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.

pgoodship

Hello,

I'm looking to do the same thing but with the customer's phone number.

I've tried:

• Customer.phone
• Customer.number
• Customer.telephone

The only one that i've found that semi-works is Customer.pager, but I'd like to query all phone numbers.

Thanks,

--Paul

Alex Lugo

Hi Paul,

Try this

/API/Account/{{accountID}}/Customer?load_relations=["Contact"]&Contact.phoneHome=