To get a user by a username you can use : public class UserRepository { public static User GetUser(string domainName, string userName) { if (User.Exists(domainName + @"\" + userName)) return User.FromName(domainName + @"\" + userName, true); return null; } } To get a user roles you can use Sitecore.Security.Accounts.User user = UserRepository.GetUser("yourdomain","youruserName"); if (user==null) return; var rolesList = user.Roles.ToList(); foreach(var role in rolesList) { var roleName = role.DisplayName; var roleDomain = role.Domain; // you have all the properties of a role in role object }