# customerAccessTokenCreate - storefront - MUTATION
Version: 2024-10

## Description
Creates a customer access token.
The customer access token is required to modify the customer object in any way.


### Access Scopes
`unauthenticated_write_customers` access scope.


## Arguments
* [input](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/input-objects/CustomerAccessTokenCreateInput): CustomerAccessTokenCreateInput! - The fields used to create a customer access token.


## Returns
* [customerAccessToken](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/objects/CustomerAccessToken): CustomerAccessToken The newly created customer access token object.
* [customerUserErrors](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/objects/CustomerUserError): CustomerUserError! The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.
* [userErrors](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/objects/UserError): UserError! The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.


## Examples
### Create a customer access token
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/api/2024-10/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Storefront-Access-Token: {storefront_access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"mutation customerAccessTokenCreate { customerAccessTokenCreate(input: {email: \\\"ghaida@example.com\\\", password: \\\"7dx2gx2Z\\\"}) { customerAccessToken { accessToken } customerUserErrors { message } } }\"\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Storefront({\n  domain: 'your-development-store.myshopify.com',\n  storefrontAccessToken,\n});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: `mutation customerAccessTokenCreate {\n    customerAccessTokenCreate(input: {email: \"ghaida@example.com\", password: \"7dx2gx2Z\"}) {\n      customerAccessToken {\n        accessToken\n      }\n      customerUserErrors {\n        message\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n});\n"
Ruby example: null 
Remix example: "const { storefront } = await unauthenticated.storefront(\n  'your-development-store.myshopify.com'\n);\n\nconst response = await storefront.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  mutation customerAccessTokenCreate {\n    customerAccessTokenCreate(input: {email: \"ghaida@example.com\", password: \"7dx2gx2Z\"}) {\n      customerAccessToken {\n        accessToken\n      }\n      customerUserErrors {\n        message\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "mutation customerAccessTokenCreate {\n  customerAccessTokenCreate(input: {email: \"ghaida@example.com\", password: \"7dx2gx2Z\"}) {\n    customerAccessToken {\n      accessToken\n    }\n    customerUserErrors {\n      message\n    }\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
null
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "customerAccessTokenCreate": {
      "customerAccessToken": {
        "accessToken": "ghaidas_token"
      },
      "customerUserErrors": []
    }
  }
}

### Get a customer by access token
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/api/2024-10/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Storefront-Access-Token: {storefront_access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"query { customer(customerAccessToken: \\\"bobs_token\\\") { id firstName lastName acceptsMarketing email phone } }\"\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Storefront({\n  domain: 'your-development-store.myshopify.com',\n  storefrontAccessToken,\n});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: `query {\n    customer(customerAccessToken: \"bobs_token\") {\n      id\n      firstName\n      lastName\n      acceptsMarketing\n      email\n      phone\n    }\n  }`,\n});\n"
Ruby example: null 
Remix example: "const { storefront } = await unauthenticated.storefront(\n  'your-development-store.myshopify.com'\n);\n\nconst response = await storefront.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  query {\n    customer(customerAccessToken: \"bobs_token\") {\n      id\n      firstName\n      lastName\n      acceptsMarketing\n      email\n      phone\n    }\n  }`,\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "query {\n  customer(customerAccessToken: \"bobs_token\") {\n    id\n    firstName\n    lastName\n    acceptsMarketing\n    email\n    phone\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
null
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "customer": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/410535040",
      "firstName": "John",
      "lastName": "Smith",
      "acceptsMarketing": false,
      "email": "johnsmith@example.com",
      "phone": "+16134504533"
    }
  }
}