---
title: customersCount - GraphQL Admin
description: The number of customers. Limited to a maximum of 10000 by default.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/customersCount
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/customersCount.md
---

# customers​Count

query

Requires `read_customers` access scope.

The number of customers. Limited to a maximum of 10000 by default.

## Arguments

* limit

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

  Default:10000

  The upper bound on count value before returning a result. Use `null` to have no limit.

* query

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

  A filter made up of terms, connectives, modifiers, and comparators. You can apply one or more filters to a query. Learn more about [Shopify API search syntax](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/search-syntax).

  * created\_at

    time

  * * id

      id

    * updated\_at

      time

    - Filter by `id` range.

    - Example:
      * `id:1234`
      * `id:>=1234`
      * `id:<=1234`

***

## Possible returns

* Count

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

  Details for count of elements.

***

## Examples

* ### Retrieves a count of customers

  #### Description

  Retrieve the total number of customers

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query CustomerCount {
    customersCount {
      count
    }
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "query CustomerCount { customersCount { count } }"
  }'
  ```

  #### React Router

  ```javascript
  import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

  export const loader = async ({request}) => {
    const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
    const response = await admin.graphql(
      `#graphql
    query CustomerCount {
      customersCount {
        count
      }
    }`,
    );
    const json = await response.json();
    return json.data;
  }
  ```

  #### Ruby

  ```ruby
  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
    query CustomerCount {
      customersCount {
        count
      }
    }
  QUERY

  response = client.query(query: query)
  ```

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: `query CustomerCount {
      customersCount {
        count
      }
    }`,
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "customersCount": {
      "count": 20
    }
  }
  ```

## Retrieves a count of customers

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=query%20CustomerCount%20%7B%0A%20%20customersCount%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20count%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D)

```javascript
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";


export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  query CustomerCount {
    customersCount {
      count
    }
  }`,
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
query CustomerCount {
  customersCount {
    count
  }
}
```

##### cURL

```
curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "query CustomerCount { customersCount { count } }"
}'
```

##### React Router

```
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  query CustomerCount {
    customersCount {
      count
    }
  }`,
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: `query CustomerCount {
    customersCount {
      count
    }
  }`,
});
```

##### Ruby

```
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
  query CustomerCount {
    customersCount {
      count
    }
  }
QUERY

response = client.query(query: query)
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "customersCount": {
    "count": 20
  }
}
```