---
title: customerDelete - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  Deletes a
  [`Customer`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Customer)
  from the store. You can only delete customers who haven't placed any

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


  Apps using protected customer data must meet Shopify's [protected customer
  data
  requirements](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/launch/protected-customer-data#requirements).
api_version: 2026-10
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/customerDelete'
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/customerDelete.md
api_name: admin
api_type: graphql
type: mutation
---

# customer​Delete

mutation

Requires `write_customers` access scope.

Deletes a [`Customer`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Customer) from the store. You can only delete customers who haven't placed any [orders](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Order).

Apps using protected customer data must meet Shopify's [protected customer data requirements](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/launch/protected-customer-data#requirements).

## Arguments

* input

  [Customer​Delete​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/CustomerDeleteInput)

  required

  Specifies the customer to delete.

***

## Customer​Delete​Payload returns

* deleted​Customer​Id

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

  The ID of the deleted customer.

* shop

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

  non-null

  The shop of the deleted customer.

* 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.

***

## Examples

* ### Deletes a customer

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation customerDelete($id: ID!) {
    customerDelete(input: {id: $id}) {
      shop {
        id
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
      deletedCustomerId
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2026-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "mutation customerDelete($id: ID!) { customerDelete(input: {id: $id}) { shop { id } userErrors { field message } deletedCustomerId } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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
    mutation customerDelete($id: ID!) {
      customerDelete(input: {id: $id}) {
        shop {
          id
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
        deletedCustomerId
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"
      },
    },
    );
    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
    mutation customerDelete($id: ID!) {
      customerDelete(input: {id: $id}) {
        shop {
          id
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
        deletedCustomerId
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"
  }

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

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `mutation customerDelete($id: ID!) {
        customerDelete(input: {id: $id}) {
          shop {
            id
          }
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
          deletedCustomerId
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Shopify CLI

  ```bash
  shopify app execute \
  --query \
  'mutation customerDelete($id: ID!) {
    customerDelete(input: {id: $id}) {
      shop {
        id
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
      deletedCustomerId
    }
  }' \
  --variables \
  '{
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"
  }'
  ```

  #### Direct API Access

  ```javascript
  const response = await fetch('shopify:admin/api/2026-10/graphql.json', {
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify({
      query: `
        mutation customerDelete($id: ID!) {
          customerDelete(input: {id: $id}) {
            shop {
              id
            }
            userErrors {
              field
              message
            }
            deletedCustomerId
          }
        }
      `,
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"
      },
    }),
  });

  const { data } = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "customerDelete": {
      "shop": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Shop/26371970"
      },
      "userErrors": [],
      "deletedCustomerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"
    }
  }
  ```

* ### customerDelete reference