# StaffMember - admin-graphql - OBJECT
Version: 2025-01

## Description
Represents the data about a staff member's Shopify account. Merchants can use staff member data to get more information about the staff members in their store.

### Access Scopes
`read_users` access scope. Also: The app must be a finance embedded app or installed on a Shopify Plus or Advanced store. Contact Shopify Support to enable this scope for your app.


## Fields
* [accountType](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/enums/AccountType): AccountType - The type of account the staff member has.
* [active](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/Boolean): Boolean! - Whether the staff member is active.
* [avatar](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/Image): Image! - The image used as the staff member's avatar in the Shopify admin.
* [email](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/String): String! - The staff member's email address.
* [exists](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/Boolean): Boolean! - Whether the staff member's account exists.
* [firstName](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/String): String - The staff member's first name.
* [id](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/ID): ID! - A globally-unique ID.
* [initials](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/String): String - The staff member's initials, if available.
* [isShopOwner](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/Boolean): Boolean! - Whether the staff member is the shop owner.
* [lastName](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/String): String - The staff member's last name.
* [locale](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/String): String! - The staff member's preferred locale. Locale values use the format `language` or `language-COUNTRY`, where `language` is a two-letter language code, and `COUNTRY` is a two-letter country code. For example: `en` or `en-US`
* [name](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/String): String! - The staff member's full name.
* [phone](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/String): String - The staff member's phone number.
* [privateData](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/StaffMemberPrivateData): StaffMemberPrivateData! - The data used to customize the Shopify admin experience for the staff member.

## Connections



## Related queries
* [currentStaffMember](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/queries/currentStaffMember) The staff member making the API request.
* [staffMember](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/queries/staffMember) The StaffMember resource, by ID.
* [staffMembers](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/queries/staffMembers) The shop staff members.

## Related mutations

## Related Unions

## Examples
### Retrieves a single user
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"query StaffMember($id: ID!) { staffMember(id: $id) { active avatar { url } email exists firstName id initials isShopOwner lastName locale name phone } }\",\n \"variables\": {\n    \"id\": \"gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635\"\n  }\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: {\n    \"query\": `query StaffMember($id: ID!) {\n      staffMember(id: $id) {\n        active\n        avatar {\n          url\n        }\n        email\n        exists\n        firstName\n        id\n        initials\n        isShopOwner\n        lastName\n        locale\n        name\n        phone\n      }\n    }`,\n    \"variables\": {\n      \"id\": \"gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635\"\n    },\n  },\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  query StaffMember($id: ID!) {\n    staffMember(id: $id) {\n      active\n      avatar {\n        url\n      }\n      email\n      exists\n      firstName\n      id\n      initials\n      isShopOwner\n      lastName\n      locale\n      name\n      phone\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nvariables = {\n  \"id\": \"gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635\"\n}\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  query StaffMember($id: ID!) {\n    staffMember(id: $id) {\n      active\n      avatar {\n        url\n      }\n      email\n      exists\n      firstName\n      id\n      initials\n      isShopOwner\n      lastName\n      locale\n      name\n      phone\n    }\n  }`,\n  {\n    variables: {\n      \"id\": \"gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635\"\n    },\n  },\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "query StaffMember($id: ID!) {\n  staffMember(id: $id) {\n    active\n    avatar {\n      url\n    }\n    email\n    exists\n    firstName\n    id\n    initials\n    isShopOwner\n    lastName\n    locale\n    name\n    phone\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635"
}
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "staffMember": {
      "active": true,
      "avatar": {
        "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2637/1970/users/foo.jpg?v=1731443626"
      },
      "email": "bob@example.com",
      "exists": true,
      "firstName": "bob",
      "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635",
      "initials": [
        "b",
        "b"
      ],
      "isShopOwner": true,
      "lastName": "bobsen",
      "locale": "en",
      "name": "bob bobsen",
      "phone": null
    }
  }
}

### Retrieves the currently logged-in user
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"query { staffMember { active avatar { url } email exists firstName id initials isShopOwner lastName locale name phone privateData { accountSettingsUrl createdAt } } }\"\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: `query {\n    staffMember {\n      active\n      avatar {\n        url\n      }\n      email\n      exists\n      firstName\n      id\n      initials\n      isShopOwner\n      lastName\n      locale\n      name\n      phone\n      privateData {\n        accountSettingsUrl\n        createdAt\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  query {\n    staffMember {\n      active\n      avatar {\n        url\n      }\n      email\n      exists\n      firstName\n      id\n      initials\n      isShopOwner\n      lastName\n      locale\n      name\n      phone\n      privateData {\n        accountSettingsUrl\n        createdAt\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  query {\n    staffMember {\n      active\n      avatar {\n        url\n      }\n      email\n      exists\n      firstName\n      id\n      initials\n      isShopOwner\n      lastName\n      locale\n      name\n      phone\n      privateData {\n        accountSettingsUrl\n        createdAt\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "query {\n  staffMember {\n    active\n    avatar {\n      url\n    }\n    email\n    exists\n    firstName\n    id\n    initials\n    isShopOwner\n    lastName\n    locale\n    name\n    phone\n    privateData {\n      accountSettingsUrl\n      createdAt\n    }\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
null
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "staffMember": {
      "active": true,
      "avatar": {
        "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2637/1970/users/foo.jpg?v=1731443626"
      },
      "email": "bob@example.com",
      "exists": true,
      "firstName": "bob",
      "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635",
      "initials": [
        "b",
        "b"
      ],
      "isShopOwner": true,
      "lastName": "bobsen",
      "locale": "en",
      "name": "bob bobsen",
      "phone": null,
      "privateData": {
        "accountSettingsUrl": "https://www.snowdevil.ca/admin/settings/account/902541635",
        "createdAt": "2005-01-01T00:00:00Z"
      }
    }
  }
}