---
title: "customer.created"
method: POST
path: "customer.created"
tags: ["Customers"]
---

# customer.created

`POST customer.created` (webhook)

Occurs when an customer is created.

## Headers

- `paddle_signature` string, required

## Payload

- object
  - `event_id` string, required: Unique Paddle ID for this event, prefixed with `evt_`.
  - `event_type` 'address.created' | 'address.imported' | 'address.updated' | 'adjustment.created' | 'adjustment.updated' | 'api_key.created' | 'api_key.expired' | 'api_key.expiring' | 'api_key.revoked' | 'api_key.updated' | 'api_key_exposure.created' | 'business.created' | 'business.imported' | 'business.updated' | 'client_token.created' | 'client_token.revoked' | 'client_token.updated' | 'customer.created' | 'customer.imported' | 'customer.updated' | 'discount.created' | 'discount.imported' | 'discount.updated' | 'discount_group.created' | 'discount_group.updated' | 'payment_method.saved' | 'payment_method.deleted' | 'payout.created' | 'payout.paid' | 'price.created' | 'price.imported' | 'price.updated' | 'product.created' | 'product.imported' | 'product.updated' | 'report.created' | 'report.updated' | 'subscription.activated' | 'subscription.canceled' | 'subscription.created' | 'subscription.imported' | 'subscription.past_due' | 'subscription.paused' | 'subscription.resumed' | 'subscription.trialing' | 'subscription.updated' | 'transaction.billed' | 'transaction.canceled' | 'transaction.completed' | 'transaction.created' | 'transaction.paid' | 'transaction.past_due' | 'transaction.payment_failed' | 'transaction.ready' | 'transaction.revised' | 'transaction.updated', required: Type of event sent by Paddle, in the format `entity.event_type`.
  - `occurred_at` string, date-time, required: RFC 3339 datetime string of when this event occurred.
  - `notification_id` string, required: Unique Paddle ID for this notification, prefixed with `ntf_`.
  - `data` object, required: New or changed entity.
    - `id` string, required: Unique Paddle ID for this customer entity, prefixed with `ctm_`.
    - `name` string, nullable, required: Full name.
    - `email` string, email, required: Email address for this entity.
    - `marketing_consent` boolean, required: Whether this customer opted into marketing from you. `false` unless customers check the marketing consent box when using Paddle Checkout. Set automatically by Paddle.
    - `status` 'active' | 'archived', required: Whether this entity can be used in Paddle.
    - `custom_data` object, nullable, required: Your own structured key-value data.
    - `locale` string, required: A short form locale tag following the IETF BCP 47 standard.
    - `import_meta` object, nullable, required: Import information for this entity. `null` if this entity is not imported.
      - `external_id` string, nullable: Reference or identifier for this entity from the provider where it was imported from.
      - `imported_from` string, required: Name of the platform or provider where this entity was imported from.
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required: RFC 3339 datetime string of when this entity was created. Set automatically by Paddle.
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, nullable, required: RFC 3339 datetime string of when this entity was updated. Set automatically by Paddle.

## Acknowledgement `200`

Respond with an HTTP 200 status code within 5 seconds to let Paddle know that you successfully received the message.

If your server sends another kind of status code or doesn't respond, Paddle automatically retries using an exponential backoff schedule.

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