More robust information from API error messages

Technical Q&A
1

Is there a way to receive more robust information from the Shopify API when an error is returned?

{
    "errors": {
        "customer": "Required parameter missing or invalid"
    }
}

This is completely useless. What is missing? Why is is invalid?

I’m posting to /admin/api/2022-04/customers.json. I’ve confirmed that my JSON body is valid. I’ve tried that the X-Shopify-Access-Token is valid. The X-Request-Id is 8d308c91-53b7-4a20-b270-06f49023f476.

2

@Pegarm
Will you please share the complete request here (I mean input, request url or may be complete request code)?

3

I’m using Postman. I’m posting to /admin/api/2022-04/customers.json.

My headers are:

  • Content-Type: application/json
  • X-Shopify-Access-Token: [redacted]

The body of the request is json. Here’s the data structure:

{
    "first_name": "First",
    "last_name": "Last",
    "email": "email@domain.com",
    "phone": "1234567890",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "zip": "33181",
            "phone": "1234567890",
            "last_name": "Last",
            "province_code": "FL",
            "first_name": "First",
            "company": "Company Name",
            "name": "First Last",
            "city": "North Miami",
            "country": "United States",
            "province": "Florida",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address1": "123 Main St",
            "default": true,
            "address2": "",
            "country_code": "US"
        }
    ],
    "password": "myP@ssword",
    "password_confirmation": "myP@ssword"
}