---
title: customerRequestDataErasure - GraphQL Admin
description: |-
  Enqueues a request to erase customer's data. Read more [here](https://help.shopify.com/manual/privacy-and-security/privacy/processing-customer-data-requests#erase-customer-personal-data).

  To cancel the data erasure request use the [customerCancelDataErasure mutation](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/customerCancelDataErasure).
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/customerRequestDataErasure
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/customerRequestDataErasure.md
---

# customer​Request​Data​Erasure

mutation

Requires `write_customer_data_erasure` access scope. Also: The user must have access to erase customer data.

Enqueues a request to erase customer's data. Read more [here](https://help.shopify.com/manual/privacy-and-security/privacy/processing-customer-data-requests#erase-customer-personal-data).

To cancel the data erasure request use the [customerCancelDataErasure mutation](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/unstable/mutations/customerCancelDataErasure).

## Arguments

* customer​Id

  [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/ID)

  required

  The ID of the customer to erase.

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## Customer​Request​Data​Erasure​Payload returns

* customer​Id

  [ID](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/ID)

  The ID of the customer that will be erased.

* user​Errors

  [\[Customer​Request​Data​Erasure​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/CustomerRequestDataErasureUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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## Examples

* ### customerRequestDataErasure reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation customerRequestDataErasure($customerId: ID!) {
  customerRequestDataErasure(customerId: $customerId) {
    customerId
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

## Input

```json
{
  "customerId": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
}
```

##### Variables

```
{
  "customerId": "gid://shopify/<objectName>/10079785100"
}
```