BigCommerce Current Customers API

The Current Customers API from BigCommerce — 1 operation(s) for current customers.

Operations 1

GET /customer/current.jwt BigCommerce Get Current Customer #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/
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APIReference
https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/abandoned-carts
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/carts
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/brands
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/categories
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/category-trees
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/product-modifiers
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/product-variant-options
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/product-variants
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/products
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/channels
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/checkouts
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-content/store-content
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/currencies
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/customers
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-content/email-templates
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/geography
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/orders
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-content/pages
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-payments/tokens
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-payments/methods-deprecated
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-payments/processing
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/settings
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/shipping-v2
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/channels/site
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/store-information
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/carts
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/checkouts
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/customers
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/orders
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/subscriptions
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/integrations/webhooks
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-content/widgets

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OpenAPI Specification

bigcommerce-current-customers-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: BigCommerce Current Customer Current Customers API
  description: "Identify logged-in customers securely via JavaScript.\n\n[Learn more about the current customer API](/docs/start/authentication/current-customer).\n\nFor info about API accounts, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/docs/start/authentication/api-accounts).\n    \nFor info about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/docs/start/authentication#client-id).\n\n> #### Note\n> * Substitute your storefront domain for `yourstore.example.com`. \n> * The Send a Test Request feature is not currently supported for this endpoint."
  version: ''
servers:
- url: https://{store_domain}
  variables:
    store_domain:
      default: your_store.example.com
      description: The [URL authority](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn/Common_questions/Web_mechanics/What_is_a_URL#authority) of the storefront.
tags:
- name: Current Customers
paths:
  /customer/current.jwt:
    get:
      tags:
      - Current Customers
      summary: BigCommerce Get Current Customer
      description: 'Identify logged-in customers securely via JavaScript.


        > #### Note

        > The Send a Test Request feature is not currently supported for this endpoint.'
      operationId: getCurrentCustomer
      parameters:
      - name: app_client_id
        in: query
        required: true
        description: This is your applicationʼs client ID, which is obtained during application registration in the Developer Portal.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        default:
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  customer:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: integer
                        description: Unique numeric ID of the customer.
                        example: 4927
                      email:
                        type: string
                        description: Email address of the customer.
                        example: john.doe@gmail.com
                      group_id:
                        type: string
                        description: The group to which the customer belongs.
                        example: '"6"'
                  iss:
                    type: string
                    description: Indicates the token’s issuer.
                    example: '"bc/apps"'
                  sub:
                    type: string
                    description: The subject of the JWT - same as `store_hash`.
                    example: '"abc123"'
                  iat:
                    type: integer
                    description: Time when the token was issued. This is a numeric value indicating the number of seconds since the [Unix epoch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time).
                    example: 1480831863
                  exp:
                    type: integer
                    description: Time when the token expires. The token usually expires after 15 minutes. This is a numeric value indicating the number of seconds since the [Unix epoch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time).
                    example: 1480832763
                  version:
                    type: integer
                    description: Version of the Current Customer JWT
                    example: 1
                  aud:
                    type: string
                    description: The "aud" (audience) claim identifies the recipients that the JWT is intended for. This should match the *App Client ID* and the `application_id`.
                    example: '"6sv16tfx3j5gsopm42ss5dd67g2srvq"'
                  application_id:
                    type: string
                    example: '"6sv16tasdgr2b5hs5dd67g2srvq"'
                    description: The client ID created when the token was generated.
                  store_hash:
                    type: string
                    description: The store’s unique identifier on the BigCommerce platform.
                  operation:
                    type: string
                    description: Must contain the string “current_customer”.
                    example: '"current_customer"'
              example:
                customer:
                  id: 4927
                  email: john.doe@gmail.com
                  group_id: '6'
                iss: bc/apps
                sub: abc123
                iat: 1480831863
                exp: 1480832763
                version: 1
                aud: 6sv16tfx3j5gsopm42ss5dd67g2srvq
                application_id: 6sv16tasdgr2b5hs5dd67g2srvq
                store_hash: abc123
                operation: current_customer