Manage Customers in Medusa Admin

In this guide, you’ll learn how to create and manage customers and their details.

Create a Customer#

You can create a customer through the Medusa Admin, which is useful if a customer is creating an order offline. The customer will be a guest customer; to register, the customer must register through the storefront.

To create a customer from the Medusa Admin:

1. Go to the Customers page.
2. Click the Create button at the top right.
3. In the form that opens, enter the customer's email, and optionally their first and last name, company name, and phone number.
4. Once you're done, click the Create button.

View Customer Details#

To view a customer’s details:

1. Go to the Customers page.
2. Click on the customer you want to view.

Customer Type#

At the top right of the first section, you can see a badge with the customer's type:

Edit Customer Details#

To edit a customer’s details:

1. Go to a customer’s details page.
2. Click on the icon in the first section.
3. Choose Edit from the dropdown.
4. In the side window that opens, you can edit the customer's email, first and last name, company name, and phone number.
5. Once you’re done, click the Save button.

View Customer Orders#

You can view a customer’s orders from their details page in the Orders section. By clicking on an order, you can view its details.

Transfer Order to Another Customer#

You can transfer an order to another customer. For example, a guest customer registered, or a customer created an order offline.

When you transfer the ownership of an order, the original customer will receive a notification, such as an email, requesting their approval for the transfer. The order is transferred to the new customer only after the original customer approves the transfer.

To transfer a customer's order ownership to another:

1. Go to the customer's details page.
2. In the Orders section, click on the icon on the right of the order.
3. Choose Transfer ownership from the dropdown.
4. In the side window that opens, choose the customer to transfer the order to in the "New owner" field.
5. Once you're done, click the Save button.

The original customer will then receive a notification requesting their approval for the transfer.

Manage Customer's Groups#

You can add a customer to multiple groups, allowing you to offer different promotions or pricing based on the group they belong to.

Add Customer to Groups#

To add a customer to customer groups:

1. Go to the customer's details page.
2. In the "Customer Groups" section, click on the "Add" button.
3. In the list that opens, check the groups you want to add the customer to.
4. Once you're done, click the Save button.

Remove Customer from Groups#

To remove a customer from customer groups:

1. Go to the customer's details page.
2. In the "Customer Groups" section, check the groups you want to remove the customer from.
3. Once you're done, either press R or click "Remove" at the bottom center of the page.
4. Confirm removing the groups by clicking the "Remove" button in the pop-up.

Edit Customer Metadata#

Metadata is custom data that can be associated with the customer in key-value pairs. This is usually used by developers for custom integrations or to store additional information about the customer.

To edit the customer's metadata:

1. Go to the customer's details page.
2. Click the icon at the right of the "Metadata" section.
3. In the side window that opens:
   • Manage the key-value pairs in the table.
   • To add a new row of key-value pairs before or after a row:
     • Hover over the row and click the icon at its right.
     • Choose "Insert row above" or "Insert row below" from the dropdown.
   • To delete a row of key-value pairs:
     • Hover over the row and click the icon at its right.
     • Choose "Delete row" from the dropdown.
4. Once you're done, click the Save button.

Manage Customer's Addresses#

You can view and manage a customer's address from the "Addresses" section on the customer's details page. This is useful when you need to make changes to the customer's shipping or billing address in an order.

Add Customer Address#

To add an address to a customer:

1. Go to the customer's details page.
2. Click on the "Add" button at the top right of the "Addresses" section.
3. In the form that opens, enter the address details including name, address line, apartment, postal code, city, country, state, company, and phone number.
4. Once you're done, click the Save button.

Delete Customer Address#

To delete a customer address:

1. Go to the customer's details page.
2. Find the address in the "Addresses" section.
3. Click on the icon at the right of the address.
4. Choose Delete from the dropdown.
5. In the pop-up, enter the address name and click the "Delete" button.

Delete a Customer#

To delete a customer:

1. Go to the customer's details page.
2. Click on the icon at the top right of the first section.
3. Choose Delete from the dropdown.
4. In the pop-up, enter the customer's email and click the "Delete" button.