---
title: "ListCustomers"
method: GET
path: "/v2/customers"
tags: ["Customers"]
---

# ListCustomers

`GET /v2/customers`

Lists customer profiles associated with a Square account.

Under normal operating conditions, newly created or updated customer profiles become available
for the listing operation in well under 30 seconds. Occasionally, propagation of the new or updated
profiles can take closer to one minute or longer, especially during network incidents and outages.

## Query parameters

- `cursor` string
- `limit` integer
- `sort_field` 'DEFAULT' | 'CREATED_AT' — Specifies customer attributes as the sort key to customer profiles returned from a search.
- `sort_order` 'DESC' | 'ASC' — The order (e.g., chronological or alphabetical) in which results from a request are returned.
- `count` boolean

## Response `200`

Success

- ListCustomersResponse — Defines the fields that are included in the response body of a request to the `ListCustomers` endpoint. Either `errors` or `customers` is present in a given response (never both).
  - `errors` Error[] — Any errors that occurred during the request.
    - `category` 'API_ERROR' | 'AUTHENTICATION_ERROR' | 'INVALID_REQUEST_ERROR' | 'RATE_LIMIT_ERROR' | 'PAYMENT_METHOD_ERROR' | 'REFUND_ERROR' | 'MERCHANT_SUBSCRIPTION_ERROR' | 'EXTERNAL_VENDOR_ERROR', required — Indicates which high-level category of error has occurred during a request to the Connect API.
    - `code` 'INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR' | 'UNAUTHORIZED' | 'ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRED' | 'ACCESS_TOKEN_REVOKED' | 'CLIENT_DISABLED' | 'FORBIDDEN' | 'INSUFFICIENT_SCOPES' | 'APPLICATION_DISABLED' | 'V1_APPLICATION' | 'V1_ACCESS_TOKEN' | 'CARD_PROCESSING_NOT_ENABLED' | 'MERCHANT_SUBSCRIPTION_NOT_FOUND' | 'BAD_REQUEST' | 'MISSING_REQUIRED_PARAMETER' | 'INCORRECT_TYPE' | 'INVALID_TIME' | 'INVALID_TIME_RANGE' | 'INVALID_VALUE' | 'INVALID_CURSOR' | 'UNKNOWN_QUERY_PARAMETER' | 'CONFLICTING_PARAMETERS' | 'EXPECTED_JSON_BODY' | 'INVALID_SORT_ORDER' | 'VALUE_REGEX_MISMATCH' | 'VALUE_TOO_SHORT' | 'VALUE_TOO_LONG' | 'VALUE_TOO_LOW' | 'VALUE_TOO_HIGH' | 'VALUE_EMPTY' | 'ARRAY_LENGTH_TOO_LONG' | 'ARRAY_LENGTH_TOO_SHORT' | 'ARRAY_EMPTY' | 'EXPECTED_BOOLEAN' | 'EXPECTED_INTEGER' | 'EXPECTED_FLOAT' | 'EXPECTED_STRING' | 'EXPECTED_OBJECT' | 'EXPECTED_ARRAY' | 'EXPECTED_MAP' | 'EXPECTED_BASE64_ENCODED_BYTE_ARRAY' | 'INVALID_ARRAY_VALUE' | 'INVALID_ENUM_VALUE' | 'INVALID_CONTENT_TYPE' | 'INVALID_FORM_VALUE' | 'CUSTOMER_NOT_FOUND' | 'ONE_INSTRUMENT_EXPECTED' | 'NO_FIELDS_SET' | 'TOO_MANY_MAP_ENTRIES' | 'MAP_KEY_LENGTH_TOO_SHORT' | 'MAP_KEY_LENGTH_TOO_LONG' | 'CUSTOMER_MISSING_NAME' | 'CUSTOMER_MISSING_EMAIL' | 'INVALID_PAUSE_LENGTH' | 'INVALID_DATE' | 'UNSUPPORTED_COUNTRY' | 'UNSUPPORTED_CURRENCY' | 'APPLE_TTP_PIN_TOKEN' | 'CARD_EXPIRED' | 'INVALID_EXPIRATION' | 'INVALID_EXPIRATION_YEAR' | 'INVALID_EXPIRATION_DATE' | 'UNSUPPORTED_CARD_BRAND' | 'UNSUPPORTED_ENTRY_METHOD' | 'INVALID_ENCRYPTED_CARD' | 'INVALID_CARD' | 'PAYMENT_AMOUNT_MISMATCH' | 'GENERIC_DECLINE' | 'CVV_FAILURE' | 'ADDRESS_VERIFICATION_FAILURE' | 'INVALID_ACCOUNT' | 'CURRENCY_MISMATCH' | 'INSUFFICIENT_FUNDS' | 'INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS' | 'CARDHOLDER_INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS' | 'INVALID_LOCATION' | 'TRANSACTION_LIMIT' | 'VOICE_FAILURE' | 'PAN_FAILURE' | 'EXPIRATION_FAILURE' | 'CARD_NOT_SUPPORTED' | 'READER_DECLINED' | 'INVALID_PIN' | 'MISSING_PIN' | 'MISSING_ACCOUNT_TYPE' | 'INVALID_POSTAL_CODE' | 'INVALID_FEES' | 'MANUALLY_ENTERED_PAYMENT_NOT_SUPPORTED' | 'PAYMENT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED' | 'GIFT_CARD_AVAILABLE_AMOUNT' | 'ACCOUNT_UNUSABLE' | 'BUYER_REFUSED_PAYMENT' | 'DELAYED_TRANSACTION_EXPIRED' | 'DELAYED_TRANSACTION_CANCELED' | 'DELAYED_TRANSACTION_CAPTURED' | 'DELAYED_TRANSACTION_FAILED' | 'CARD_TOKEN_EXPIRED' | 'CARD_TOKEN_USED' | 'AMOUNT_TOO_HIGH' | 'UNSUPPORTED_INSTRUMENT_TYPE' | 'REFUND_AMOUNT_INVALID' | 'REFUND_ALREADY_PENDING' | 'PAYMENT_NOT_REFUNDABLE' | 'PAYMENT_NOT_REFUNDABLE_DUE_TO_DISPUTE' | 'REFUND_ERROR_PAYMENT_NEEDS_COMPLETION' | 'REFUND_DECLINED' | 'INSUFFICIENT_PERMISSIONS_FOR_REFUND' | 'INVALID_CARD_DATA' | 'SOURCE_USED' | 