shopify_get_customer

shopify_get_customer(context: dict, email: str) -> dict | None

Retrieves a Shopify customer profile by email address. Returns None if no customer is found.

Requires the Shopify integration to be installed for the business.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`context`	`dict`	The context object passed to your action
`email`	`str`	The customer's email address

Returns

dict | None — Customer data including id, email, firstName, lastName, phone, createdAt, and updatedAt. Returns None if the customer is not found.

Examples

Greet a returning customer by name

def execute_action(context):
    email = context["args"]["email"]
    customer = shopify_get_customer(context, email)

    if customer is None:
        return {"found": False}

    return {
        "found": True,
        "firstName": customer["firstName"],
        "lastName": customer["lastName"],
        "customerSince": customer["createdAt"],
    }

Check if a customer exists before processing a request

def execute_action(context):
    email = context["args"]["email"]
    customer = shopify_get_customer(context, email)

    if customer is None:
        return {"error": "No account found for this email address."}

    # Proceed with customer-specific logic
    return {"customerId": customer["id"], "email": customer["email"]}