Step 6. Create a customer and generate a customer token
This step creates a customer that lives close to several stores that serve as in-store pickup locations. Although this tutorial ships the order using a traditional shipping method, the GraphQL tutorial shows how in-store pickup can be implemented.
Create a customer
If you prefer to use a customer that is already defined on your installation, scroll down to Generate the customer's access token.
The response of the POST /V1/customers endpoint includes an address ID. This value will be used in a later step.
Endpoint:
POST <host>/rest/default/V1/customers
Scope:
default store view
Headers:
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer <admin_token>
Payload:
Copied to your clipboard{"customer" : {"lastname" : "Doe","firstname" : "Jane","email" : "jdoe@example.com","addresses" : [{"defaultBilling" : true,"defaultShipping" : true,"firstname" : "Jane","lastname" : "Doe","region" : {"regionCode" : "NY","regionId" : 43,"region" : "New York"},"countryId" : "US","postcode" : "11501","city" : "Mineola","street" : ["160 1st St."],"telephone" : "516-555-1111"}]},"password" : "Password1"}
Response:
The customer id is 2.
Copied to your clipboard{"id": 2,"group_id": 1,"default_billing": "2","default_shipping": "2","created_at": "2020-07-22 23:12:47","updated_at": "2020-07-22 23:13:15","created_in": "Default Store View","email": "jdoe@example.com","firstname": "Jane","lastname": "Doe","store_id": 1,"website_id": 1,"addresses": [{"id": 2,"customer_id": 2,"region": {"region_code": "NY","region": "New York","region_id": 43},"region_id": 43,"country_id": "US","street": ["160 1st St."],"telephone": "516-555-1111","postcode": "11501","city": "Mineola","firstname": "Jane","lastname": "Doe","default_shipping": true,"default_billing": true}],"disable_auto_group_change": 0,"extension_attributes": {"is_subscribed": false}}
Generate the customer's access token
To generate a customer's access token, you must specify the customer's username and password in the payload. You do not specify an admin authorization token.
By default, a customer token is valid for 1 hour. To change this value, click Stores > Settings > Configuration > Services > OAuth > Access Token Expiration. Then enter a new value for Customer Token Lifetime (hours).
Endpoint:
POST <host>/rest/default/V1/integration/customer/token
Scope:
default store view
Headers:
Content-Type: application/json
Payload:
Copied to your clipboard{"username": "jdoe@example.com","password": "Password1"}
Response:
Adobe Commerce returns the customer's access token. Your integration must specify a customer token in the authorization header of every call customers make on their own behalf.
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Verify this step
- Log in to the Test website using the email
jdoe@example.comand passwordPassword1. - Click the account name (Jane) in the upper right corner and select My Account.
- Click Address Book to view the default billing and shipping addresses.
