---
title: PurchasingEntity - Customer API
description: >-
  Represents information about the purchasing entity for the order or draft
  order.
api_version: 2026-04
api_name: customer
type: union
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/latest/unions/PurchasingEntity'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/latest/unions/PurchasingEntity.md'
---

# Purchasing​Entity

union

Represents information about the purchasing entity for the order or draft order.

## Fields with this union

* [Draft​Order.purchasingEntity](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/latest/objects/DraftOrder#field-DraftOrder.fields.purchasingEntity)

  OBJECT

  A draft order for the customer. Any fields related to money are in the presentment currency. Apps using the Customer Account API must meet the protected customer data [requirements](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/launch/protected-customer-data).

* [Order.purchasingEntity](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/customer/latest/objects/Order#field-Order.fields.purchasingEntity)

  OBJECT

  A customer’s completed request to purchase one or more products from a shop. Apps using the Customer Account API must meet the protected customer data [requirements](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/launch/protected-customer-data).

***

```graphql
union PurchasingEntity = Customer | PurchasingCompany
```