---
title: CustomerAccessTokenCreatePayload - Storefront API
description: Return type for `customerAccessTokenCreate` mutation.
api_version: 2026-01
api_name: storefront
type: payload
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/payloads/customeraccesstokencreatepayload
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/payloads/customeraccesstokencreatepayload.md
---

# Customer​Access​Token​Create​Payload

payload

Return type for `customerAccessTokenCreate` mutation.

## Fields

* customer​Access​Token

  [Customer​Access​Token](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/CustomerAccessToken)

  Token access required

  The newly created customer access token object.

* customer​User​Errors

  [\[Customer​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/CustomerUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

* user​Errors

  [\[User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/UserError)

  non-nullDeprecated

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## Mutations with this payload

* [customer​Access​Token​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/mutations/customerAccessTokenCreate)

  mutation

  For legacy customer accounts only.

  Creates a [`CustomerAccessToken`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/2026-01/objects/CustomerAccessToken) using the customer's email and password. The access token is required to read or modify the [`Customer`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/2026-01/objects/Customer) object, such as updating account information or managing addresses.

  The token has an expiration time. Use [`customerAccessTokenRenew`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/2026-01/mutations/customerAccessTokenRenew) to extend the token before it expires, or create a new token if it's already expired.

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  **Caution:** This mutation handles customer credentials. Always transmit requests over HTTPS and never log or expose the password.

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  * input

    [Customer​Access​Token​Create​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/input-objects/CustomerAccessTokenCreateInput)

    required

    ### Arguments

    The fields used to create a customer access token.

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## Map

### Mutations with this payload

* [customer​Access​Token​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/types/customerAccessTokenCreate)