Shopify - Create Customer
n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest
Create a new customer in your Shopify store with email, name, address, and optional marketing preferences.
💡 Use Cases
- Import customers from external CRM
- Create customers from lead forms
- Sync customers from other platforms
📚 API Documentation
Reference documentation for this API endpoint:
🔗 https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/2024-01/resources/customer#post-customers ↗📋 Node Configuration
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"content": "## 🛍️ Create Shopify Customer\n\nCreates a new customer in your Shopify store.\n\n**Required Input:**\n- `shopDomain`: Your Shopify store domain\n- `email`: Customer email address\n\n**Optional Fields:**\n- `first_name`: Customer first name\n- `last_name`: Customer last name\n- `phone`: Customer phone number\n- `tags`: Comma-separated tags\n- `note`: Internal note about customer\n- `accepts_marketing`: Marketing opt-in (boolean)\n- `addresses`: Array of address objects\n\n**Setup:**\n1. Create HTTP Header Auth credential\n2. Set header name: X-Shopify-Access-Token\n3. Set header value: Your Shopify access token\n\n**Output:**\nCreated customer object with generated ID",
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