Person API Populations

Information about the populations available in the Person API.

The Person API contains most of the Standardized Populations for DoIT IT Service Eligibility represented as affiliations through the GET /people/{id}/affiliations endpoint.

The following table contains the standard populations available in the Person API, and the name of the equivalent population on the Standardized Populations for DoIT IT Service Eligibility KB documentation.

List of Person API Affiliations and the associated affiliation in the Standardized Populations
Person API affiliation Standardized population
Retiree UW-Madison Employees - Retirees with IT Services
Emeritus UW-Madison Employees - Emerit
Employees - Active Paid UW-Madison Employees - Active Paid (not including Student Help/Assistants)
Employees - Active Student UW-Madison Employees - Active Student Help/Assistants
Employees - Active Unpaid UW-Madison Employees - Active Unpaid (not including Student Help/Assistants) and UW-Madison Associates (specific Contingent Worker types)
Employees - Future Paid UW-Madison Employees - Future Paid (not including Student Help/Assistants)
Employees - Future Student UW-Madison Employees - Future Student Help/Assistants
Employees - Future Unpaid UW-Madison Employees - Future Unpaid (not including Student Help/Assistants) and UW-Madison Associates (specific Contingent Worker types)
Employees - Former UW-Madison Employees - Former
Students - Applied for Admissions UW-Madison For-Credit Students - Applied for Admissions or Admitted
Students - Early UW-Madison For-Credit Students - Early
Students - Enrolled UW-Madison For-Credit Students - Enrolled
Students - Former UW-Madison For-Credit Students - Former
Contingent Worker CW001 - Timesheet Approver UW-Madison Contingent Worker CW001 - Timesheet Approver
Contingent Worker CW002 - Consultant UW-Madison Contingent Worker CW002 - Consultant
Contingent Worker CW004 - Auditor UW-Madison Contingent Worker CW004 - Auditor
Contingent Worker CW008 - Unpaid Intern/Practicum UW-Madison Contingent Worker CW008 - Unpaid Intern/Practicum
Contingent Workers (CW) - All UW-Madison Contingent Worker (CW) - All
Lifelong Learner UW-Madison Continuing Education Students - Non-Credit Students/Learners*

In addition to these standardized populations, the API includes the following custom affiliations, which are only available to applications that have been explicitly approved for access:



Keywords:
person-api 
Doc ID:
158469
Owned by:
Jared K. in DoIT Enterprise Integration - API Team
Created:
2026-02-10
Updated:
2026-05-08
Sites:
DoIT Enterprise Integration - API Team