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customerUpdate

mutation

Requires write_customers access scope.

Update a customer's attributes. As of API version 2022-10, apps using protected customer data must meet the protected customer data requirements.

Arguments

Anchor to inputinput •CustomerInput! required: Provides updated fields for the customer. To set marketing consent, use the customerEmailMarketingConsentUpdate or customerSmsMarketingConsentUpdate mutations instead.

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Anchor to CustomerUpdatePayload returnsCustomerUpdatePayload returns

Anchor to customercustomer •Customer: The updated customer.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors •[UserError!]! non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Create a new metafield and update another on an existing customer
Creates a new address for a customer
Performs bulk operations for multiple customer addresses
Update a customer with an ID that doesn't exist
Updates a customer's first and last name
Updates an existing customer address
customerUpdate reference

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation updateCustomerMetafields($input: CustomerInput!) {

customerUpdate(input: $input) {

customer {

metafields(first: 3) {

edges {

node {

namespace

key

value

}

userErrors {

message

field

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"input": {

"metafields": [

{

"namespace": "my_field",

"key": "nickname",

"type": "single_line_text_field",

"value": "rob"

{

"id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069230189",

"value": "they/them"

}

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244"

}

);

const data = await response.json();

mutation updateCustomerMetafields($input: CustomerInput!) {
  customerUpdate(input: $input) {
    customer {
      id
      metafields(first: 3) {
        edges {
          node {
            id
            namespace
            key
            value
          }
        }
      }
    }
    userErrors {
      message
      field
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-07/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation updateCustomerMetafields($input: CustomerInput!) { customerUpdate(input: $input) { customer { id metafields(first: 3) { edges { node { id namespace key value } } } } userErrors { message field } } }",
 "variables": {
    "input": {
      "metafields": [
        {
          "namespace": "my_field",
          "key": "nickname",
          "type": "single_line_text_field",
          "value": "rob"
        },
        {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069230189",
          "value": "they/them"
        }
      ],
      "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244"
    }
  }
}'

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation updateCustomerMetafields($input: CustomerInput!) {
    customerUpdate(input: $input) {
      customer {
        id
        metafields(first: 3) {
          edges {
            node {
              id
              namespace
              key
              value
            }
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "input": {
        "metafields": [
          {
            "namespace": "my_field",
            "key": "nickname",
            "type": "single_line_text_field",
            "value": "rob"
          },
          {
            "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069230189",
            "value": "they/them"
          }
        ],
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244"
      }
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation updateCustomerMetafields($input: CustomerInput!) {
      customerUpdate(input: $input) {
        customer {
          id
          metafields(first: 3) {
            edges {
              node {
                id
                namespace
                key
                value
              }
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "input": {
        "metafields": [
          {
            "namespace": "my_field",
            "key": "nickname",
            "type": "single_line_text_field",
            "value": "rob"
          },
          {
            "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069230189",
            "value": "they/them"
          }
        ],
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244"
      }
    },
  },
});

session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
  shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
  access_token: access_token
)
client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
  session: session
)

query = <<~QUERY
  mutation updateCustomerMetafields($input: CustomerInput!) {
    customerUpdate(input: $input) {
      customer {
        id
        metafields(first: 3) {
          edges {
            node {
              id
              namespace
              key
              value
            }
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "input": {
    "metafields": [{"namespace"=>"my_field", "key"=>"nickname", "type"=>"single_line_text_field", "value"=>"rob"}, {"id"=>"gid://shopify/Metafield/1069230189", "value"=>"they/them"}],
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244"
  }
}

response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)

Input variables

JSON

{

"input": {

"metafields": [

{

"namespace": "my_field",

"key": "nickname",

"type": "single_line_text_field",

"value": "rob"

{

"id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069230189",

"value": "they/them"

}

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244"

}

Response

JSON

{

"customerUpdate": {

"customer": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/1018520244",

"metafields": {

"edges": [

{

"node": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069230189",

"namespace": "my_field",

"key": "pronouns",

"value": "they/them"

}

{

"node": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069230190",

"namespace": "my_field",

"key": "nickname",

"value": "rob"

}

]

}

"userErrors": []

}