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Lookup a customer

client.customers.get(stringid, CustomerGetParams { correlationID, requestID, straddleAccountID } params?, RequestOptionsoptions?): CustomerV1 { data, meta, response_type }
get/v1/customers/{id}

Retrieves the details of an existing customer. Supply the unique customer ID that was returned from your 'create customer' request, and Straddle will return the corresponding customer information.

ParametersExpand Collapse
id: string
params: CustomerGetParams { correlationID, requestID, straddleAccountID }
correlationID?: string

Optional client generated identifier to trace and debug a series of requests.

requestID?: string

Optional client generated identifier to trace and debug a request.

straddleAccountID?: string

For use by platforms to specify an account id and set scope of a request.

formatuuid
ReturnsExpand Collapse
CustomerV1 { data, meta, response_type }
data: Data { id, created_at, email, 11 more }
id: string

Unique identifier for the customer.

formatuuid
created_at: string

Timestamp of when the customer record was created.

formatdate-time
email: string

The customer's email address.

formatemail
name: string

Full name of the individual or business name.

phone: string

The customer's phone number in E.164 format.

status: "pending" | "review" | "verified" | 2 more
Accepts one of the following:
"pending"
"review"
"verified"
"inactive"
"rejected"
type: "individual" | "business"
Accepts one of the following:
"individual"
"business"
updated_at: string

Timestamp of the most recent update to the customer record.

formatdate-time
address?: CustomerAddressV1 { address1, city, state, 2 more } | null

An object containing the customer's address. This is optional, but if provided, all required fields must be present.

address1: string

Primary address line (e.g., street, PO Box).

maxLength100
city: string

City, district, suburb, town, or village.

maxLength100
state: string

Two-letter state code.

zip: string

Zip or postal code.

address2?: string | null

Secondary address line (e.g., apartment, suite, unit, or building).

maxLength100
compliance_profile?: IndividualComplianceProfile { dob, ssn } | BusinessComplianceProfile { ein, legal_business_name, representatives, website } | null

PII required to trigger Patriot Act compliant KYC verification.

Accepts one of the following:
IndividualComplianceProfile { dob, ssn }

PII required to trigger Patriot Act compliant KYC verification.

dob: string | null

Masked date of birth in ****-- format.

formatdate
ssn: string | null

Masked Social Security Number in the format --***.

BusinessComplianceProfile { ein, legal_business_name, representatives, website }

Business registration data required to trigger Patriot Act compliant KYB verification.

ein: string | null

Masked Employer Identification Number in the format -*****

The official registered name of the business. This name should be correlated with the ein value.

representatives?: Array<Representative> | null

A list of people related to the company. Only valid where customer type is 'business'.

name: string
email?: string | null
phone?: string | null
website?: string | null

Official business website URL. Optional but recommended for enhanced KYB.

formaturi
config?: Config { processing_method, sandbox_outcome }
processing_method?: "inline" | "background" | "skip"
Accepts one of the following:
"inline"
"background"
"skip"
sandbox_outcome?: "standard" | "verified" | "rejected" | "review"
Accepts one of the following:
"standard"
"verified"
"rejected"
"review"
device?: Device { ip_address }
ip_address: string

The customer's IP address at the time of profile creation. Use 0.0.0.0 to represent an offline customer registration.

minLength1
formatipv4
external_id?: string | null

Unique identifier for the customer in your database, used for cross-referencing between Straddle and your systems.

metadata?: Record<string, string> | null

Up to 20 additional user-defined key-value pairs. Useful for storing additional information about the customer in a structured format.

meta: ResponseMetadata { api_request_id, api_request_timestamp }

Metadata about the API request, including an identifier and timestamp.

api_request_id: string

Unique identifier for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

formatuuid
api_request_timestamp: string

Timestamp for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

formatdate-time
response_type: "object" | "array" | "error" | "none"

Indicates the structure of the returned content.

  • "object" means the data field contains a single JSON object.
  • "array" means the data field contains an array of objects.
  • "error" means the data field contains an error object with details of the issue.
  • "none" means no data is returned.
Accepts one of the following:
"object"
"array"
"error"
"none"
Lookup a customer
import Straddle from '@straddlecom/straddle';

const client = new Straddle({
  apiKey: 'My API Key',
});

const customerV1 = await client.customers.get('182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e');

console.log(customerV1.data);
{
  "data": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "email": "ron.swanson@pawnee.com",
    "name": "Ron Swanson",
    "phone": "+12128675309",
    "status": "pending",
    "type": "individual",
    "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "address": {
      "address1": "123 Main St",
      "city": "Anytown",
      "state": "CA",
      "zip": "12345",
      "address2": "Apt 1"
    },
    "compliance_profile": {
      "dob": "2019-12-27",
      "ssn": "***-**-****"
    },
    "config": {
      "processing_method": "inline",
      "sandbox_outcome": "standard"
    },
    "device": {
      "ip_address": "192.168.1.1"
    },
    "external_id": "external_id",
    "metadata": {
      "foo": "string"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_request_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "api_request_timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
  },
  "response_type": "object"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "data": {
    "id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "created_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "email": "ron.swanson@pawnee.com",
    "name": "Ron Swanson",
    "phone": "+12128675309",
    "status": "pending",
    "type": "individual",
    "updated_at": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z",
    "address": {
      "address1": "123 Main St",
      "city": "Anytown",
      "state": "CA",
      "zip": "12345",
      "address2": "Apt 1"
    },
    "compliance_profile": {
      "dob": "2019-12-27",
      "ssn": "***-**-****"
    },
    "config": {
      "processing_method": "inline",
      "sandbox_outcome": "standard"
    },
    "device": {
      "ip_address": "192.168.1.1"
    },
    "external_id": "external_id",
    "metadata": {
      "foo": "string"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_request_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "api_request_timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
  },
  "response_type": "object"
}