Documentation

Customer Groups

A Customer can be a member of a Customer Group (for example, reseller, gold member). Special prices can be assigned to specific products based on a Customer Group.

A maximum number of 1 000 Customer Groups can be created per Project. Learn more about this limit.

Graduation cap iconLearn more about managing Customer Groups in our self-paced Customer Management module.

Representations

CustomerGroup

id​
String​

Unique identifier of the CustomerGroup.

version​
Int​

Current version of the CustomerGroup.

key​
String​

User-defined unique identifier for the CustomerGroup.

MinLength: 2​MaxLength: 256​Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$​
name​
String​

Unique name of the CustomerGroup.

custom​
CustomFields​

Custom Fields for the CustomerGroup.

createdAt​
DateTime​

Date and time (UTC) the CustomerGroup was initially created.

createdBy​BETA
CreatedBy​

Present on resources created after 1 February 2019 except for events not tracked.

lastModifiedAt​
DateTime​

Date and time (UTC) the CustomerGroup was last updated.

lastModifiedBy​BETA
LastModifiedBy​

Present on resources updated after 1 February 2019 except for events not tracked.

CustomerGroupDraft

key​
String​

User-defined unique identifier for the CustomerGroup.

MinLength: 2​MaxLength: 256​Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$​
groupName​
String​

Unique value which must be different from any value used for name in CustomerGroup in the Project. If not, a DuplicateField error is returned.

custom​
CustomFieldsDraft​

Custom Fields for the CustomerGroup.

CustomerGroupPagedQueryResponse

PagedQueryResult with results containing an array of CustomerGroup.

limit​
Int​

Number of results requested.

offset​
Int​

Number of elements skipped.

count​
Int​

Actual number of results returned.

total​
Int​

Total number of results matching the query. This number is an estimation that is not strongly consistent. This field is returned by default. For improved performance, calculating this field can be deactivated by using the query parameter withTotal=false. When the results are filtered with a Query Predicate, total is subject to a limit.

results​
Array of CustomerGroup​

CustomerGroups matching the query.

CustomerGroupReference

Reference to a CustomerGroup.

id​
String​

Unique identifier of the referenced CustomerGroup.

typeId​
String​
"customer-group"

References a CustomerGroup.

obj​
CustomerGroup​

Contains the representation of the expanded CustomerGroup. Only present in responses to requests with Reference Expansion for CustomerGroups.

CustomerGroupResourceIdentifier

ResourceIdentifier to a CustomerGroup.

id​
String​

Unique identifier of the referenced CustomerGroup. Either id or key is required.

key​
String​

User-defined unique identifier of the referenced CustomerGroup. Either id or key is required.

typeId​
String​
"customer-group"

References a CustomerGroup.

Get CustomerGroup

Get CustomerGroup by ID

GET
https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups/{id}
OAuth 2.0 Scopes:
view_customers:{projectKey}, view_customer_groups:{projectKey}
Path parameters:
region
​
String
​

Region in which the Project is hosted.

projectKey
​
String
​

key of the Project.

id
​
String
​

id of the CustomerGroup.

Query parameters:
expand
​
Expansion
​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
Response:
200CustomerGroup
Request Example:cURL
curl --get https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups/{id} -i \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}'
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200 Response Example: CustomerGroupjson
{
  "id" : "aef9cf41-94ad-4794-8122-62d308900430",
  "version" : 2,
  "name" : "Webshop user",
  "createdAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.896Z",
  "lastModifiedAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.946Z"
}
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Get CustomerGroup by Key

GET
https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups/key={key}
OAuth 2.0 Scopes:
view_customers:{projectKey}, view_customer_groups:{projectKey}
Path parameters:
region
​
String
​

Region in which the Project is hosted.

projectKey
​
String
​

key of the Project.

key
​
String
​

key of the CustomerGroup.

