<- Customers API

Customers API

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Update customer

PUT

 /v2/customers/{customer_id}

Updates a customer profile.

This endpoint supports sparse updates, so only new or changed fields are required in the request. To add or update a field, specify the new value. To remove a field, specify null.

To update a customer profile that was created by merging existing profiles, you must use the ID of the newly created profile.

You cannot use this endpoint to change cards on file. To make changes, use the Cards API or Gift Cards API.

Permissions:CUSTOMERS_WRITE

Guide

Update customer profiles

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Path parameters

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customer_id

string

Required

The ID of the customer to update.

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Request body

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given_name

string

The given name (that is, the first name) associated with the customer profile.

The maximum length for this value is 300 characters.

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family_name

string

The family name (that is, the last name) associated with the customer profile.

The maximum length for this value is 300 characters.

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company_name

string

A business name associated with the customer profile.

The maximum length for this value is 500 characters.

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nickname

string

A nickname for the customer profile.

The maximum length for this value is 100 characters.

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email_address

string

The email address associated with the customer profile.

The maximum length for this value is 254 characters.

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address

The physical address associated with the customer profile. Only new or changed fields are required in the request.

For maximum length constraints, see Customer addresses. The first_name and last_name fields are ignored if they are present in the request.

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phone_number

string

The phone number associated with the customer profile. The phone number must be valid and can contain 9–16 digits, with an optional + prefix and country code. For more information, see Customer phone numbers.

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reference_id

string

An optional second ID used to associate the customer profile with an entity in another system.

The maximum length for this value is 100 characters.

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note

string

A custom note associated with the customer profile.

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birthday

string

The birthday associated with the customer profile, in YYYY-MM-DD or MM-DD format. For example, specify 1998-09-21 for September 21, 1998, or 09-21 for September 21. Birthdays are returned in YYYY-MM-DD format, where YYYY is the specified birth year or 0000 if a birth year is not specified.

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version

integer(64-bit)

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tax_ids

The tax ID associated with the customer profile. This field is available only for customers of sellers in EU countries or the United Kingdom. For more information, see Customer tax IDs.

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Response fields

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errors

Any errors that occurred during the request.

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customer

The updated customer.

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