Missing Locale from Rest API customer object

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Topic summary

A developer has identified that the customer locale field is missing from the REST API customer endpoint, despite being available in the GraphQL Admin API.

Current situation:

  • The locale attribute exists in GraphQL’s Customer object
  • It remains absent from the REST API’s 2023-04 customer resource endpoint
  • No timeline has been provided for adding this field to REST API

Additional request:

  • Another user requests locale support in the Storefront API as well
  • Their clients use Shopify Notifications but currently have no way to create a customer and set locale via Storefront API

Status: The issue remains unresolved with no official response or implementation timeline indicated.

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Hi Gang ( @ShopifyDevSup ),

It looks like the customer locale is missing from the rest API. It’s apparently present in the GraphQL enpoint but not in the customers endpoint. Any time-frame on getting this oversight taken care of?

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https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2022-07/objects/Customer

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But still not in: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/2023-04/resources/customer

Cheers,

Gary

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We would love to see this in the Storefront API too! Our clients have switched to Shopify Notifications and currently there is no way for us to create a customer and set the locale via Storefront API.