users

Users

Manage users in SharePoint: who has access to a site, current user info, tenant-wide search, and OneDrive details.

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Prerequisites

Requirement	Description	Reference
Read access to the site	Required to list users. Site Owner to add users.	SharePoint admin roles

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Examples

Current user

Step	Operation	File	Required role	API reference
1	Get current user	whoami.py	Any authenticated user	Users REST API
2	Get my personal site	get_my_site.py	Any authenticated user	Users REST API

List and search

Step	Operation	File	Required role	API reference
3	List site users	list_site_users.py	Read access	Users REST API
4	Search tenant users	search_tenant_users.py	Read access	Users REST API
5	Get users for a site	get_for_site.py	Read access	Users REST API

Manage and OneDrive

Step	Operation	File	Required role	API reference
6	Add user to web	add_to_web.py	Site Owner	Users REST API
7	Get OneDrive quota	get_onedrive_quota_max.py	Read access	Users REST API

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Quick start

from office365.sharepoint.client_context import ClientContext

ctx = ClientContext("https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/team").with_client_secret(
    "contoso.onmicrosoft.com", "client_id", "client_secret"
)

# Get current user
me = ctx.web.current_user.get().execute_query()
print(f"Hello, {me.title}  ({me.login_name})")

# List all site users
users = ctx.web.site_users.get().execute_query()
for u in users:
    print(f"  {u.title}  ({u.login_name})")

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API reference

• SharePoint users and groups REST API