Query parameters:
expand
​
Expansion
​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
Response:
200CustomerGroup
Request Example:cURL
curl --get https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups/key={key} -i \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}'
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200 Response Example: CustomerGroupjson
{
  "id" : "aef9cf41-94ad-4794-8122-62d308900430",
  "version" : 2,
  "name" : "Webshop user",
  "createdAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.896Z",
  "lastModifiedAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.946Z"
}
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Query CustomerGroups

GET
https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups
OAuth 2.0 Scopes:
view_customers:{projectKey}, view_customer_groups:{projectKey}
Path parameters:
region
​
String
​

Region in which the Project is hosted.

projectKey
​
String
​

key of the Project.

Query parameters:
where
​
QueryPredicate
​

Queryable field: name

The parameter can be passed multiple times.
/^var[.][a-zA-Z0-9]+$/
​
Any string parameter matching this regular expression
​

Predicate parameter values.

The parameter can be passed multiple times.
sort
​
Sort
​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
expand
​
Expansion
​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
limit
​
Int
​

Number of results requested.

offset
​
Int
​

Number of elements skipped.

withTotal
​
Boolean
​

Controls the calculation of the total number of query results. Set to false to improve query performance when the total is not needed.

Response:
200CustomerGroupPagedQueryResponse
Request Example:cURL
curl --get https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups -i \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}'
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200 Response Example: CustomerGroupPagedQueryResponsejson
{
  "limit" : 20,
  "offset" : 0,
  "count" : 1,
  "total" : 1,
  "results" : [ {
    "id" : "aef9cf41-94ad-4794-8122-62d308900430",
    "version" : 2,
    "name" : "Webshop user",
    "createdAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.896Z",
    "lastModifiedAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.946Z"
  } ]
}
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Create CustomerGroup

POST
https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups
OAuth 2.0 Scopes:
manage_customers:{projectKey}, manage_customer_groups:{projectKey}
Path parameters:
region
​
String
​

Region in which the Project is hosted.

projectKey
​
String
​

key of the Project.

Query parameters:
expand
​
Expansion
​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
Request Body:CustomerGroupDraftasapplication/json
Response:
201CustomerGroupasapplication/json
Request Example:cURL
curl https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups -i \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-binary @- << DATA 
{
  "groupName" : "Webshop user"
}
DATA
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201 Response Example: CustomerGroupjson
{
  "id" : "aef9cf41-94ad-4794-8122-62d308900430",
  "version" : 2,
  "name" : "Webshop user",
  "createdAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.896Z",
  "lastModifiedAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.946Z"
}
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Update CustomerGroup

Update CustomerGroup by ID

POST
https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups/{id}
OAuth 2.0 Scopes:
manage_customers:{projectKey}, manage_customer_groups:{projectKey}
Path parameters:
region
​
String
​

Region in which the Project is hosted.

projectKey
​
String
​

key of the Project.

id
​
String
​

id of the CustomerGroup.

Query parameters:
expand
​
Expansion
​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
Request Body:
application/json
version​
Int​

Expected version of the CustomerGroup on which the changes should be applied. If the expected version does not match the actual version, a ConcurrentModification error is returned.

actions​
Array of CustomerGroupUpdateAction​

Update actions to be performed on the CustomerGroup.

Response:
200CustomerGroupasapplication/json
Request Example:cURL
curl https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups/{id} -i \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-binary @- << DATA 
{
  "version" : 1,
  "actions" : [ {
    "action" : "changeName",
    "name" : "New Name"
  } ]
}
DATA
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200 Response Example: CustomerGroupjson
{
  "id" : "aef9cf41-94ad-4794-8122-62d308900430",
  "version" : 2,
  "name" : "Webshop user",
  "createdAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.896Z",
  "lastModifiedAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.946Z"
}
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Update CustomerGroup by Key

POST
https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups/key={key}
OAuth 2.0 Scopes:
manage_customers:{projectKey}, manage_customer_groups:{projectKey}
Path parameters:
region
​
String
​

Region in which the Project is hosted.

projectKey
​
String
​

key of the Project.

key
​
String
​

key of the CustomerGroup.

