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customerDelete

mutation

Requires write_customers access scope.

Delete a customer. As of API version 2022-10, apps using protected customer data must meet the protected customer data requirements.

Arguments

Anchor to inputinput • CustomerDeleteInput!required: Specifies the customer to delete.

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Anchor to CustomerDeletePayload returnsCustomerDeletePayload returns

Anchor to deletedCustomerIddeletedCustomerId • ID: The ID of the deleted customer.
Anchor to shopshop • Shop!non-null: The shop of the deleted customer.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors • [UserError!]!non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Deletes a customer
customerDelete reference

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

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

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation customerDelete($id: ID!) {

customerDelete(input: {id: $id}) {

shop {

}

userErrors {

field

message

}

deletedCustomerId

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"

);

const data = await response.json();

mutation customerDelete($id: ID!) {
  customerDelete(input: {id: $id}) {
    shop {
      id
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
    deletedCustomerId
  }
}

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-07/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation customerDelete($id: ID!) { customerDelete(input: {id: $id}) { shop { id } userErrors { field message } deletedCustomerId } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"
  }
}'

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

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation customerDelete($id: ID!) {
    customerDelete(input: {id: $id}) {
      shop {
        id
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
      deletedCustomerId
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation customerDelete($id: ID!) {
      customerDelete(input: {id: $id}) {
        shop {
          id
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
        deletedCustomerId
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"
    },
  },
});

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 customerDelete($id: ID!) {
    customerDelete(input: {id: $id}) {
      shop {
        id
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
      deletedCustomerId
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"
}

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

Input variables

JSON

{

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"

}

Response

JSON

{

"customerDelete": {

"shop": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Shop/26371970"

"userErrors": [],

"deletedCustomerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"

}