# CustomerInput - admin-graphql - INPUT_OBJECT
Version: 2024-10

## Description
The input fields and values to use when creating or updating a customer.

### Access Scopes



## Fields
* [addresses](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/MailingAddressInput): MailingAddressInput - The addresses for a customer.
* [email](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String): String - The unique email address of the customer.
* [emailMarketingConsent](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/CustomerEmailMarketingConsentInput): CustomerEmailMarketingConsentInput - Information that describes when the customer consented to receiving marketing
        material by email. The `email` field is required when creating a customer with email marketing
        consent information.
* [firstName](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String): String - The customer's first name.
* [id](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/ID): ID - The ID of the customer to update.
* [lastName](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String): String - The customer's last name.
* [locale](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String): String - The customer's locale.
* [metafields](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/MetafieldInput): MetafieldInput - Additional metafields to associate to the customer.
* [note](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String): String - A note about the customer.
* [phone](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String): String - The unique phone number for the customer.
* [privateMetafields](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/PrivateMetafieldInput): PrivateMetafieldInput - The private metafields to associate with the customer.
* [smsMarketingConsent](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/CustomerSmsMarketingConsentInput): CustomerSmsMarketingConsentInput - The marketing consent information when the customer consented to receiving marketing
        material by SMS. The `phone` field is required when creating a customer with SMS
        marketing consent information.
* [tags](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String): String - A list of tags to associate with the customer. Can be an array or a comma-separated list. Example values: `["tag1", "tag2", "tag3"]`, `"tag1, tag2, tag3"`

Updating `tags` overwrites any existing tags that were previously added to the customer. To add new tags without overwriting
existing tags, use the [tagsAdd](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/tagsadd)
mutation.
* [taxExempt](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/Boolean): Boolean - Whether the customer is exempt from paying taxes on their order.
* [taxExemptions](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/enums/TaxExemption): TaxExemption - The list of tax exemptions to apply to the customer.


## Input objects with this input object
* [customerCreate](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/customerCreate)
* [customerUpdate](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/customerUpdate)


## Examples