Query parameters:
expand
​
Expansion
​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
Request Body:
application/json
version​
Int​

Expected version of the CustomerGroup on which the changes should be applied. If the expected version does not match the actual version, a ConcurrentModification error is returned.

actions​
Array of CustomerGroupUpdateAction​

Update actions to be performed on the CustomerGroup.

Response:
200CustomerGroupasapplication/json
Request Example:cURL
curl https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups/key={key} -i \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-binary @- << DATA 
{
  "version" : 1,
  "actions" : [ {
    "action" : "changeName",
    "name" : "New Name"
  } ]
}
DATA
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200 Response Example: CustomerGroupjson
{
  "id" : "aef9cf41-94ad-4794-8122-62d308900430",
  "version" : 2,
  "name" : "Webshop user",
  "createdAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.896Z",
  "lastModifiedAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.946Z"
}
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Update actions

Change Name

action​
String​
"changeName"
name​
String​

New name of the CustomerGroup.

Example: json
{
  "action" : "changeName",
  "name" : "New Name"
}
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Set Key

action​
String​
"setKey"
key​
String​

If key is absent or null, the existing key, if any, will be removed.

MinLength: 2​MaxLength: 256​Pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$​
Example: json
{
  "action" : "setKey",
  "key" : "newKey"
}
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Set Custom Type

This action sets or removes the custom type for an existing CustomerGroup. If present, this action overwrites any existing custom type and fields.

action​
String​
"setCustomType"
type​
TypeResourceIdentifier​

Defines the Type that extends the CustomerGroup with Custom Fields. If absent, any existing Type and Custom Fields are removed from the CustomerGroup.

fields​
FieldContainer​

Sets the Custom Fields fields for the CustomerGroup.

Example: json
{
  "action" : "setCustomType",
  "type" : {
    "id" : "{{type-id}}",
    "typeId" : "type"
  },
  "fields" : {
    "exampleStringTypeField" : "TextString"
  }
}
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Set CustomField

action​
String​
"setCustomField"
name​
String​

Name of the Custom Field.

value​
CustomFieldValue​

If value is absent or null, this field will be removed if it exists. Removing a field that does not exist returns an InvalidOperation error. If value is provided, it is set for the field defined by name.

Example: json
{
  "action" : "setCustomField",
  "name" : "ExampleStringTypeField",
  "value" : "TextString"
}
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Delete CustomerGroup

Delete CustomerGroup by ID

DELETE
https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups/{id}
OAuth 2.0 Scopes:
manage_customers:{projectKey}, manage_customer_groups:{projectKey}
Path parameters:
region
​
String
​

Region in which the Project is hosted.

projectKey
​
String
​

key of the Project.

id
​
String
​

id of the CustomerGroup.

Query parameters:
version
​
Int
​

Last seen version of the resource.

expand
​
Expansion
​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
Response:
200CustomerGroup
Request Example:cURL
curl -X DELETE https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups/{id}?version={version} -i \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}'
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200 Response Example: CustomerGroupjson
{
  "id" : "aef9cf41-94ad-4794-8122-62d308900430",
  "version" : 2,
  "name" : "Webshop user",
  "createdAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.896Z",
  "lastModifiedAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.946Z"
}
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Delete CustomerGroup by Key

DELETE
https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups/key={key}
OAuth 2.0 Scopes:
manage_customers:{projectKey}, manage_customer_groups:{projectKey}
Path parameters:
region
​
String
​

Region in which the Project is hosted.

projectKey
​
String
​

key of the Project.

key
​
String
​

key of the CustomerGroup.

Query parameters:
version
​
Int
​

Last seen version of the resource.

expand
​
Expansion
​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
Response:
200CustomerGroup
Request Example:cURL
curl -X DELETE https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/customer-groups/key={key}?version={version} -i \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}'
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200 Response Example: CustomerGroupjson
{
  "id" : "aef9cf41-94ad-4794-8122-62d308900430",
  "version" : 2,
  "name" : "Webshop user",
  "createdAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.896Z",
  "lastModifiedAt" : "2017-01-10T06:51:25.946Z"
}
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