topic Re: Unable to add list of users to groups in ArcGIS API for Python Questions

Unable to add list of users to groups

KatyHaddock — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 11:06:41 GMT

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!

Re: Unable to add list of users to groups

SethLewis1 — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 06:52:35 GMT

Instead of looping through your list, try passing the list directly to the add_users method.

#import modules
from arcgis import *
                 
#declare gis
gis = GIS('portal URL', 'admin user', 'password')

#declare list of users
user = ['user1', 'user2', 'user3']

#specify group for method
group = gis.groups.search('title: Group title', '')

#add user list to group with index value declared since group search returns list
group[0].add_users(user)

#confirm users were added by calling get_members method on group
group[0].get_members()‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Re: Unable to add list of users to groups

KatyHaddock — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:56:01 GMT

Thank you Seth. Unfortunately this method will not work for me as the list of users I am creating is generated based on role type and the users in the account are changing daily so I need to automate the script to run on a daily basis.

If you have any other ideas that would be great.

Thank you.

Re: Unable to add list of users to groups

JohnYaist1 — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 06:52:37 GMT

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: <title of your group>")
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: []}‍

Re: Unable to add list of users to groups

KatyHaddock — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 11:16:44 GMT

Thank you jyaist-esristaff‌ that is really helpful.

Re: Unable to add list of users to groups

MichaelKelly — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 12:06:05 GMT

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.