'SOURCE_EXPIRED' | 'UNSUPPORTED_LOYALTY_REWARD_TIER' | 'LOCATION_MISMATCH' | 'ORDER_UNPAID_NOT_RETURNABLE' | 'PARTIAL_PAYMENT_DELAY_CAPTURE_NOT_SUPPORTED' | 'IDEMPOTENCY_KEY_REUSED' | 'UNEXPECTED_VALUE' | 'SANDBOX_NOT_SUPPORTED' | 'INVALID_EMAIL_ADDRESS' | 'INVALID_PHONE_NUMBER' | 'CHECKOUT_EXPIRED' | 'BAD_CERTIFICATE' | 'INVALID_SQUARE_VERSION_FORMAT' | 'API_VERSION_INCOMPATIBLE' | 'CARD_PRESENCE_REQUIRED' | 'UNSUPPORTED_SOURCE_TYPE' | 'CARD_MISMATCH' | 'PLAID_ERROR' | 'PLAID_ERROR_ITEM_LOGIN_REQUIRED' | 'PLAID_ERROR_RATE_LIMIT' | 'PAYMENT_SOURCE_NOT_ENABLED_FOR_TARGET' | 'CARD_DECLINED' | 'VERIFY_CVV_FAILURE' | 'VERIFY_AVS_FAILURE' | 'CARD_DECLINED_CALL_ISSUER' | 'CARD_DECLINED_VERIFICATION_REQUIRED' | 'BAD_EXPIRATION' | 'CHIP_INSERTION_REQUIRED' | 'ALLOWABLE_PIN_TRIES_EXCEEDED' | 'RESERVATION_DECLINED' | 'UNKNOWN_BODY_PARAMETER' | 'NOT_FOUND' | 'APPLE_PAYMENT_PROCESSING_CERTIFICATE_HASH_NOT_FOUND' | 'METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED' | 'NOT_ACCEPTABLE' | 'REQUEST_TIMEOUT' | 'CONFLICT' | 'GONE' | 'REQUEST_ENTITY_TOO_LARGE' | 'UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE' | 'UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY' | 'RATE_LIMITED' | 'NOT_IMPLEMENTED' | 'BAD_GATEWAY' | 'SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE' | 'TEMPORARY_ERROR' | 'GATEWAY_TIMEOUT', required — Indicates the specific error that occurred during a request to a Square API.
    - `detail` string — A human-readable description of the error for debugging purposes.
    - `field` string — The name of the field provided in the original request (if any) that the error pertains to.
  - `customers` Customer[] — The customer profiles associated with the Square account or an empty object (`{}`) if none are found. Only customer profiles with public information (`given_name`, `family_name`, `company_name`, `email_address`, or `phone_number`) are included in the response.
    - `id` string — A unique Square-assigned ID for the customer profile. If you need this ID for an API request, use the ID returned when you created the customer profile or call the [SearchCustomers](api-endpoint:Customers-SearchCustomers) or [ListCustomers](api-endpoint:Customers-ListCustomers) endpoint.
    - `created_at` string — The timestamp when the customer profile was created, in RFC 3339 format.
    - `updated_at` string — The timestamp when the customer profile was last updated, in RFC 3339 format.
    - `given_name` string, nullable — The given name (that is, the first name) associated with the customer profile.
    - `family_name` string, nullable — The family name (that is, the last name) associated with the customer profile.
    - `nickname` string, nullable — A nickname for the customer profile.
    - `company_name` string, nullable — A business name associated with the customer profile.
    - `email_address` string, nullable — The email address associated with the customer profile.
    - `address` Address — Represents a postal address in a country. For more information, see [Working with Addresses](https://developer.squareup.com/docs/build-basics/working-with-addresses).
      - `address_line_1` string, nullable — The first line of the address. Fields that start with `address_line` provide the address's most specific details, like street number, street name, and building name. They do *not* provide less specific details like city, state/province, or country (these details are provided in other fields).
      - `address_line_2` string, nullable — The second line of the address, if any.
      - `address_line_3` string, nullable — The third line of the address, if any.
      - `locality` string, nullable — The city or town of the address. For a full list of field meanings by country, see [Working with Addresses](https://developer.squareup.com/docs/build-basics/working-with-addresses).
      - `sublocality` string, nullable — A civil region within the address's `locality`, if any.
      - `sublocality_2` string, nullable — A civil region within the address's `sublocality`, if any.
      - `sublocality_3` string, nullable — A civil region within the address's `sublocality_2`, if any.
