---
title: "system.user.getUsers"
description: "Retrieves the list of users in a specific user source."
---

# system.user.getUsers

> Retrieves the list of users in a specific user source.

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
Retrieves the list of users in a specific user source. The "User" objects that are returned contain all of the information about that user, except for the user's password.

## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](ignition-modules\vision\vision-project-properties\vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.user.getUsers(userSource)`

### Parameters
Type | Parameter | Description 
------- | ------- | ------
String | `userSource` | The name of the user source to find the users in.

### Returns
**List** - A List of [User](appendix\reference-pages\scripting-object-reference\scripting-object-reference.md#users) objects.
### Scope
Gateway, Vision Client, Perspective Session

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1"
# This example will print the first and last name of all users, using the default datasource:
  
users = system.user.getUsers("")
for user in users:
    print user.get(user.FirstName) + " " + user.get(user.LastName)
```