- URL:https://<system-url>/handlers
 - Child Resources:Rest, SOAP
 - Required Capability:Default administrator role | All authorized privileges
 - Version Introduced:10.1
 
Description
A handler exposes the GIS capabilities of ArcGIS Server through a specific interface/API. There are two types of handlers currently available in the server:
- Rest—Exposes the REST-ful API
 - Soap—Exposes the SOAP API
 
The Rest Handler resource exposes some of the administrative operations on the REST handler such as clearing the cache.
Request parameters
| Parameter | Details | 
|---|---|
| f |                    The response format. The default response format is html. Values: html | json| pjson  |               
Example usage
Below is a sample request URL for the handlers resource:
https://machine.domain.com/webadaptor/admin/system/handlers?f=jsonJSON Response example
{
  "resources": ["rest"]
}