Magento 2 How to create and update customer using GraphQL

In this article, we will show you how to create customer and update customer.

Create customer

Use the createCustomer mutation to create a new customers. To return or modify information about a customer. Customer token no need to set in the header of GraphQL for customer registration.

Syntax

mutation {
    createCustomer(
    input: CustomerInput!
  ) {
    CustomerOutput
  }
}

You can use the following example for create customer.

Request

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mutation{
  createCustomer(
    input: {
      firstname: "Developer"
      lastname: "Test"
      email: "devtest@example.com"
      password: "Dev@test123"
      is_subscribed: true
    }
  ){
    customer{
      firstname
      lastname
      email
      is_subscribed
    }
  }
}

Response

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{
  "data": {
    "createCustomer": {
      "customer": {
        "firstname": "Developer",
        "lastname": "Test",
        "email": "devtest@example.com",
        "is_subscribed": true
      }
    }
  }
}

Update Customer

Use updateCustomer mutation to update the customer’s personal information. To return or modify information about a customer. Customer token need to set in the header of GraphQL using Generate Customer Token.

Syntax

mutation {
  updateCustomer(
    input: CustomerInput!
  ) {
    CustomerOutput
  }
}

Request

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mutation{
  updateCustomer(
    input:{
      firstname: "Devtest"
      lastname: "Developer"
    }
  ){
    customer{
      firstname
      lastname
    }
  }
}

Response

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{
  "data": {
    "updateCustomer": {
      "customer": {
        "firstname": "Devtest",
        "lastname": "Developer"
      }
    }
  }
}

That's it!!

If you are looking for more GraphQL solutions then check out our another article which is List of GraphQL Queries and Mutations for Magento 2.

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