Loading Esri Feature Layers in QGIS

This guide will run through how to add a publicly accessible Esri Feature Layer to a QGIS project, using the layer below as an example.

ArcGIS item page: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=09173a4364cc4636928833b71cfb7021

Adding layer to QGIS using Service URL

In the QGIS main menu, navigate to Layer > Add Layer > Add ArcGIS REST Server Layer...

Under Server Connections, click New. This will bring up a dialogue box.

Type in a suitable name for, and copy and paste the Server URL which can be found at the bottom right of the ArcGIS item page. For the example layer, the service URL is:

https://services7.arcgis.com/tPxy1hrFDhJfZ0Mf/arcgis/rest/services/Medium_resolution_vector_polylines_of_the_Antarctic_coastline/FeatureServer

Leave everything else as default and click OK.

You will then return to the previous dialogue box. Here, click Connect, then select the layer and click Add. This will load the layer into the QGIS Project.