> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dimepayments.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create Customer > Create a customer record linked to your Company/Merchant. ## OpenAPI ````yaml https://app.dimepayments.com/openapi.yaml post /api/customer/create openapi: 3.0.3 info: title: Dime Payments API Documentation description: >- A simple, basic API for managing Merchants through Dime Payments. JSON based REST API version: 1.0.0 servers: - url: https://app.dimepayments.com security: - default: [] tags: - name: Merchant management description: '' - name: Transaction management description: >- APIs for managing transactions. Depending on API KEY permissions, one should be able to charge credit cards, ACH, Google/Apple Pay wallets along with other functions. - name: Addresses description: |- APIs for managing customer addresses - name: Customer management description: >- APIs for managing customers. Depending on API KEY permissions, one should be able to list, create, update, and delete customers along with several other customer specific requests. - name: Deposit management description: '' - name: Invoice management description: >- APIs for managing invoices. Depending on API KEY permissions, one should be able to list, create, update, delete, and send invoices, manage their line items, and manage recurring-invoice schedules. Every request is scoped to a single Merchant via the required `data.sid`. - name: Payment Method management description: >- APIs for managing payment methods associated with customers. Depending on API KEY permissions, one should be able to list, show, create, update, and delete payment methods. - name: Recurring Payments management description: >- APIs for managing recurring payments. Depending on API KEY permissions, one should be able to create, edit, pause, cancel along with other functions. - name: Zapier description: >- APIs for use through Zapier. Depending on API KEY permissions, one should be able to see customers and transactions data. paths: /api/customer/create: post: tags: - Customer management summary: Create Customer description: Create a customer record linked to your Company/Merchant. operationId: createCustomer parameters: [] requestBody: required: true content: application/json: schema: type: object properties: data: type: object description: '' example: [] properties: sid: type: integer description: The SID of the Merchant. example: 12345 first_name: type: string description: Customer's first name example: architecto last_name: type: string description: Customer's last name example: architecto company_name: type: string description: optional Name of Merchant that customer interacts with example: architecto nullable: true phone: type: string description: Customer's unique phone number example: architecto email: type: string description: Customer's unique email example: gbailey@example.net addr1: type: string description: optional Customer's address line 1 example: architecto nullable: true addr2: type: string description: optional Customer's address line 2 example: architecto nullable: true addr3: type: string description: optional Customer's address line 3 example: architecto nullable: true city: type: string description: optional Customer's city example: architecto nullable: true state: type: string description: optional Customer's state example: architecto nullable: true zip: type: string description: optional Customer's zip code example: architecto nullable: true country: type: string description: Must not be greater than 3 characters. example: 'n' nullable: true required: - sid - first_name - last_name - phone - email required: - data responses: '200': description: '' content: application/json: schema: type: object example: data: uuid: 66f1c230-68cf-4d58-b47c-1bcb83adfddd first_name: Ryan last_name: Taylor phone: '+17707892072' email: rtaylor82@gmail.com addr1: 4655 Hwy 136 W addr2: '' addr3: '' city: Dawsonville state: GA zip: '30534' country: USA properties: data: type: object properties: uuid: type: string example: 66f1c230-68cf-4d58-b47c-1bcb83adfddd description: The uuid of the customer. first_name: type: string example: Ryan description: required The first name of the customer. last_name: type: string example: Taylor description: required The last name of the customer. phone: type: string example: '+17707892072' description: required The phone number of the customer. email: type: string example: rtaylor82@gmail.com description: required Customer's email. addr1: type: string example: 4655 Hwy 136 W description: Customer's address line 1 addr2: type: string example: '' description: Customer's address line 2 addr3: type: string example: '' description: Customer's address line 3 city: type: string example: Dawsonville description: Customer's state: type: string example: GA description: Customer's zip: type: string example: '30534' description: Customer's country: type: string example: USA description: Customer's '400': description: '' content: application/json: schema: oneOf: - description: '' type: object example: message: Validation errors properties: message: type: string example: Validation errors - description: '' type: object example: message: Failed to create Customer properties: message: type: string example: Failed to create Customer - description: '' type: object example: data: message: No such Merchant properties: data: type: object properties: message: type: string example: No such Merchant '401': description: '' content: application/json: schema: oneOf: - description: '' type: object example: data: message: Permission Denied. properties: data: type: object properties: message: type: string example: Permission Denied. - description: '' type: object example: data: message: Merchant or Affiliate check failed properties: data: type: object properties: message: type: string example: Merchant or Affiliate check failed components: securitySchemes: default: type: http scheme: bearer description: >- You can retrieve your token by visiting your dashboard and clicking Generate API token under your profile in top right. ````