> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://hub.equipme.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://hub.equipme.io/development/api-reference-pro/sales-or-customers.md).

# Sales | Customers

## List your customers

> Retrieve a list of customers.\
> \
> You can only access customers of your provider entity.

```json
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```

## Create a customer

> You can only create customers for your provider entity. \
> \
> When a customer is created, an instance of the "Customer Account" system service is also always added to the customer's approval cart. \
> \
> Note: \`\`\`active\`\`\` customers are allowed to place orders.

````json
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````

## Retrieve a single customer by its id

> You can only access customers of your provider entity.

```json
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```

## Update an existing customer (deprecated - please use the PATCH route instead)

> Overwrites all existing data with that from the request body.\
> \
> Note: \`\`\`active\`\`\` customers are allowed to place orders.

````json
{"openapi":"3.0.4","info":{"title":"Equipme Supplier API","version":"v1"},"tags":[{"name":"Sales | Customers"}],"security":[{"ApiKey":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"ApiKey":{"type":"apiKey","description":"Required for authorization in every request. You can request an API-Key for your tenant in the integrations section of the equipme App.","name":"X-API-KEY","in":"header"}},"schemas":{"CustomerUpdateModel":{"required":["name"],"type":"object","properties":{"name":{"maxLength":100,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"The name of the customer."},"customerNumber":{"maxLength":50,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"Optional identifier of the customer defined by the supplier.","nullable":true},"description":{"maxLength":500,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"The description of the customer.\nNote: Value null won't override the current value. You can provide an empty string to clear this field.","nullable":true},"active":{"type":"boolean","description":"True if the customer is active and is allowed to place orders, false otherwise."},"customAttribute1":{"maxLength":100,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"Value of the first custom attribute as defined in the settings\nNote: Value null won't override the current value. You can provide an empty string to clear this field.","nullable":true},"customAttribute2":{"maxLength":100,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"Value of the second custom attribute as defined in the settings\nNote: Value null won't override the current value. You can provide an empty string to clear this field.","nullable":true},"customAttribute3":{"maxLength":100,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"Value of the third custom attribute as defined in the settings\nNote: Value null won't override the current value. You can provide an empty string to clear this field.","nullable":true},"accountManagerId":{"type":"integer","description":"Id of the responsible sales person for the customer.\nOn update, this employee receives planner access to the customer.","format":"int32","nullable":true},"contactName":{"maxLength":200,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"The name of the contact person at the customer.","nullable":true},"contactEmail":{"maxLength":100,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"The email address of the contact person at the customer.","nullable":true},"contactPhone":{"maxLength":50,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"The phone number of the contact person at the customer.","nullable":true}},"additionalProperties":false},"ErrorResponse":{"type":"object","properties":{"errorCode":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"errorDescription":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"data":{"nullable":true}},"additionalProperties":false}}},"paths":{"/v1/sales/customers/{customerId}":{"put":{"tags":["Sales | Customers"],"summary":"Update an existing customer (deprecated - please use the PATCH route instead)","description":"Overwrites all existing data with that from the request body.\n\nNote: ```active``` customers are allowed to place orders.","parameters":[{"name":"customerId","in":"path","description":"The identifier of the customer.","required":true,"schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"}}],"requestBody":{"description":"The customer data to process the updated.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/CustomerUpdateModel"}}}},"responses":{"204":{"description":"NoContent: Request has succeeded."},"400":{"description":"Bad request: See response message for details.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"401":{"description":"Unauthorized: Invalid api key.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"403":{"description":"Forbidden: Resource access denied or resource does not exist anymore.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"404":{"description":"NotFound: Requested resource could not be found.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}}},"deprecated":true}}}}
````

## Partially updates an existing customer

> Please provide a valid JSON Patch document with the allowed fields to update. See example below for further details.

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.4","info":{"title":"Equipme Supplier API","version":"v1"},"tags":[{"name":"Sales | Customers"}],"security":[{"ApiKey":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"ApiKey":{"type":"apiKey","description":"Required for authorization in every request. You can request an API-Key for your tenant in the integrations section of the equipme App.","name":"X-API-KEY","in":"header"}},"schemas":{"Operation":{"type":"object","properties":{"value":{"nullable":true},"path":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"op":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"from":{"type":"string","nullable":true}},"additionalProperties":false},"ErrorResponse":{"type":"object","properties":{"errorCode":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"errorDescription":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"data":{"nullable":true}},"additionalProperties":false}}},"paths":{"/v1/sales/customers/{customerId}":{"patch":{"tags":["Sales | Customers"],"summary":"Partially updates an existing customer","description":"Please provide a valid JSON Patch document with the allowed fields to update. See example below for further details.","parameters":[{"name":"customerId","in":"path","description":"The identifier of the customer.","required":true,"schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"}}],"requestBody":{"description":"Information of the customer to be updated.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"array","items":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/Operation"}}}}},"responses":{"204":{"description":"NoContent: Customer successfully updated."},"400":{"description":"Bad request: Body validation failed. See response message for details.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"401":{"description":"Unauthorized: Invalid api key.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"403":{"description":"Forbidden: Resource access denied or resource does not exist anymore.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"404":{"description":"NotFound: Requested resource could not be found.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}}}}}}}
```

