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Customer Account API
API

Create unique customer experiences with the Customer Account API. The API offers a full range of options making it possible for customers to view their orders, manage their profile and much more.

You can access the Customer Account GraphQL API using the global fetch().

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Extension.jsx

import '@shopify/ui-extensions/preact';
import {render} from 'preact';
import {useEffect, useState} from 'preact/hooks';

export default async () => {
render(<Extension />, document.body);
};

function Extension() {
const [customerName, setCustomerName] =
useState('');

const getCustomerNameQuery = {
query: `query {
customer {
firstName
}
}`,
};

useEffect(() => {
fetch(
'shopify://customer-account/api/unstable/graphql.json',
{
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify(
getCustomerNameQuery,
),
},
)
.then((response) => response.json())
.then(
({
data: {
customer: {firstName},
},
}) => {
setCustomerName(firstName);
},
)
.catch(console.error);
});

return customerName ? (
<s-banner>
{shopify.i18n.translate('welcomeMsg', {
name: customerName,
})}
</s-banner>
) : null;
}