# useCustomer

Returns the current `Customer`.

The value is `undefined` if the buyer isn't a known customer for this shop or if they haven't logged in yet.

## 

### UseCustomerGeneratedType

Returns the current `Customer`.

The value is `undefined` if the buyer isn't a known customer for this shop or if they haven't logged in yet.

#### Returns: Customer | undefined
export function useCustomer<
  Target extends RenderExtensionTarget = RenderExtensionTarget,
>(): Customer | undefined {
  const buyerIdentity = useApi<Target>().buyerIdentity;

  if (!buyerIdentity) {
    throw new ScopeNotGrantedError(
      'Using buyer identity requires having personal customer data permissions granted to your app.',
    );
  }

  return useSubscription(buyerIdentity.customer);
}


### Customer

Information about a customer who has previously purchased from this shop.

{% include /apps/checkout/privacy-icon.md %} Requires access to [protected customer data](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data).

### id

value: `string`

Customer ID.

{% include /apps/checkout/privacy-icon.md %} Requires level 1 access to [protected customer data](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data).

### email

value: `string`

The email of the customer.

{% include /apps/checkout/privacy-icon.md %} Requires level 2 access to [protected customer data](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data).

### phone

value: `string`

The phone number of the customer.

{% include /apps/checkout/privacy-icon.md %} Requires level 2 access to [protected customer data](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data).

### fullName

value: `string`

The full name of the customer.

{% include /apps/checkout/privacy-icon.md %} Requires level 2 access to [protected customer data](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data).

### firstName

value: `string`

The first name of the customer.

{% include /apps/checkout/privacy-icon.md %} Requires level 2 access to [protected customer data](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data).

### lastName

value: `string`

The last name of the customer.

{% include /apps/checkout/privacy-icon.md %} Requires level 2 access to [protected customer data](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data).

### image

value: `ImageDetails`

  - ImageDetails: export interface ImageDetails {
  /**
   * The image URL.
   */
  url: string;

  /**
   * The alternative text for the image.
   */
  altText?: string;
}
The image associated with the customer.

{% include /apps/checkout/privacy-icon.md %} Requires level 1 access to [protected customer data](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data).

### acceptsMarketing

value: `boolean`

Defines if the customer accepts marketing activities.

### storeCreditAccounts

value: `StoreCreditAccount[]`

  - StoreCreditAccount: export interface StoreCreditAccount {
  /**
   * A globally-unique identifier.
   * @example 'gid://shopify/StoreCreditAccount/1'
   */
  id: string;
  /**
   * The current balance of the Store Credit Account.
   */
  balance: Money;
}
The Store Credit Accounts owned by the customer and usable during the checkout process.

{% include /apps/checkout/privacy-icon.md %} Requires level 1 access to [protected customer data](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data).

### ImageDetails

### url

value: `string`

The image URL.

### altText

value: `string`

The alternative text for the image.

### StoreCreditAccount

Information about a Store Credit Account.

### id

value: `string`

A globally-unique identifier.

### balance

value: `Money`

  - Money: export interface Money {
  /**
   * The price amount.
   */
  amount: number;
  /**
   * The ISO 4217 format for the currency.
   * @example 'CAD' for Canadian dollar
   */
  currencyCode: CurrencyCode;
}
The current balance of the Store Credit Account.

### Money

### amount

value: `number`

The price amount.

### currencyCode

value: `CurrencyCode`

  - CurrencyCode: 'AED' | 'AFN' | 'ALL' | 'AMD' | 'ANG' | 'AOA' | 'ARS' | 'AUD' | 'AWG' | 'AZN' | 'BAM' | 'BBD' | 'BDT' | 'BGN' | 'BHD' | 'BIF' | 'BMD' | 'BND' | 'BOB' | 'BOV' | 'BRL' | 'BSD' | 'BTN' | 'BWP' | 'BYN' | 'BZD' | 'CAD' | 'CDF' | 'CHE' | 'CHF' | 'CHW' | 'CLF' | 'CLP' | 'CNY' | 'COP' | 'COU' | 'CRC' | 'CUC' | 'CUP' | 'CVE' | 'CZK' | 'DJF' | 'DKK' | 'DOP' | 'DZD' | 'EGP' | 'ERN' | 'ETB' | 'EUR' | 'FJD' | 'FKP' | 'GBP' | 'GEL' | 'GHS' | 'GIP' | 'GMD' | 'GNF' | 'GTQ' | 'GYD' | 'HKD' | 'HNL' | 'HRK' | 'HTG' | 'HUF' | 'IDR' | 'ILS' | 'INR' | 'IQD' | 'IRR' | 'ISK' | 'JMD' | 'JOD' | 'JPY' | 'KES' | 'KGS' | 'KHR' | 'KMF' | 'KPW' | 'KRW' | 'KWD' | 'KYD' | 'KZT' | 'LAK' | 'LBP' | 'LKR' | 'LRD' | 'LSL' | 'LYD' | 'MAD' | 'MDL' | 'MGA' | 'MKD' | 'MMK' | 'MNT' | 'MOP' | 'MRU' | 'MUR' | 'MVR' | 'MWK' | 'MXN' | 'MXV' | 'MYR' | 'MZN' | 'NAD' | 'NGN' | 'NIO' | 'NOK' | 'NPR' | 'NZD' | 'OMR' | 'PAB' | 'PEN' | 'PGK' | 'PHP' | 'PKR' | 'PLN' | 'PYG' | 'QAR' | 'RON' | 'RSD' | 'RUB' | 'RWF' | 'SAR' | 'SBD' | 'SCR' | 'SDG' | 'SEK' | 'SGD' | 'SHP' | 'SLL' | 'SOS' | 'SRD' | 'SSP' | 'STN' | 'SVC' | 'SYP' | 'SZL' | 'THB' | 'TJS' | 'TMT' | 'TND' | 'TOP' | 'TRY' | 'TTD' | 'TWD' | 'TZS' | 'UAH' | 'UGX' | 'USD' | 'USN' | 'UYI' | 'UYU' | 'UYW' | 'UZS' | 'VES' | 'VND' | 'VUV' | 'WST' | 'XAF' | 'XAG' | 'XAU' | 'XBA' | 'XBB' | 'XBC' | 'XBD' | 'XCD' | 'XDR' | 'XOF' | 'XPD' | 'XPF' | 'XPT' | 'XSU' | 'XTS' | 'XUA' | 'XXX' | 'YER' | 'ZAR' | 'ZMW' | 'ZWL'
The ISO 4217 format for the currency.

## Related

- [StandardApi](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/apis/standardapi)
- [CheckoutApi](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/apis/checkoutapi)
- [OrderStatusApi](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/apis/orderstatusapi)
- [CartLineItemApi](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/apis/cartlineitemapi)
- [PickupPointListApi](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/apis/pickuppointlistapi)
- [PickupLocationListApi](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/apis/pickuplocationlistapi)
- [ShippingOptionItemApi](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/apis/shippingoptionitemapi)
- [ExtensionTargets](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/apis/extensiontargets)