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User Types

Overview

A critical part of planning and developing an application is understanding the types of users involved. There are four main types of users:

Admin privilegesNo Admin privileges
Traditional userAdmin or Co-Admin UserManaged User
Platform onlyService AccountApp User

What type of user does my application use?

The type of user an application is authenticated as is dependent on the type of application created, as well as the type of authentication used to create an Access Token.