topic Re: Updated list of user types from gis.users.license_types in ArcGIS API for Python Questions

Updated list of user types from gis.users.license_types

AaronKoelker — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:25:41 GMT

I'm writing a script where I'd like to know all the potential user types provided by gis.users.license_types. The example list in the documentation is out of date, and doesn't include the newer types like Professional and Professional Plus (instead, it still shows Professional Basic/Standard/Advanced, Storyteller, etc. which were all retired).

The org I'm working with doesn't have licenses for all possible types yet (so I can't see what the ids would look like if they were to get them in the future.

Can anyone help me out? I believe the new list would look something like the one below, but want to confirm:

['creatorUT',
 'editorUT',
 'fieldWorkerUT',
 'GISProfessional'(?),
 'GISProfessionalPlus'(?),
 'IndoorsUserUT',
 'liteUT',
 'viewerUT']

Re: Updated list of user types from gis.users.license_types

AaronKoelker — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:14:16 GMT

After posting this, realized we did have access to those account types, just had to create new accounts that used them. For anyone else who stumbles across this, I believe the new list includes what's below. There may be others missing , though. Would like to see a full list in that documentation.

['creatorUT',
 'editorUT',
 'fieldWorkerUT',
 'GISProfessionalStdUT',
 'GISProfessionalAdvUT',
 'IndoorsUserUT',
 'liteTemporaryUT',
 'standardTemporaryUT,
 'viewerUT']

GISProfessionalStdUT seems to have been repurposed for Professional, and GISProfessionalAdvUT for Professional Plus. I'm guessing the two Temporary account types are for accounts that were created but are still waiting on the user to accept the invite? But unsure on Lite vs Standard. editorUT and fieldworkerUT are for Contributer and Mobile Worker, respectively.

Re: Updated list of user types from gis.users.license_types

PeterKnoop — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:28:12 GMT

@AaronKoelker you can find the full list of available user types for your organization, including counts by examining:

gis.properties.subscriptionInfo.userLicenseTypes

It is not a definitive list of all possible User Types though. Only the ones available to you in your subscription, including ones that have not been assigned to any account yet. I too would like to see the documentation updated (and kept up-to-date) with an authoritative list of all possible User Types.

Re: Updated list of user types from gis.users.license_types

AaronKoelker — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:47:38 GMT

Thank you @PeterKnoop , that's good to know. But yes would be great if Esri had a complete list somewhere. For example we have the odd Indoors user type, but most probably don't have that in their subscription. Or would be nice to get definitive info on how Lite (Temporary) and Standard (Temporary) differ.

Edit: gis.properties.subscriptionInfo.userLicenseTypes isn't being recognized and I don't see it in the API documentation. And digging around I found subscription_information, but it sounds like that only works for ArcGIS Online, not an Enterprise Portal. I didn't specify Enterprise vs AGO as I thought it would be the same in the API, but apparently not.