---
title: customerAddressUpdate - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  Updates a
  [`Customer`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Customer)'s
  [`MailingAddress`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MailingAddress).
  You can modify any field of the address and optionally set it as the
  customer's default address.
api_version: 2026-01
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/customerAddressUpdate
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/customerAddressUpdate.md
---

# customer​Address​Update

mutation

Requires `write_customers` access scope.

Updates a [`Customer`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Customer)'s [`MailingAddress`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MailingAddress). You can modify any field of the address and optionally set it as the customer's default address.

## Arguments

* address

  [Mailing​Address​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/MailingAddressInput)

  required

  Specifies the fields to use when updating the address.

* address​Id

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

  required

  The ID of the address to update.

* customer​Id

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

  required

  The ID of the customer whose address is being updated.

* set​As​Default

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

  Whether to set the address as the customer's default address.

***

## Customer​Address​Update​Payload returns

* address

  [Mailing​Address](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MailingAddress)

  The updated address.

* user​Errors

  [\[User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/UserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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## Examples

* ### customerAddressUpdate reference