---
title: "Get customer by email"
method: GET
path: "/api/customer/email/{email}"
tags: ["Customer"]
---

# Get customer by email

`GET /api/customer/email/{email}`

Retrieves a single customer by their email address. Returns the customer's profile (email, name, phone, billing info) along with their active payment methods. Useful when you only have the customer's email and not their internal ID.

## Path parameters

- `email` string, required

## Response `200`

Customer details with active payment methods.

- CustomerResponseDto
  - `id` string, required — Unique identifier of the customer
  - `createdAt` string, date-time, required — Date when the customer was created
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time, required — Date when the customer was last updated
  - `email` string, nullable, required — Email address of the customer
  - `firstName` string, nullable, required — First name of the customer
  - `lastName` string, nullable, required — Last name of the customer
  - `phone` string, nullable, required — Phone number of the customer
  - `billingCountry` string, nullable, required — Billing country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2)
  - `businessName` string, nullable, required — Business name if purchasing as a business
  - `purchasingAsBusiness` boolean, required — Whether the customer is purchasing as a business
  - `taxId` string, nullable, required — Tax ID (e.g., VAT number) for business customers
  - `taxType` string, nullable, required — Type of tax ID (e.g., eu_vat, us_ein)
  - `paymentMethods` CustomerPaymentMethodResponseDto[], required — List of active payment methods for this customer
    - `id` string, required — Unique identifier of the payment method
    - `currency` 'EUR' | 'USD', required — Currency of the payment method
    - `cardBrand` string, nullable, required — Card brand (e.g., Visa, Mastercard)
    - `cardLast4` string, nullable, required — Last 4 digits of the card
    - `cardExpMonth` number, nullable, required — Card expiration month
    - `cardExpYear` number, nullable, required — Card expiration year
    - `isDefault` boolean, required — Whether this is the default payment method for this currency

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized - Invalid API key
- `404` — Customer not found for the given email

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