diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/UserController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/UserController.cs
index 84bec6ef..f27ff3be 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/UserController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/UserController.cs
@@ -291,7 +291,9 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(ret));
         }
 
-         /// <summary>
+
+
+        /// <summary>
         /// Get list of Customer / Head office Users
         /// (Rights to Customer object required)
         /// </summary>     
@@ -309,7 +311,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             {
                 Id = z.Id,
                 Active = z.Active,
-                Name = z.Name,               
+                Name = z.Name,
                 UserType = z.UserType,
                 LastLogin = z.LastLogin
 
@@ -317,6 +319,27 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(ret));
         }
 
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Fetch user type (inside meaning staff or subcontractor or outside meaning customer or headoffice type user)
+        /// 
+        /// </summary>     
+        /// <returns>All "inside" Users (except Customer and HeadOffice type)</returns>
+        [HttpGet("inside-type/{id}")]
+        public async Task<IActionResult> GetInsideStatus(long id)
+        {
+            //This method is used by the Client UI to determine the correct edit form to show
+            if (serverState.IsClosed)
+                return StatusCode(503, new ApiErrorResponse(serverState.ApiErrorCode, null, serverState.Reason));
+
+            if (!Authorized.HasSelectRole(HttpContext.Items, AyaType.User))
+                return StatusCode(403, new ApiNotAuthorizedResponse());
+            var u = await ct.User.FirstOrDefaultAsync(z => z.Id == id);
+            if (u == null)
+                return NotFound(new ApiErrorResponse(ApiErrorCode.NOT_FOUND));
+            return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(u.UserType != UserType.Customer && u.UserType != UserType.HeadOffice));
+        }
+
         //------------
 
     }//eoc