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# User account types

:::info
The Users API and its underlying services are currently being updated to accommodate a better solution for account types. Some properties have been made available under a `legacy` prefix and any such properties might be deprecated in the near future.
:::

There are several kinds of user accounts in the Future Ordering platform. Ordering guests, administrators using Navigator, developers using the API, and even devices, such as kiosks and order status boards, all act as users within our systems.

When integrating with Future Ordering, it is important to know the difference between these account types.

## Identifying account types

It is possible to differentiate between account types using the `legacyAccountType` property in user information responses.

```json
{
    ...
    "legacyAccountType": "guest",
    ...
}
```

The following table describes the most common account types:
| Account Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `user` | A registered guest account. |
| `guest` | A temporary guest account. |
| `guest_kiosk` | An account used by a kiosk for order placement. |
| `default` or `navigator_local` | A Navigator and/or FO.CLI account. | 
| `device_wosb` | A device account used by an Order Status Board. |
| `device_kiosk` | A device account used by a kiosk. |
| `device_foop` | A device account used by the On-Premise service. |

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:::warning
Accounts of type `user` may be in a state where they have been created but not completed, e.g. if the user is yet to complete an email or phone number verification during registration.

The `localLogin` property will be `null` or undefined for such accounts.
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