# Stop Free Users - Identify license type

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/stop-free-users-identify-license-type/144646>\
**Category:** Zoom Apps\
**Created:** [July 8, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/stop-free-users-identify-license-type/144646 "2026-07-08T13:47:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![expertswho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/expertswho/32/60945_2.png) [@expertswho](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/expertswho)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/stop-free-users-identify-license-type/144646/1 "2026-07-08T13:47:31Z")

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I would like to limit my app to certain groups of users, I might even change the way it works depending on the licence purchased.  
I certianly want to know if it is a Paid user or free

Could I find out what licence type a user is, without making this a big data protection issue.  
I want to limit the product away from Free or guest  
As only paid accounts have the ability to save data

I would want to treat Corporate account differnetly beucase they would expect more central control and that could change the way poeple use my product and then I would want to Dashboard them more helpfully

all the best

John

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**Author:** ![MultiplayerSession](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/multiplayersession/32/66446_2.png) [@MultiplayerSession](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/MultiplayerSession)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 2:00pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/stop-free-users-identify-license-type/144646/2 "2026-07-24T14:00:38Z")

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Does the [Get a user](https://developers.zoom.us/docs/api/users/#tag/users/get/users/%7BuserId%7D) `type` value give you enough information regarding them being a licensed user? I’m unsure what the “data protection” concern is, unless the issue is you are getting additional user information beyond the license level and would need to justify why you have access to that.

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**Author:** ![expertswho](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/expertswho/32/60945_2.png) [@expertswho](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/expertswho)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/stop-free-users-identify-license-type/144646/3 "2026-09-01T12:24:22Z")

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@MultiplayerSession ,

Dataprotection works both ways.  
There are apps I would create where I would only want a paid, kinown user to take advantage of.

John