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# Customers V2

Create and Manage Customers, Customer Addresses, and Customer Groups. Additionally, validate customer passwords. To learn more about Customers see the [Customers Overview](/developer/docs/admin/customers).

## Available Endpoints

| Resource / Endpoint         | Description                                                               |
| :-------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Customers                   | Identity and account details for customers shopping on BigCommerce stores |
| Customers Addresses         | Postal address belonging to a customer                                    |
| Customers Groups            | Groupings of customers who share the same level of access and discounts   |
| Customers Validate Password | Validate customer passwords                                               |

## Usage Notes

**Customer Groups**

* Customer Groups are only available on specific plans.

**Customers vs. Subscribers**

* A subscriber is not always a customer. Someone can sign up for the newsletter only and not create an account.
* A customer is not always a subscriber. Signing up for the newsletter is a separate action from creating an account and purchasing an item.
* A customer and a subscriber can be the same. If a shopper checks out on the storefront, creates an account and opts into the newsletter, they are a customer and a subscriber.

## Resources

### Related APIs / Endpoints

* [Customer Login API](/developer/docs/storefront/guides/customer-authentication/customer-login)
* [Current Customer API](/developer/docs/storefront/guides/customer-authentication/current-customer)
* [Customers API (v3)](/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/customers/v3)
* [Subscribers API](/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/subscribers)

### Webhooks

* [Customers](/developer/docs/integrations/webhooks/event-reference#customer)