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Retrieve customer

GET /v2/customers/{customer_id}

Returns details for a single customer.

Permissions
CUSTOMERS_READ
Guide
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Path Parameters

Example code
Name Description
customer_id
string
Required

The ID of the customer to retrieve.

Response Fields
Name Description
errors
Error [ ]

Any errors that occurred during the request.
customer
Customer

The requested customer.

Examples

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GET /v2/customers/{customer_id}
cURL
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curl https://connect.squareup.com/v2/customers/JDKYHBWT1D4F8MFH63DBMEN8Y4 \
  -H 'Square-Version: 2022-09-21' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json'
Response JSON 
{
  "customer": {
    "id": "JDKYHBWT1D4F8MFH63DBMEN8Y4",
    "created_at": "2016-03-23T20:21:54.859Z",
    "updated_at": "2016-03-23T20:21:54.859Z",
    "given_name": "Amelia",
    "family_name": "Earhart",
    "email_address": "Amelia.Earhart@example.com",
    "address": {
      "address_line_1": "500 Electric Ave",
      "address_line_2": "Suite 600",
      "locality": "New York",
      "administrative_district_level_1": "NY",
      "postal_code": "10003",
      "country": "US"
    },
    "phone_number": "1-212-555-4240",
    "reference_id": "YOUR_REFERENCE_ID",
    "note": "a customer",
    "preferences": {
      "email_unsubscribed": false
    },
    "creation_source": "THIRD_PARTY",
    "group_ids": [
      "545AXB44B4XXWMVQ4W8SBT3HHF"
    ],
    "segment_ids": [
      "1KB9JE5EGJXCW.REACHABLE"
    ],
    "version": 1
  }
}