## Get all metadata items for a customer

> Retrieve all metadata items for a customer.\
> \
> Note: The metadata is not versioned.

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.4","info":{"title":"Equipme Supplier API","version":"v1"},"tags":[{"name":"Sales | Customers"}],"security":[{"ApiKey":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"ApiKey":{"type":"apiKey","description":"Required for authorization in every request. You can request an API-Key for your tenant in the integrations section of the equipme App.","name":"X-API-KEY","in":"header"}},"schemas":{"MetadataItem":{"required":["key","self"],"type":"object","properties":{"value":{"maxLength":500,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"Metadata value","nullable":true},"scope":{"type":"string","description":"Metadata scope. Can be Customer or Supplier to indicate the metadata is specific to a customer or supplier.","nullable":true},"key":{"maxLength":150,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"Metadata key used as a unique identifier for the metadata item."},"self":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ResourceLink"}},"additionalProperties":false},"ResourceLink":{"required":["href"],"type":"object","properties":{"href":{"minLength":1,"type":"string","description":"The target resource URI."},"method":{"type":"string","description":"The HTTP method to use for the request.","nullable":true}},"additionalProperties":false},"ErrorResponse":{"type":"object","properties":{"errorCode":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"errorDescription":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"data":{"nullable":true}},"additionalProperties":false}}},"paths":{"/v1/sales/customers/{customerId}/metadata":{"get":{"tags":["Sales | Customers"],"summary":"Get all metadata items for a customer","description":"Retrieve all metadata items for a customer.\n\nNote: The metadata is not versioned.","parameters":[{"name":"customerId","in":"path","description":"The identifier of the customer.","required":true,"schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"}}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"OK: The requested metadata items.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"array","items":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/MetadataItem"}}}}},"400":{"description":"Bad request: See response message for details.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"401":{"description":"Unauthorized: Invalid api key.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"403":{"description":"Forbidden: Resource access denied or resource does not exist anymore.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"404":{"description":"NotFound: Requested resource could not be found.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}}}}}}}
```

## Create metadata for a customer

> If the metadata key already exists, the value will be updated.\
> \
> Note: The metadata is not versioned.

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.4","info":{"title":"Equipme Supplier API","version":"v1"},"tags":[{"name":"Sales | Customers"}],"security":[{"ApiKey":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"ApiKey":{"type":"apiKey","description":"Required for authorization in every request. You can request an API-Key for your tenant in the integrations section of the equipme App.","name":"X-API-KEY","in":"header"}},"schemas":{"MetadataItemCreateModel":{"type":"object","properties":{"key":{"maxLength":150,"type":"string","description":"Key for the new metadata entry","nullable":true},"value":{"maxLength":500,"type":"string","description":"Metadata value","nullable":true}},"additionalProperties":false,"description":"DTO for creating a new metadata entry for a given resource which implements the logic"},"MetadataItem":{"required":["key","self"],"type":"object","properties":{"value":{"maxLength":500,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"Metadata value","nullable":true},"scope":{"type":"string","description":"Metadata scope. Can be Customer or Supplier to indicate the metadata is specific to a customer or supplier.","nullable":true},"key":{"maxLength":150,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"Metadata key used as a unique identifier for the metadata item."},"self":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ResourceLink"}},"additionalProperties":false},"ResourceLink":{"required":["href"],"type":"object","properties":{"href":{"minLength":1,"type":"string","description":"The target resource URI."},"method":{"type":"string","description":"The HTTP method to use for the request.","nullable":true}},"additionalProperties":false},"ErrorResponse":{"type":"object","properties":{"errorCode":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"errorDescription":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"data":{"nullable":true}},"additionalProperties":false}}},"paths":{"/v1/sales/customers/{customerId}/metadata":{"post":{"tags":["Sales | Customers"],"summary":"Create metadata for a customer","description":"If the metadata key already exists, the value will be updated.\n\nNote: The metadata is not versioned.","parameters":[{"name":"customerId","in":"path","description":"The identifier of the customer.","required":true,"schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"}}],"requestBody":{"description":"The metadata to be created.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/MetadataItemCreateModel"}}}},"responses":{"201":{"description":"Created: The created metadata entry.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/MetadataItem"}}}},"400":{"description":"Bad request: See response message for details.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"401":{"description":"Unauthorized: Invalid api key.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"403":{"description":"Forbidden: Resource access denied or resource does not exist anymore.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"404":{"description":"Not Found","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}}}}}}}
```

