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Customer Fields

Customers represent the shoppers who have created accounts or made purchases in your Shopify store.

Customer Fields



These are all the fields you can import or export for customers in Altera.

General



Basic customer information and account details.

FieldDescriptionExample Value
IDShopify's unique customer identifier789012
EmailCustomer's email addresscustomer@example.com
CommandAction to perform on this customerMERGE
First NameCustomer's first nameJane
Last NameCustomer's last nameSmith
PhoneCustomer's phone number+1-555-0123
LanguageCustomer's preferred languageen
StateAccount state (enabled/disabled)enabled
NoteInternal notes about the customerVIP customer
TagsComma-separated list of tagsvip, wholesale
Tags CommandAction to perform on customer tagsADD
Tax ExemptWhether customer is exempt from taxesfalse
Email Marketing: StatusEmail marketing subscription statusSUBSCRIBED
SMS Marketing: StatusSMS marketing subscription statusSUBSCRIBED
Created AtDate and time when account was created2023-01-15T10:00:00Z
Updated AtDate and time when account was last modified2023-06-20T15:30:00Z


Addresses



Fields for customer addresses.

FieldDescriptionExample Value
Address IDUnique identifier for the address345678
Address CommandAction to perform on this addressMERGE
Address First NameFirst name for this addressJane
Address Last NameLast name for this addressSmith
Address CompanyCompany name for this addressAcme Inc
Address PhonePhone number for this address+1-555-0123
Address Line 1Street address123 Main St
Address Line 2Additional address detailsSuite 100
Address CityCityNew York
Address ProvinceState/provinceNew York
Address ZipPostal/zip code10001
Address CountryCountryUnited States
Address Is DefaultWhether this is the default addresstrue


Orders Information



Fields related to customer orders.

FieldDescriptionExample Value
Total OrdersNumber of orders placed25
Total SpentTotal amount spent by customer2499.99
First Order IDID of customer's first order1001
Last Order IDID of customer's most recent order1025


Metafields



Fields for custom metadata.

FieldDescriptionExample Value
MetafieldsCustomer metafields{"loyalty.points": "500"}


Customer Filters



You can use these filters to limit which customers are exported:

- email: Filter by email address
- created_at: Filter by creation date
- updated_at: Filter by last update date
- total_spent: Filter by total spent amount
- orders_count: Filter by number of orders
- tag: Filter by tag (include)
- tag_not: Filter by tag (exclude)

Updated on: 11/02/2025