b6TfYGIAAEDCGrggZzZoIUysVepgsEbbDmYhpXJUi+TypywnKm8QCbsq64WfYKXy8dk/FlY3K3ew4XB6Cl/XRj6MVob/5QPIBrVKA/HBA8gHk9DaBR97MNOpuBjQAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "values": [
      0.96925841549663927
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "0.969259% - 1.749832%",
     "url": "http://servicesbeta2.esri.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Census_MapServer/_ags_legend_63250b4a6f8d4c99aae77d4ca275501b.png",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAHZJREFUOI2108sOgCAMRNFpwv//cl0oCdTaB62zNZ5cAw40b6TfYGYAABHVwAk5s0ELYWatUgeDNdp2MAsplaNaJJc/ZTlReYNE1FVZL/wEK5XLZ/9YWN1TuYMNh9NT+Lo28mG0MvwvH0A2qFUaiA8eQD6YhOYuvaAwVEoxj/0AAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "values": [
      1.7498315560693791
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "1.749833% - 2.902452%",
     "url": "http://servicesbeta2.esri.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Census_MapServer/_ags_legend_28618eb5d5ed444c8159679a43cf0f7e.png",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAHZJREFUOI21k0sOwCAIBUvCwb05XVSTllI+PjobF8bJGJSPZrh8YohcKxEmXKIAX+hJhohVaQuTNRZPYVVkVDJapKlPWaMqZyFRVyVe+ClEKm/X/rEQZVaqd4gPp6fw9Wz0ZrYy/Zc3RL7QqnQksXBDFAuLosUJH/ow03WzBn8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "values": [
      2.9024522191624871
     ]
    },
    {
     "label": "2.902453% - 12.235569%",
     "url": "http://servicesbeta2.esri.com/arcgis/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/Census_MapServer/_ags_legend_a3e7573e466c4249a41bc34d34de059e.png",
     "imageData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAUCAYAAACNiR0NAAAAAXNSR0IB2cksfwAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAHRJREFUOI2100EOgCAMRFGb9P5XrgskhNJCy9TZuDC+fIPyUzzOPyLSrkQg2KH9DuAOEbEqHTBWY02BWWitZLRI7+KU9ebKDySqqiwodEGkcrz2n4XoWqUC8cMpKlw+G30zWhn+l/PQAbQqfSQA5qEAmIP6Xh59IFML5CgnAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC",
     "contentType": "image/png",
     "values": [
      12.235568653358957
     ]
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}