You can update profile information, extended field values, communication details, custom field values, extended field values, and loyalty status (only non loyalty to loyalty) on any source such as FACEBOOK, WEB_ENGAGE, WECHAT, INSTORE, MARTJACK, TMALL, TAOBAO, JD, ECOMMERCE, and WEBSITE.

Limitations of the customer update API -

Cannot update identifiers with this API
Cannot modify source type
Cannot change a loyalty customer to non-loyalty but can change a non-loyalty customer to a loyalty

Prerequisites

The following are the prerequisites for updating customer details -

Unique customer id of the respective customer
Source in which you want to modify the details
Account id of the specific source in which you want to modify the customer details

Header information

You can define certain attributes in the API header section and define the user context details. For more information, refer to the user context section in the Audit Details documentation.

Resource information


URI	/v2/promotion/customer
HTTP method	PUT
Pagination supported?	NA
Rate limit	NA
Batch support	NA

API endpoint example

`https://eu.api.capillarytech.com/v2/customers/{userId}?{query_parameters}

Request path parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
userId*	string	Unique ID of the customer whose details need to be updated.

Request query parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
source*	enum	Specify the source in which you want to update the customer details - FACEBOOK, WEB_ENGAGE, WECHAT, INSTORE, MARTJACK, TMALL, TAOBAO, JD, ECOMMERCE, WEBSITE, LINE, MOBILE_APP. For sources with multiple account
accountId	string	Account in which you want to update the customer details. (Required only for sources with multiple accounts).
use_async	boolean	Pass `true` to run loyalty activities in the background. Hence, sideEffects are not returned in the response. Pass `false` to wait for loyalty activities to complete and return the side effects.

Request body parameters

Parameter	Data Type	Description
profiles	Object	Meta information of the customer
- firstName	String	First Name of the customer.
- lastName	String	Last Name of the customer.
- fields	Object	Associated custom fields.
-- gender	String	Gender of the customer.
-- city	String	Customer's city of residence.
- commChannels	Object	Communication channels of the customer.
-- type	String	Type of the communication channel. Value: `mobile`, `email`, `wechat`, `ios`, `android`, `line`, `mobilePush`.
-- value	String	Based on the channel `type` enter the channel value. For example, mobile number is the value for mobile. Note: For mobile numbers, add the mobile number with the country code.
-- primary	String	Whether the current identifier of the customer (primary identifier as per the org's configuration).
-- verified	String	Whether the current identifier is the primary identifier or not. For example, through OTP.
-- meta	Object	Additional details of the identifier.
loyaltyInfo	Object	Object containing the loyalty information of the customer.
- loyaltyType	String	Loyalty status of the customer. Value: `loyalty`, `non_loyalty`.
extendedFields	Object	Extended field details of the customer in key:value pairs. You can only pass extended fields that are enabled for your org with the respective datatypes value.
- gender	String	Gender of the customer.
- city	String	Customer's city of residence.
loyaltyProgramEnrollments	Object	Lets you enroll customers into loyalty programs.
- programId	Integer	Unique ID of the loyalty program in which you want to enrol. You cannot update if the customer is already enrolled in the loyalty program.
- tierNumber	Integer	Sequence number of the tier that you want to allocate to the customer. For example, `1` for the lower tier, and `2` for the next tier, and so on.
- loyaltyPoints	Integer	Loyalty points to credit in customer's account.
- tierExpiryDate	String	Expiry date and time of the specified tier. Supported format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS +/- (timezone).
- pointsExpiryDate	String	Expiry date and time of the points issued. Supported format: YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS +/- (timezone).

curl --location --request PUT 'https://eu.api.capillarytech.com/v2/customers/171891944?source=INSTORE&use_async=false' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--header 'Authorization: Basic dGVzdiNmY2OWZmZmRkYg==' \
--data-raw '{
    "profiles": [
        {
            "firstName": "Tom",
            "lastName": "Sawyer",
            "fields": {
                "gender": "Male",
                "city": "Bangalore"
            },
            "commChannels": [
            {
                "type": "mobile",
                "value": "9999000000",
                "primary": "true",
                "verified": "true",
                "meta": {
            "residence": "true"
          }
        },
        {
          "type": "email",
          "value": "[email protected]",
          "primary": "true",
          "verified": "true",
          "meta": {
            "residence": "true"
          }
        }
      ]
        }
    ],
    
    "loyaltyInfo": {
        "loyaltyType": "loyalty"
    },
    "extendedFields": {
        "gender": "MALE",
        "city": "Bangalore"
    },
    "loyaltyProgramEnrollments": [
    {
      "programId": 699,
      "tierNumber": 1,
      "loyaltyPoints": 0,
      "tierExpiryDate": "2024-07-11T16:36:17+05:30",
      "pointsExpiryDate": "2024-07-11T16:36:17+05:30"
    }
  ]
}'

Response parameters

Parameter	Datatype	Description
createdId	String	Unique ID of the customer whose details are updated.
warnings	Object	Object containing the warning details, if any.
sideEffects	Object	Object containing the information on results.
- entityType	String	Entity affected by the API. Example: USER
- rawAwardedPoints	Number	The raw number of points awarded
- awardedPoints	Number	The awarded points after adjustments
- type	String	Effect of running the API. Example: points