# \[ New \] View only licenses **URL:** \ **Category:** Changelog\ **Tags:** memberships-api, users-api\ **Created:** [27 November 2024 19:52 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/new-view-only-licenses/987863 "2024-11-27T19:52:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Andrew-asana](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@Andrew-asana](https://forum.asana.com/u/Andrew-asana)\ **Post date:** [27 November 2024 19:52 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/new-view-only-licenses/987863/1 "2024-11-27T19:52:48Z")
## Summary Asana now offers view only licenses for Enterprise and Enterprise+ customers, providing a way to grant users view access without edit permissions. This allows users to share content across their organization while preventing them from creating or modifying work graph objects like tasks and projects. To support this feature, the Asana API now includes functionality for view only licenses. Developers can use the [workspace membership API endpoint](https://developers.asana.com/reference/getworkspacemembership) to check if a user has view only access. For more details on view only capabilities, refer to the [Help Center article](https://help.asana.com/s/article/view-only?language=en_US#View_only_functionality_access). ## Who is affected This change applies to newly-created view only license users. It should not impact existing paid users. ## Timeline The new behavior has begun rolling out and will be fully available to all users next week. ## Usage When making a request against the [GET /workspace\_memberships/{workspace\_membership\_gid}](https://developers.asana.com/reference/getworkspacemembership) endpoint, the following property will be returned in the response: | Name | Type | Optional? | Public? | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | is\_view\_only | boolean | ✅ | ✅ | Indicating member has view only access | Additionally, you may see a new error code in and `PUT`/`POST` routes when attempting to perform write operations: | HTTP Status Code | Displayed error message | | --- | --- | | `403 Forbidden` | **Error** : `view_only_api_access_failure` **Message** : You cannot perform write actions as a view only license member. | ## Resources - [View only](https://help.asana.com/s/article/view-only) in the Help Center ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [27 November 2024 19:57 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/new-view-only-licenses/987863/2 "2024-11-27T19:57:05Z")
Very nice, thanks! 👏 ---
**Author:** ![anon47550351](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@anon47550351](https://forum.asana.com/u/anon47550351)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2024 18:50 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/new-view-only-licenses/987863/3 "2024-12-02T18:50:56Z")
Hi, are view only licenses free or is there a cost associated with that? ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2024 20:09 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/new-view-only-licenses/987863/4 "2024-12-02T20:09:58Z")
> [@anon47550351](#): > > are view only licenses free or is there a cost associated with that? They are free. ---
**Author:** ![Hellina\_Lagumbay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/hellina_lagumbay/32/204684_2.png) [@Hellina\_Lagumbay](https://forum.asana.com/u/Hellina_Lagumbay)\ **Post date:** [2 December 2024 23:56 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/new-view-only-licenses/987863/5 "2024-12-02T23:56:40Z")
Will we be able to change a users license to View only or do we have to remove and re-add them? ---
**Author:** ![NathanielWong](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/nathanielwong/32/255875_2.png) [@NathanielWong](https://forum.asana.com/u/NathanielWong)\ **Post date:** [3 December 2024 00:32 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/new-view-only-licenses/987863/6 "2024-12-03T00:32:26Z")
Yep, you can change a user’s license type in the Admin Console! It can also be done through Okta (SCIM) or CSV import. ---
**Author:** ![kamleshwar\_suri](https://luna1.co/8d76cd.png) [@kamleshwar\_suri](https://forum.asana.com/u/kamleshwar_suri)\ **Post date:** [3 December 2024 10:50 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/new-view-only-licenses/987863/7 "2024-12-03T10:50:02Z")
I am not able to see the license tab in the admin console. ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_Seeman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/asana/user_avatar/forum.asana.com/phil_seeman/32/81525_2.png) [@Phil\_Seeman](https://forum.asana.com/u/Phil_Seeman)\ **Post date:** [3 December 2024 17:50 UTC](https://forum.asana.com/t/new-view-only-licenses/987863/8 "2024-12-03T17:50:14Z")
@kamleshwar_suri View-only licenses are not currently available to all organizations; from what I understand, for now you’ll need to work with your Asana Account Executive to have them enabled for yours.