---
title: customersCount - GraphQL Admin
description: The number of customers. Limited to a maximum of 10000 by default.
api_version: 2026-01
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
* query

***

## Possible returns

* Count

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## 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/2026-01/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
    }
  }
  ```