customer-creation-source.md

Customer Creation Source

Indicates the method used to create the customer profile.

Enumeration

CustomerCreationSource

Fields

Name	Description
OTHER	The default creation source. This source is typically used for backward/future compatibility when the original source of a customer profile is unrecognized. For example, when older clients do not support newer source types.
APPOINTMENTS	The customer profile was created automatically when an appointment was scheduled.
COUPON	The customer profile was created automatically when a coupon was issued using Square Point of Sale.
DELETION_RECOVERY	The customer profile was restored through Square's deletion recovery process.
DIRECTORY	The customer profile was created manually through Square Seller Dashboard or the Point of Sale application.
EGIFTING	The customer profile was created automatically when a gift card was issued using Square Point of Sale. Customer profiles are created for both the buyer and the recipient of the gift card.
EMAIL_COLLECTION	The customer profile was created through Square Point of Sale when signing up for marketing emails during checkout.
FEEDBACK	The customer profile was created automatically when providing feedback through a digital receipt.
IMPORT	The customer profile was created automatically when importing customer data through Square Seller Dashboard.
INVOICES	The customer profile was created automatically during an invoice payment.
LOYALTY	The customer profile was created automatically when customers provide a phone number for loyalty reward programs during checkout.
MARKETING	The customer profile was created as the result of a campaign managed through Square’s Facebook integration.
MERGE	The customer profile was created as the result of explicitly merging multiple customer profiles through the Square Seller Dashboard or the Point of Sale application.
ONLINE_STORE	The customer profile was created through Square's Online Store solution (legacy service).
INSTANT_PROFILE	The customer profile was created automatically as the result of a successful transaction that did not explicitly link to an existing customer profile.
TERMINAL	The customer profile was created through Square's Virtual Terminal.
THIRD_PARTY	The customer profile was created through a Square API call.
THIRD_PARTY_IMPORT	The customer profile was created by a third-party product and imported through an official integration.
UNMERGE_RECOVERY	The customer profile was restored through Square's unmerge recovery process.