medusa-store/www/apps/docs/content/references/services/classes/Customer.mdx

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import ParameterTypes from "@site/src/components/ParameterTypes"

# Customer

A customer can make purchases in your store and manage their profile.

## Constructors

### constructor

**new Customer**()

A customer can make purchases in your store and manage their profile.

## Properties

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "billing_address",
    "type": "[`Address`](Address.mdx)",
    "description": "The details of the billing address associated with the customer.",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": true,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "billing_address_id",
    "type": "``null`` \\| `string`",
    "description": "The customer's billing address ID",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "created_at",
    "type": "`Date`",
    "description": "The date with timezone at which the resource was created.",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "deleted_at",
    "type": "``null`` \\| `Date`",
    "description": "The date with timezone at which the resource was deleted.",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "email",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "The customer's email",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "first_name",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "The customer's first name",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "groups",
    "type": "[`CustomerGroup`](CustomerGroup.mdx)[]",
    "description": "The customer groups the customer belongs to.",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": true,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "has_account",
    "type": "`boolean`",
    "description": "Whether the customer has an account or not",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "false",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "id",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "The customer's ID",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "last_name",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "The customer's last name",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "metadata",
    "type": "Record<`string`, `unknown`\\>",
    "description": "An optional key-value map with additional details",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "orders",
    "type": "[`Order`](Order.mdx)[]",
    "description": "The details of the orders this customer placed.",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": true,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "password_hash",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "phone",
    "type": "`string`",
    "description": "The customer's phone number",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "shipping_addresses",
    "type": "[`Address`](Address.mdx)[]",
    "description": "The details of the shipping addresses associated with the customer.",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": true,
    "children": []
  },
  {
    "name": "updated_at",
    "type": "`Date`",
    "description": "The date with timezone at which the resource was updated.",
    "optional": false,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />

## Methods

### beforeInsert

`Private` **beforeInsert**(): `void`

#### Returns

`void`

<ParameterTypes parameters={[
  {
    "name": "void",
    "type": "`void`",
    "optional": true,
    "defaultValue": "",
    "description": "",
    "expandable": false,
    "children": []
  }
]} />