---
title: staffMember - GraphQL Admin
description: The StaffMember resource, by ID.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/staffMember?example=retrieves-a-single-user
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/staffMember.md?example=retrieves-a-single-user
---

# staff​Member

query

The StaffMember resource, by ID.

## Arguments

* id

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

  The ID of the staff member to return. If no ID is provided, then the staff member making the query (if any) is returned.

***

## Possible returns

* Staff​Member

  [Staff​Member](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/StaffMember)

  Represents the data about a staff member's Shopify account. Merchants can use staff member data to get more information about the staff members in their store.

***

## Examples

* ### Retrieves a single user

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query StaffMember($id: ID!) {
    staffMember(id: $id) {
      active
      avatar {
        url
      }
      email
      exists
      firstName
      id
      initials
      isShopOwner
      lastName
      locale
      name
      phone
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635"
  }
  ```

  #### 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 StaffMember($id: ID!) { staffMember(id: $id) { active avatar { url } email exists firstName id initials isShopOwner lastName locale name phone } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635"
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 StaffMember($id: ID!) {
      staffMember(id: $id) {
        active
        avatar {
          url
        }
        email
        exists
        firstName
        id
        initials
        isShopOwner
        lastName
        locale
        name
        phone
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635"
      },
    },
    );
    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 StaffMember($id: ID!) {
      staffMember(id: $id) {
        active
        avatar {
          url
        }
        email
        exists
        firstName
        id
        initials
        isShopOwner
        lastName
        locale
        name
        phone
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635"
  }

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

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `query StaffMember($id: ID!) {
        staffMember(id: $id) {
          active
          avatar {
            url
          }
          email
          exists
          firstName
          id
          initials
          isShopOwner
          lastName
          locale
          name
          phone
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635"
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "staffMember": {
      "active": true,
      "avatar": {
        "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2637/1970/users/foo.jpg?v=1731443626"
      },
      "email": "bob@example.com",
      "exists": true,
      "firstName": "bob",
      "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635",
      "initials": [
        "b",
        "b"
      ],
      "isShopOwner": true,
      "lastName": "bobsen",
      "locale": "en",
      "name": "bob bobsen",
      "phone": null
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Retrieves the currently logged-in user

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query {
    staffMember {
      active
      avatar {
        url
      }
      email
      exists
      firstName
      id
      initials
      isShopOwner
      lastName
      locale
      name
      phone
      privateData {
        accountSettingsUrl
        createdAt
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### 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 { staffMember { active avatar { url } email exists firstName id initials isShopOwner lastName locale name phone privateData { accountSettingsUrl createdAt } } }"
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 {
      staffMember {
        active
        avatar {
          url
        }
        email
        exists
        firstName
        id
        initials
        isShopOwner
        lastName
        locale
        name
        phone
        privateData {
          accountSettingsUrl
          createdAt
        }
      }
    }`,
    );
    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 {
      staffMember {
        active
        avatar {
          url
        }
        email
        exists
        firstName
        id
        initials
        isShopOwner
        lastName
        locale
        name
        phone
        privateData {
          accountSettingsUrl
          createdAt
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

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

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: `query {
      staffMember {
        active
        avatar {
          url
        }
        email
        exists
        firstName
        id
        initials
        isShopOwner
        lastName
        locale
        name
        phone
        privateData {
          accountSettingsUrl
          createdAt
        }
      }
    }`,
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "staffMember": {
      "active": true,
      "avatar": {
        "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2637/1970/users/foo.jpg?v=1731443626"
      },
      "email": "bob@example.com",
      "exists": true,
      "firstName": "bob",
      "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635",
      "initials": [
        "b",
        "b"
      ],
      "isShopOwner": true,
      "lastName": "bobsen",
      "locale": "en",
      "name": "bob bobsen",
      "phone": null,
      "privateData": {
        "accountSettingsUrl": "https://www.snowdevil.ca/admin/settings/account/902541635",
        "createdAt": "2005-01-01T00:00:00Z"
      }
    }
  }
  ```

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=query%20StaffMember\(%24id%3A%20ID!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20staffMember\(id%3A%20%24id\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20active%0A%20%20%20%20avatar%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20url%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20email%0A%20%20%20%20exists%0A%20%20%20%20firstName%0A%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20initials%0A%20%20%20%20isShopOwner%0A%20%20%20%20lastName%0A%20%20%20%20locale%0A%20%20%20%20name%0A%20%20%20%20phone%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D\&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22id%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FStaffMember%2F902541635%22%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 StaffMember($id: ID!) {
    staffMember(id: $id) {
      active
      avatar {
        url
      }
      email
      exists
      firstName
      id
      initials
      isShopOwner
      lastName
      locale
      name
      phone
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
query StaffMember($id: ID!) {
  staffMember(id: $id) {
    active
    avatar {
      url
    }
    email
    exists
    firstName
    id
    initials
    isShopOwner
    lastName
    locale
    name
    phone
  }
}
```

##### 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 StaffMember($id: ID!) { staffMember(id: $id) { active avatar { url } email exists firstName id initials isShopOwner lastName locale name phone } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635"
  }
}'
```

##### 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 StaffMember($id: ID!) {
    staffMember(id: $id) {
      active
      avatar {
        url
      }
      email
      exists
      firstName
      id
      initials
      isShopOwner
      lastName
      locale
      name
      phone
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `query StaffMember($id: ID!) {
      staffMember(id: $id) {
        active
        avatar {
          url
        }
        email
        exists
        firstName
        id
        initials
        isShopOwner
        lastName
        locale
        name
        phone
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635"
    },
  },
});
```

##### 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 StaffMember($id: ID!) {
    staffMember(id: $id) {
      active
      avatar {
        url
      }
      email
      exists
      firstName
      id
      initials
      isShopOwner
      lastName
      locale
      name
      phone
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635"
}

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

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635"
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "staffMember": {
    "active": true,
    "avatar": {
      "url": "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2637/1970/users/foo.jpg?v=1731443626"
    },
    "email": "bob@example.com",
    "exists": true,
    "firstName": "bob",
    "id": "gid://shopify/StaffMember/902541635",
    "initials": [
      "b",
      "b"
    ],
    "isShopOwner": true,
    "lastName": "bobsen",
    "locale": "en",
    "name": "bob bobsen",
    "phone": null
  }
}
```