Content items, search results, and groups can be accessed directly by a URL. This means you can link to a details page, map, list of search results, or group by copying and pasting the URL that appears in the address bar of your web browser, for example, https://webadaptorhost.domain.com/webadaptorname/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=35c2e978623849a098acd04f9dfbfb4d. Using direct URLs allows you to promote items in your portal through email and your organization's website.
Link to the item page
- Click the name of the item you want to link to.
The item page opens.
- Copy the URL that appears in the web browser address bar and paste the URL into an email or website.
Note:
If enabled by your administrator, you can use the Short URL button 
in the Details section of your item page to share a URL. A short URL for the page is generated, which you can Copy and share. You may not see this option, depending on your sharing privileges and how your administrator has configured your portal website.
Link to search results
- Use search to display a list of results.
- Copy the URL that appears in the web browser address bar and paste the URL into an email or website.
- Follow the steps below to manually create a URL of search results.
- Start with your portal's website; the URL will be formatted https://webadaptorhost.domain.com/webadaptorname. For example, if the machine hosting your Web Adaptor is named wa with the domain myorg.net and your Web Adaptor is named gis, the URL is https://wa.myorg.net/gis.
- Add a reference to the path of the file: /home/search.html?.
- Add your query and query type as q=<search string>&t=<content or group> (for example, q=streets&t=content).
- Add &content=all if you want the search results to include ArcGIS files such as layer packages.
In this example, your complete URL is https://wa.myorg.net/gis/home/search.html?q=streets&t=content&content=all.
Link to a group
Note:
You may not see all of these link options, depending on your sharing privileges and how your administrator has configured your portal website.
- Open a group page.
- On the Overview tab, click Share and use the provided short URL to share the group through email, instant message, and so on. You can also use the provided buttons to post the group to your Facebook and Twitter accounts, embed the group, and make a gallery app.
- You can also copy the URL that appears in the web browser address bar and paste it into an email or website.
- Alternatively, you can manually create a URL to the group.
- Start with your portal's website; the URL will be formatted https://webadaptorhost.domain.com/webadaptorname. For example, if the machine hosting your Web Adaptor is named wa with the domain myorg.net and your Web Adaptor is named gis, the URL is https://wa.myorg.net/gis.
- Add a reference to the path of the file: /home/group.html?.
- Add the ID of the group: id=<ID of the group> (for example, id=29a90c74425e467d8379a6de3c5aaee0). Alternatively, you can add the owner and group name: owner=<owner name>&title=<group name> (for example, owner=ArcGISTeamLocalGov&title=ArcGIS for Local Government).
Tip:
To get the group ID, open the group and copy the id=<ID of the group> part of the URL that appears in the web browser address bar.
- Add &content=all if the group contains ArcGIS files. This option will show ArcGIS files shared to the group.
In this example, your complete group page URL is https://wa.myorg.net/gis/home/group.html?id=29a90c74425e467d8379a6de3c5aaee0&content=all or https://wa.myorg.net/gis/home/group.html?owner=ArcGISTeamLocalGov&title=ArcGIS for Local Government&content=all.
Link to a map
Note:
You may not see all of these link options, depending on your sharing privileges and how your administrator has configured your portal website.
- Open a map in Map Viewer.
- Click Share and use the provided short link to share the map through email, instant message, and so on. You can also use the provided buttons to post your map to your Facebook and Twitter accounts, embed your map, and make an application.
- Alternatively, you can copy the URL that appears in the web browser address bar and paste it into an email or website.
Link to a scene
Note:
You may not see all of these link options, depending on your sharing privileges and how your administrator has configured your portal website.
- Open a scene in Scene Viewer.
- Click Share and use the provided short link to share the scene through email, instant message, and so on. You can also use the provided buttons to post your scene to your Facebook and Twitter accounts or embed your scene.
- Alternatively, you can copy the URL that appears in the web browser address bar and paste it into an email or website.