Profiles

Entry Point: /profiles/{scope}/default

The profiles resource provides access to the currently logged in customer and their details. Using the resource you can retrieve and update a customer’s first name, last name, username, addresses. You can also retrieve the customer’s purchases and paymentmethods through this resource.

Read Default Profile

Retrieve the customer’s default profile. Retrieves the customer’s first name, last name, username, addresses, and link to the customer’s payment methods.

Workflow

1. Start with root
2. GET the link with rel: defaultprofile
3. Render the response

Response

Type: profiles.profile

Name	Description	Type
given-name	The customer’s first name.	string
family-name	The customer’s last name.	string
company	The customer’s company name.	string
business-number	The customer’s company business number.	string
tax-exemption-id	The customer’s tax exemption ID.	string
date-of-birth	The customer’s date of birth.	date
phone	The customer’s phone number.	string
fax	The customer’s fax number.	string
preferred-currency	The customer’s preferred currency.	string
preferred-locale	The customer’s preferred locale.	string
html-email	Indicates whether the customer prefers emails in HTML format.	boolean
notification	Indicates whether the customer opts-in to marketing emails.	boolean

Sample

{
  "self": {
    "type": "profiles.profile",
    "uri": "/profiles/mobee/mntggztemq4gmljqmjrweljugrrgcljymy3ggljvgvtdqzjygq3demrsmm=",
    "href": "https://cortex.elasticpath.com/cortex/profiles/mobee/mntggztemq4gmljqmjrweljugrrgcljymy3ggljvgvtdqzjygq3demrsmm="
  },
  "messages": [],
  "links": [
    {
      "rel": "addresses",
      "type": "addresses.addresses",
      "href": "https://cortex.elasticpath.com/cortex/addresses/mobee"
    },
    {
      "rel": "data-policies",
      "type": "datapolicies.data-policies",
      "href": "https://cortex.elasticpath.com/cortex/datapolicies/mobee"
    },
    {
      "rel": "emails",
      "type": "emails.emails",
      "href": "https://cortex.elasticpath.com/cortex/emails/mobee"
    },
    {
      "rel": "attributes",
      "type": "profiles.attributes",
      "href": "https://cortex.elasticpath.com/cortex/profiles/mobee/mntggztemq4gmljqmjrweljugrrgcljymy3ggljvgvtdqzjygq3demrsmm=/attributes"
    },
    {
      "rel": "purchases",
      "type": "purchases.purchases",
      "href": "https://cortex.elasticpath.com/cortex/purchases/mobee"
    },
    {
      "rel": "wishlists",
      "type": "wishlists.wishlists",
      "href": "https://cortex.elasticpath.com/cortex/wishlists/mobee"
    }
  ],
  "business-number": null,
  "company": null,
  "date-of-birth": null,
  "family-name": null,
  "fax": null,
  "given-name": null,
  "html-email": null,
  "notification": null,
  "phone": null,
  "preferred-currency": null,
  "preferred-locale": null,
  "tax-exemption-id": null
}

Update Profile

Update attributes on the profile.

Workflow

1. Start with profile
2. Edit the profile object with new details
3. Update profile using a PUT request

Read Attributes From Profile

Retrieves a list of read-only attributes for the logged in customer.

Workflow

1. Start with profile
2. GET the link with rel: attributes
3. Render the response

Response

Sample

{
  "self": {
    "type": "profiles.attributes",
    "uri": "/profiles/mobee/mntggztemq4gmljqmjrweljugrrgcljymy3ggljvgvtdqzjygq3demrsmm=/attributes",
    "href": "https://cortex.elasticpath.com/cortex/profiles/mobee/mntggztemq4gmljqmjrweljugrrgcljymy3ggljvgvtdqzjygq3demrsmm=/attributes"
  },
  "messages": [],
  "links": [],
  "TEST_ATTRIBUTE": "read only attribute"
}

Read Addresses From Profile

Retrieves a list of addresses for the shopper.

Workflow

1. Start with profile
2. GET the link with rel: addresses
3. Refer to addresses

Read Payment Methods From Profile

Retrieves a list of payment methods for the signed-in shopper.

Workflow

1. Start with profile
2. GET the link with rel: paymentmethods
3. Refer to paymentmethods

Read Payment Instruments From Profile

Retrieves a list of payment instruments for the signed-in shopper.

Workflow

1. Start with profile
2. GET the link with rel: paymentinstruments
3. Refer to paymentinstruments

Read Purchases From Profile

Retrieves a list of purchases for the logged in customer.

Workflow

1. Start with profile
2. GET the link with rel: purchases
3. Refer to purchases

Read Accounts From Profile

Retrieves a list of accounts that the logged in customer is associated to.

Workflow

1. Start with profile
2. GET the link with rel: accounts
3. Refer to accounts