BigCommerce - Update Customer

Description

This module allows modifying the data of existing customers in BigCommerce: name, company, phone, group, and more. It can identify the customer by ID or email.

Configuration

Required Credentials

• Store Hash: Unique hash of your BigCommerce store
• Access Token: API V3 access token

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
credentials_id	credential	Yes	BigCommerce credentials
customer_id	string	Yes*	Customer ID to update
email	string	Yes*	Customer email (alternative to ID)
first_name	string	No	New first name
last_name	string	No	New last name
new_email	string	No	New email
company	string	No	New company
phone	string	No	New phone
customer_group_id	number	No	New customer group

*Either customer_id or email is required

Output

{
  "success": true,
  "customer": {...},
  "customer_id": 789,
  "fields_updated": ["company", "phone"],
  "message": "Customer 789 updated successfully"
}

Usage Example

Update by ID

{
  "customer_id": "789",
  "company": "Nueva Empresa S.A.",
  "phone": "+34 600 987 654"
}

Update by email

{
  "email": "cliente@ejemplo.com",
  "customer_group_id": 5
}

Change customer email

{
  "customer_id": "789",
  "new_email": "nuevo-email@cliente.com"
}

Update full name

{
  "email": "cliente@ejemplo.com",
  "first_name": "Juan Carlos",
  "last_name": "Garcia Lopez"
}

API Used

• Endpoint: PUT /stores/{store_hash}/v3/customers
• Documentation: BigCommerce Update Customer

Notes

• If email is used, the customer is first searched to obtain the ID
• The V3 API requires sending data as an array
• Only the provided fields are updated
• To update addresses, use the addresses API separately
• The new email must be unique in the store

Related Nodes

• BigcommerceGetCustomers - Get customers
• BigcommerceCreateCustomer - Create customer
• BigcommerceGetOrders - Get orders