Create Customer
paddle.create_customer
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Paddle API with the connection's credentials.
Create a customer record from an email address.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- Paddle
- Secret shape
- the Paddle API key (pdl_…), or {"api_key": "…"}
- Config it needs
- environment, base_url
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
4 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
email Customer email address; Paddle refuses a second customer with the same one. | string | Yes | — | email format | — |
name Customer's full name, up to 1024 characters. | string | No | — | ≤ 1024 characters | — |
locale IETF BCP 47 locale for their checkout and receipts, such as en or de-DE. | string | No | — | — | — |
custom_data Your own key-value data to store on the customer (JSON). | object | No | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
id The customer id, prefixed ctm_. | string | — |
name Customer's full name, or null. | string | — |
email Customer's email address. | string | — |
status active or archived. | string | — |
locale IETF BCP 47 locale used for their checkout and receipts. | string | — |
marketing_consent Whether they opted in to marketing. | boolean | — |
custom_data Your own key-value data, or null. | object | — |
created_at RFC 3339 creation timestamp. | string | — |
{
"created_at": "",
"custom_data": {},
"email": "",
"id": "",
"locale": "",
"marketing_consent": false,
"name": "",
"status": ""
}See Create Customer run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Paddle connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.