# customerPaymentMethodSendUpdateEmail - admin-graphql - MUTATION
Version: 2025-01

## Description
Sends a link to the customer so they can update a specific payment method.

### Access Scopes
`write_customers` access scope.


## Arguments
* [customerPaymentMethodId](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/scalars/ID): ID! - The payment method to be updated.
* [email](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/input-objects/EmailInput): EmailInput - Specifies the payment method update email fields.


## Returns
* [customer](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/Customer): Customer The customer to whom an update payment method email was sent.
* [userErrors](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2025-01/objects/UserError): UserError! The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.


## Examples
### Send an email with only the customer payment method id
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\": \"mutation sendCustomerPaymentUpdateEmail($customerPaymentMethodId: ID!) { customerPaymentMethodSendUpdateEmail(customerPaymentMethodId: $customerPaymentMethodId) { customer { id } userErrors { field message } } }\",\n \"variables\": {\n    \"customerPaymentMethodId\": \"gid://shopify/CustomerPaymentMethod/b7cc6e3267aace169e516ed48be72dff\"\n  }\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: {\n    \"query\": `mutation sendCustomerPaymentUpdateEmail($customerPaymentMethodId: ID!) {\n      customerPaymentMethodSendUpdateEmail(customerPaymentMethodId: $customerPaymentMethodId) {\n        customer {\n          id\n        }\n        userErrors {\n          field\n          message\n        }\n      }\n    }`,\n    \"variables\": {\n      \"customerPaymentMethodId\": \"gid://shopify/CustomerPaymentMethod/b7cc6e3267aace169e516ed48be72dff\"\n    },\n  },\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  mutation sendCustomerPaymentUpdateEmail($customerPaymentMethodId: ID!) {\n    customerPaymentMethodSendUpdateEmail(customerPaymentMethodId: $customerPaymentMethodId) {\n      customer {\n        id\n      }\n      userErrors {\n        field\n        message\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nvariables = {\n  \"customerPaymentMethodId\": \"gid://shopify/CustomerPaymentMethod/b7cc6e3267aace169e516ed48be72dff\"\n}\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  mutation sendCustomerPaymentUpdateEmail($customerPaymentMethodId: ID!) {\n    customerPaymentMethodSendUpdateEmail(customerPaymentMethodId: $customerPaymentMethodId) {\n      customer {\n        id\n      }\n      userErrors {\n        field\n        message\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n  {\n    variables: {\n      \"customerPaymentMethodId\": \"gid://shopify/CustomerPaymentMethod/b7cc6e3267aace169e516ed48be72dff\"\n    },\n  },\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "mutation sendCustomerPaymentUpdateEmail($customerPaymentMethodId: ID!) {\n  customerPaymentMethodSendUpdateEmail(customerPaymentMethodId: $customerPaymentMethodId) {\n    customer {\n      id\n    }\n    userErrors {\n      field\n      message\n    }\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
{
  "customerPaymentMethodId": "gid://shopify/CustomerPaymentMethod/b7cc6e3267aace169e516ed48be72dff"
}
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "customerPaymentMethodSendUpdateEmail": {
      "customer": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/544365967"
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
}