Searching or Query parameters?

thisconnect

does e-com API has some form of searching by querying fields? like retail API https://developers.lightspeedhq.com/retail/tutorials/searching/

this: https://developers.lightspeedhq.com/ecom/introduction/resources/ shows some filtering, but is very basic and general

my case:

i would like to find a customer id by email

i would like the customer to authenticate himself in my application by asking email and password. so i need to find the customer id of this email and check the password with "customerLogin"

or is there another way of authenticating a customer?

LucienVersendaal

Hi @thisconnect ,

We have tested it, but you need to query /[email protected] and you will get the record.

Like this:

renjithmb

I am getting following error message

[message] => Control 'Account.accountid.Customers' could not be found.

Please advice

Alex Lugo

Hello @renjithmb,

Looking at the error message I believed you used a Retail API endpoint. You can do searches with the email address. I'm sending you the API request to do so.

https://{{cluster}}/{{language}}/[email protected]

renjithmb

Hi @Alex Lugo ,

I am trying following api call

https://api.lightspeedapp.com/API/Account/{AcctId}/[email protected]

But still error message. Could you give a correct example path as I am trying to get customer data by email id

Adrian Samuel

Hey @renjithmb, I think the confusion is that this post has been placed in the eCom API section but you're asking about the Retail API.

To query for a customer via their email you can do this:

  https://api.lightspeedapp.com/API/Account/{{accountID}}/Customer.json?load_relations=["Contact"]&Contact.email={{email}}

Hope this helps!

Alex Lugo

Great catch Adrian, I'm moving this post to the Retail section.