- URL:
 - https://<root>/services/properties
 - Methods:
 GET- Version Introduced:
 - 10.9
 
Description
The properties  resource returns the default settings for newly published services. Currently, the only supported property is prefer . The prefer  property controls whether new, compatible services published from ArcGIS Pro will use shared or dedicated instances. This property can be modified using the update  operation.
Request parameters
| Parameter | Details | 
|---|---|
  | The response format. The default format is  Values:   | 
Response properties
| Parameter | Details | 
|---|---|
  | A JSON object that describes each property to be set. Currently, the only supported property is   | 
Example usage
The following is a sample request URL used to access the properties  resource:
https://organization.domain.com/context/admin/services/properties?f=pjsonJSON Response example
{"preferSharedInstances": true}