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GET
/
billing
/
customers
/
{customer}
Retrieve Customer
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.momentco.io/billing/customers/{customer} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
{
  "id": "bcus_H4jp6KnU5cPw263v1jyz4",
  "external_reference": "UCR1234567890",
  "name": "John Doe",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "phone": "+27123456789",
  "currency": "ZAR",
  "balance": 2000,
  "payment_rules": {
    "min_amount": 100,
    "max_amount": 1000000,
    "underpayment_allowed": true,
    "overpayment_allowed": false
  },
  "metadata": {
    "customer_type": "premium",
    "registration_source": "website"
  }
}

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Authentication using Bearer tokens. Include your API key in the Authorization header.

Key Types:

  • Test Keys: sk_test_* for development and testing
  • Live Keys: sk_* for production environments
  • Public Keys: pk_test_* or pk_* for client-side operations

📩 Need access? Contact Support to request your API keys.

Usage:

Authorization: Bearer sk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc

Path Parameters

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customer
required

Customer identifier - either the unique ID provided by Moment or the external reference provided by the merchant.

External reference for reconciliation or tracking purposes. Must be unique within your merchant account.

Maximum length: 255
Example:

"INV-2024-001"

Response

Customer retrieved successfully

A customer represents an individual or business entity that can have accounts and bills within the billing system.

​
id
string
required

Unique identifier for a customer

Example:

"bcus_H4jp6KnU5cPw263v1jyz4"

​
external_reference
string
required

External reference for reconciliation or tracking purposes. Must be unique within your merchant account.

Maximum length: 255
Example:

"INV-2024-001"

​
name
string

The customer's full name or business name

Maximum length: 255
Example:

"John Doe"

​
email
string<email>

The customer's email address

Maximum length: 255
Example:

"[email protected]"

​
phone
string

The customer's phone number in E.164 format

Example:

"+27123456789"

​
currency
string

The ISO 4217 currency code for the payment.

Example:

"ZAR"

​
balance
integer

Current balance of the entity. If balance is negative, the entity has credit; if positive, the entity owes this amount. If not specified, no balance tracking.

The value is in the smallest currency unit (e.g., cents for ZAR).

Note: If balance is specified, the currency field must also be provided.

Example:

2000

​
payment_rules
object

Payment rules associated with the entity. If not specified, the entity cannot be paid against.

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metadata
object

Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. NEW Limitations:

  • Maximum 10 keys
  • Key names must be strings (max 40 characters)
  • Values must be strings (max 500 characters)
Example:
{
  "customer_id": "cust_123456",
  "order_id": "ord_789012"
}