      - `administrative_district_level_1` string, nullable — A civil entity within the address's country. In the US, this is the state. For a full list of field meanings by country, see [Working with Addresses](https://developer.squareup.com/docs/build-basics/working-with-addresses).
      - `administrative_district_level_2` string, nullable — A civil entity within the address's `administrative_district_level_1`. In the US, this is the county.
      - `administrative_district_level_3` string, nullable — A civil entity within the address's `administrative_district_level_2`, if any.
      - `postal_code` string, nullable — The address's postal code. For a full list of field meanings by country, see [Working with Addresses](https://developer.squareup.com/docs/build-basics/working-with-addresses).
      - `country` 'ZZ' | 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW' — Indicates the country associated with another entity, such as a business. Values are in [ISO 3166-1-alpha-2 format](http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/country_codes.htm).
      - `first_name` string, nullable — Optional first name when it's representing recipient.
      - `last_name` string, nullable — Optional last name when it's representing recipient.
    - `phone_number` string, nullable — The phone number associated with the customer profile.
    - `birthday` string, nullable — The birthday associated with the customer profile, in `YYYY-MM-DD` format. For example, `1998-09-21` represents September 21, 1998, and `0000-09-21` represents September 21 (without a birth year).
    - `reference_id` string, nullable — An optional second ID used to associate the customer profile with an entity in another system.
    - `note` string, nullable — A custom note associated with the customer profile.
    - `preferences` CustomerPreferences — Represents communication preferences for the customer profile.
      - `email_unsubscribed` boolean, nullable — Indicates whether the customer has unsubscribed from marketing campaign emails. A value of `true` means that the customer chose to opt out of email marketing from the current Square seller or from all Square sellers. This value is read-only from the Customers API.
    - `creation_source` 'OTHER' | 'APPOINTMENTS' | 'COUPON' | 'DELETION_RECOVERY' | 'DIRECTORY' | 'EGIFTING' | 'EMAIL_COLLECTION' | 'FEEDBACK' | 'IMPORT' | 'INVOICES' | 'LOYALTY' | 'MARKETING' | 'MERGE' | 'ONLINE_STORE' | 'INSTANT_PROFILE' | 'TERMINAL' | 'THIRD_PARTY' | 'THIRD_PARTY_IMPORT' | 'UNMERGE_RECOVERY' — Indicates the method used to create the customer profile.
    - `group_ids` string[], nullable — The IDs of [customer groups](entity:CustomerGroup) the customer belongs to.
    - `segment_ids` string[], nullable — The IDs of [customer segments](entity:CustomerSegment) the customer belongs to.
    - `version` integer — The Square-assigned version number of the customer profile. The version number is incremented each time an update is committed to the customer profile, except for changes to customer segment membership.
    - `tax_ids` CustomerTaxIds — Represents the tax ID associated with a [customer profile](entity:Customer). The corresponding `tax_ids` field is available only for customers of sellers in EU countries or the United Kingdom. For more information, see [Customer tax IDs](https://developer.squareup.com/docs/customers-api/what-it-does#customer-tax-ids).
      - `eu_vat` string, nullable — The EU VAT identification number for the customer. For example, `IE3426675K`. The ID can contain alphanumeric characters only.
  - `cursor` string — A pagination cursor to retrieve the next set of results for the original query. A cursor is only present if the request succeeded and additional results are available. For more information, see [Pagination](https://developer.squareup.com/docs/build-basics/common-api-patterns/pagination).
  - `count` integer — The total count of customers associated with the Square account. Only customer profiles with public information (`given_name`, `family_name`, `company_name`, `email_address`, or `phone_number`) are counted. This field is present only if `count` is set to `true` in the request.

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