## Users and groups overview

URL: https://docs.atlan.com/product/capabilities/build-apps/sdks/python/users-groups/how-tos

> Manage users and groups programmatically using the Atlan Python SDK (pyatlan). Create, retrieve, and manage user and group objects.

# Users and groups introduction

Operations on users and groups.

> **Tip: Users and groups are peer objects**
>
> A user can be a member of multiple groups, and a group can have multiple users. At the same time, both can exist without the other. In other words, neither is a parent or container for the other.

```mermaid
erDiagram
 User }o..o{ Group : related
```

_Last updated: 15 May 2026._

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