Update Customer

Updates a *Customer*. **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: ```js showLineNumbers copy { "_authentication": { "password": "12w69Y217PYR96J" } } ``` #### Confirming Passwords An additional optional `password_confirmation` field can also be sent, providing password confirmation as a service: ```js showLineNumbers copy { "_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 } } ```