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title: "WFS interface"
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# WFS interface

KeyCom can use and display external WFS service data through the WFS interface.

## WFS Service

- **Url**: address of the WFS service, such as. http://myserver.com/geoserver/service/wfs
- **Version**: WFS protocol version. The current recommendation is WFS v_1.1_.
- **Capabilities xml**: collection of WFS features in XML format. This must be compiled manually by combining the service address and a search string, for example, http://myserver.com/geoserver/service/wfs?SERVICE=WFS&VERSION=1.1.0&REQUEST=GetCapabilities.
- **Options**: Currently, an empty JSON collection: {}.

## WFS Resource

- **Name**: a user-friendly name for the WFS meta resource.
- **Form**: A description for the form fields (see the [Defining the WFS resource form](/docs/wfs-interface-3-1-1-1-1-1-5#_WFS-resurssin_lomakkeen_m%C3%A4%C3%A4ritt%C3%A4min) chapter).
- **Options**: options related to searching and displaying WFS data:
  - id_attr: name of the id field.
  - geometry_attr: name of the geometry attribute field.
  - item_label_format: label format according to Python’s format specification.
  - attributes: list of the fields to be retrieved. May include localisation.
- **Service**: The WFS service being used (see the [WFS](/docs/wfs-interface-3-1-1-1-1-1-5#_WFS-Service) service chapter).
- **Typename**: field name offered by the selected WFS service.
- **Description xml**: a description of WFS features in XML format. This must be compiled manually by combining the service address and a search string, for example,http://myserver.com/geoserver/service/wfs?SERVICE=wfs&VERSION=1.1.0&REQUEST=describefeaturetype&TYPENAME=typename  
Note that the TYPENAME parameter must be the same as the Typename defined above.
- **ID**:

### Defining the WFS resource form

The form must be defined in JSON format.

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