## Get metadata item for a customer

> Retrieve the metadata item for a customer.\
> \
> Note: The metadata is not versioned.

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.4","info":{"title":"Equipme Supplier API","version":"v1"},"tags":[{"name":"Sales | Customers"}],"security":[{"ApiKey":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"ApiKey":{"type":"apiKey","description":"Required for authorization in every request. You can request an API-Key for your tenant in the integrations section of the equipme App.","name":"X-API-KEY","in":"header"}},"schemas":{"MetadataItem":{"required":["key","self"],"type":"object","properties":{"value":{"maxLength":500,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"Metadata value","nullable":true},"scope":{"type":"string","description":"Metadata scope. Can be Customer or Supplier to indicate the metadata is specific to a customer or supplier.","nullable":true},"key":{"maxLength":150,"minLength":0,"type":"string","description":"Metadata key used as a unique identifier for the metadata item."},"self":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ResourceLink"}},"additionalProperties":false},"ResourceLink":{"required":["href"],"type":"object","properties":{"href":{"minLength":1,"type":"string","description":"The target resource URI."},"method":{"type":"string","description":"The HTTP method to use for the request.","nullable":true}},"additionalProperties":false},"ErrorResponse":{"type":"object","properties":{"errorCode":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"errorDescription":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"data":{"nullable":true}},"additionalProperties":false}}},"paths":{"/v1/sales/customers/{customerId}/metadata/{key}":{"get":{"tags":["Sales | Customers"],"summary":"Get metadata item for a customer","description":"Retrieve the metadata item for a customer.\n\nNote: The metadata is not versioned.","parameters":[{"name":"customerId","in":"path","description":"The identifier of the customer.","required":true,"schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"}},{"name":"key","in":"path","description":"The metadata key to be retrieved.","required":true,"schema":{"type":"string"}}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"OK: The requested metadata item.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/MetadataItem"}}}},"400":{"description":"Bad request: See response message for details.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"401":{"description":"Unauthorized: Invalid api key.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"403":{"description":"Forbidden: Resource access denied or resource does not exist anymore.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"404":{"description":"NotFound: Requested resource could not be found.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}}}}}}}
```

## DELETE /v1/sales/customers/{customerId}/metadata/{key}

> Delete a metadata item for a customer by key

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.4","info":{"title":"Equipme Supplier API","version":"v1"},"tags":[{"name":"Sales | Customers"}],"security":[{"ApiKey":[]}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"ApiKey":{"type":"apiKey","description":"Required for authorization in every request. You can request an API-Key for your tenant in the integrations section of the equipme App.","name":"X-API-KEY","in":"header"}},"schemas":{"ErrorResponse":{"type":"object","properties":{"errorCode":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"errorDescription":{"type":"string","nullable":true},"data":{"nullable":true}},"additionalProperties":false}}},"paths":{"/v1/sales/customers/{customerId}/metadata/{key}":{"delete":{"tags":["Sales | Customers"],"summary":"Delete a metadata item for a customer by key","parameters":[{"name":"customerId","in":"path","description":"","required":true,"schema":{"type":"integer","format":"int32"}},{"name":"key","in":"path","description":"","required":true,"schema":{"type":"string"}}],"responses":{"204":{"description":""},"400":{"description":"Bad request: See response message for details.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"401":{"description":"Unauthorized: Invalid api key.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"403":{"description":"Forbidden: Resource access denied or resource does not exist anymore.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}},"404":{"description":"NotFound: Requested resource could not be found.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"$ref":"#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"}}}}}}}}}
```


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