Create Customer
Creates a *Customer*.
**Required Fields**
* `first_name`
* `last_name`
* `email`
**Read Only Fields**
* `id`
* `date_created`
* `date_modified`
* `accepts_marketing`
* `addresses`
* `form_fields`
## Notes
The `_authentication` object exposes functionality associated with the customer’s ability to log in to the store. All properties of the `_authentication` object are optional.
When the `_authentication` object is not supplied with an update request, then the existing customer password remains the same.
## Updating Passwords
To manually update a customer password in the same way as the control panel, supply a value for the password field:
```json
{
"_authentication": {
"password": "12w69Y217PYR96J"
}
}
```
## Confirming Passwords
An additional optional `password_confirmation` field can also be sent, providing password confirmation as a service:
```json
{
"_authentication": {
"password": "12w69Y217PYR96J",
"password_confirmation": "12w69Y217PYR96J"
}
}
```
## Forcing Password Resets
To force a customer to reset their password upon their next login attempt, give the `force_reset` field a value of true, as shown here:
```js showLineNumbers copy
{
"_authentication": {
"force_reset": true
}
}
```