---
title: Company - Storefront API
description: >
  A B2B organization that purchases from the shop. In the Storefront API,
  company information is accessed through the
  [`PurchasingCompany`](/docs/api/storefront/2026-04/objects/PurchasingCompany)
  object on
  [`CartBuyerIdentity`](/docs/api/storefront/2026-04/objects/CartBuyerIdentity),
  which provides the associated location and contact for the current purchasing
  context.


  You can store custom data using
  [metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/metafields).
api_version: 2026-04
api_name: storefront
type: object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/Company'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/Company.md'
---

# Company

object

A B2B organization that purchases from the shop. In the Storefront API, company information is accessed through the [`PurchasingCompany`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/2026-04/objects/PurchasingCompany) object on [`CartBuyerIdentity`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/2026-04/objects/CartBuyerIdentity), which provides the associated location and contact for the current purchasing context.

You can store custom data using [metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/metafields).

## Fields

* created​At

  [Date​Time!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/DateTime)

  non-null

  The date and time ([ISO 8601 format](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601)) at which the company was created in Shopify.

* external​Id

  [String](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/String)

  A unique externally-supplied ID for the company.

* id

  [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/ID)

  non-null

  A globally-unique ID.

* metafield

  [Metafield](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/Metafield)

  Token access required

  A [custom field](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/custom-data), including its `namespace` and `key`, that's associated with a Shopify resource for the purposes of adding and storing additional information.

  * namespace

    [String](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/String)

    ### Arguments

    The container the metafield belongs to. If omitted, the app-reserved namespace will be used.

  * key

    [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/String)

    required

    The identifier for the metafield.

  ***

* metafields

  [\[Metafield\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/Metafield)

  non-null Token access required

  A list of [custom fields](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/custom-data) that a merchant associates with a Shopify resource.

  * identifiers

    [\[Has​Metafields​Identifier!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/input-objects/HasMetafieldsIdentifier)

    required

    ### Arguments

    The list of metafields to retrieve by namespace and key.

    The input must not contain more than `250` values.

  ***

* name

  [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/String)

  non-null

  The name of the company.

* updated​At

  [Date​Time!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/DateTime)

  non-null

  The date and time ([ISO 8601 format](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601)) at which the company was last modified.

***

## Map

### Fields with this object

* [PurchasingCompany.company](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/PurchasingCompany#field-PurchasingCompany.fields.company)

### Possible type in

* [Metafield​Parent​Resource](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/unions/MetafieldParentResource)

***

## Interfaces

* * [Has​Metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/interfaces/HasMetafields)

    interface

  * [Node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/interfaces/Node)

    interface

***

## Company Implements

### Implements

* [Has​Metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/interfaces/HasMetafields)
* [Node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/interfaces/Node)