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POST
/
api
/
canary
/
customers
Create Customer
curl --request POST \
  --url http://localhost:3000/api/canary/customers \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "email": "<string>",
  "metadata": {
    "customField": "value",
    "orderId": "12345"
  }
}
'
{
  "id": "customer_789",
  "merchantId": "merchant_456",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "name": "John Doe",
  "metadata": {
    "source": "web",
    "referralCode": "FRIEND123"
  },
  "createdAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

Customer details

​
email
string
required

The email address of the customer

​
metadata
object
required

Optional custom metadata

Example:
{
  "customField": "value",
  "orderId": "12345"
}
​
merchantId
string

The ID of the merchant whose balance is being requested. If omitted, defaults to the authenticated merchant.

​
name
string

The full name of the customer

Response

Customer created successfully

​
id
string
required

Unique identifier

​
createdAt
string<date-time>
required
​
updatedAt
string<date-time>
required
​
merchantId
string
required
​
email
string
required
​
metadata
object
required
Example:
{ "customField": "value" }
​
deletedAt
string<date-time>
​
name
string