Unable to add list of users to groups

Question

Hi, I am trying to add a list of users to a group using the Python API but can not get it to work correctly. I have tested printing out the list and that works but it wont add them to a group.

This is what I have tried:

for user in UserList: 
     TheGroup.add_users(user)

I have also tried:

for user in UserList: 
     TheGroup.add_users(user.username)

Also:

for user in UserList: 
     TheGroup.add_users(user['username'])

And finally:

for user in UserList: 
     TheGroup.add_user([user])

Would be very grateful if anyone know of a solution or what I am doing wrong.

Thank you!

MichaelKelly · Answer

Bear in mind that if the users are external to the organisation, you have to invite them as opposed to add them as they have to accept the invitation.

KatyHaddock · Answer

Thank you jyaist-esristaff‌ that is really helpful.

JohnYaist1 · Answer

Katy Haddock‌ As Seth Lewis‌ points out, the Group item's add_users method requires a Python string that is the name of a list, not a string that represents the name of a user. For the instance you describe, it sounds like you can query the gis object representing your GIS, then create a list based on the role. For instance, you could create a list of publishers and add them to a group: my_gis = GIS("portal url", "user", "password") portal_users = my_gis.search.users() list_of_users = [a_user for a_user in portal_users if a_user.role == 'org_publisher'] my_group = my_gis.groups.search("title: ") my_group.add_users(list_of_users)‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ When successful, the add_users method returns a dictionary with a notAdded key with a list of users that were not added - so an empty list is the ideal value...(Less is definitely more 😞 {notAdded: []}‍