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RESTAdminManagementCustomersV2Customer Groups

Update Customer Group

PUT
https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/:store_hash/v2/customer_groups/:customer_group_id
PUT
/stores/:store_hash/v2/customer_groups/:customer_group_id
$curl -X PUT https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/store_hash/v2/customer_groups/1 \
>     -H "Accept: application/json" \
>     -H "X-Auth-Token: <apiKey>" \
>     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
>     -d '{}'
1{
2  "status": 207,
3  "message": "The customer group was updated, but the sitewide discount update failed. You may retry the request."
4}

Updates a Customer Group.

Notes

Any combination of fields can be updated at once. Discount rules are treated in bulk. The entire set of rules is overwritten when a request is sent.

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Authentication

X-Auth-Tokenstring
### OAuth scopes | UI Name | Permission | Parameter | |:--------|:-----------|:----------| | Customers | modify | `store_v2_customers` | | Customers | read-only | `store_v2_customers_read_only` | ### Authentication header | Header | Argument | Description | |:-------|:---------|:------------| | `X-Auth-Token` | `access_token` | For more about API accounts that generate `access_token`s, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#api-accounts). | ### Further reading For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#x-auth-token-header-example-requests). For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#oauth-scopes). For a list of API status codes, see [API Status Codes](/developer/api-reference/rest/overview#rest-http-status-codes).

Path parameters

customer_group_idintegerRequired
The ID of the customer group.
store_hashstringRequired
Permanent ID of the BigCommerce store.

Headers

AcceptstringRequiredDefaults to application/json
The [MIME type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types) of the response body.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
namestringOptional
Name of the group.
is_defaultbooleanOptional
Determines whether new customers are assigned to this group by default.
category_accessobjectOptional
discount_ruleslist of objectsOptional
is_group_for_guestsbooleanOptional
Describes whether the group is for guests. There can only be one customer group for guests at a time.

Response

idinteger
ID of the customer group.
namestring
Name of the group.
is_defaultboolean
Determines whether new customers are assigned to this group by default.
category_accessobject
discount_ruleslist of objects
date_createdstring
Date on which the customer group was created.
date_modifiedstring
Date on which the customer group was last modified.
is_group_for_guestsboolean
Describes whether the group is for guests. There can only be one customer group for guests at a time.

OAuth scopes

UI NamePermissionParameter
Customersmodifystore_v2_customers
Customersread-onlystore_v2_customers_read_only

Authentication header

HeaderArgumentDescription
X-Auth-Tokenaccess_tokenFor more about API accounts that generate access_tokens, see our Guide to API Accounts.

Further reading

For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see Authentication and Example Requests.

For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our Guide to API Accounts.

For a list of API status codes, see API Status Codes.

The MIME type of the response body.