addCustomer
This method adds a customer to your stored customer database so that their information can be recalled at a later date.
Description
The customer will be assigned a unique customer number by the gateway (CustNum), which you can then use to establish recurring billing cycles, recall customer data, and manually charge the customer for later products or services without needing to reenter their information.
See also runCustomerTransaction, enableCustomer, disableCustomer, deleteCustomer, searchCustomerID, getCustomer, searchCustomers, getCustomerHistory, addCustomerPaymentMethod, deleteCustomerPaymentMethod, updateCustomer, quickUpdateCustomer
Syntax
string addCustomer ( ueSecurityToken Token, CustomerObject CustomerData )
Arguments
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ueSecurityToken | Token | Merchant security token: used to identify merchant and validate transaction. |
| CustomerObject | CustomerData | Includes customer information such as customer number, merchant assigned customer ID, billing address, receipt settings, recurring billing settings, and other pertinent information. |
Return Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Returns result of add customer request. |
Examples
PHP
For directions on how to set up the WSDL link, create "$token" and "$client", go to PHP Soap How-to.
try {
$CustomerData=array(
'BillingAddress'=>array(
'FirstName'=>'John',
'LastName'=>'Doe',
'Company'=>'Acme Corp',
'Street'=>'1234 main st',
'Street2'=>'Suite #123',
'City'=>'Los Angeles',
'State'=>'CA',
'Zip'=>'12345',
'Country'=>'US',
'Email'=>'charlie@newtekgateway.com',
'Phone'=>'333-333-3333',
'Fax'=>'333-333-3334'),
'PaymentMethods' => array(
array(
'CardNumber'=>'4444555566667779',
'CardExpiration'=>'0213',
'CardType'=>'', 'CardCode'=>'','AvsStreet'=>'',
'AvsZip'=>'',
"MethodName"=>"My Visa",
"SecondarySort"=>1)
),
'CustomData'=>base64_encode(serialize(array("mydata"=>"We could put anything in here!"))),
'CustomFields'=>array(
array('Field'=>'Foo', 'Value'=>'Testing'),
array('Field'=>'Bar', 'Value'=>'Tested')
),
'CustomerID'=>123123 + rand(),
'Description'=>'Weekly Bill',
'Enabled'=>false,
'Amount'=>'44.93',
'Tax'=>'0',
'Next'=>'2012-01-21',
'Notes'=>'Testing the soap addCustomer Function',
'NumLeft'=>'50',
'OrderID'=>rand(),
'ReceiptNote'=>'addCustomer test Created Charge',
'Schedule'=>'weekly',
'SendReceipt'=>true,
'Source'=>'Recurring',
'User'=>'',
'CustNum'=>'C'.rand()
);
$Result=$client->addCustomer($token,$CustomerData);
}
catch(SoapFault $e) {
echo "SoapFault: " .$e->getMessage(); print_r($e);
echo "\n\nRequest: " . $tran->__getLastRequest();
echo "\n\nResponse: " . $tran->__getLastResponse();
}
Java
This example uses the Newtek Gateway Java library.
try {
// instantiate client connection object, select secure.newtekgateway.com
// as the endpoint. Use sandbox.newtekgateway.com if connecting to
// the sandbox server.
UeSoapServerPortType client = newtek.getClient("sandbox.newtekgateway.com");
// Instantiate security token object (need by all soap methods)
UeSecurityToken token = newtek.getToken(
"_Z0ji6VHHIzMR99PMgaf91FZxwC630mp", // source key
"1234", // source pin (if assigned by merchant)
"127.0.0.1" // IP address of end client (if applicable)
);
CustomerObject customer = new CustomerObject();
// Setup address information
Address address = new Address();
address.setFirstName("John");
address.setLastName("Doe");
address.setCompany("Acme INC");
address.setStreet("343 Main Street");
address.setStreet2("Suite 222");
address.setCity("Somewhere");
address.setState("CA");
address.setZip("91920");
address.setCountry("US");
address.setEmail("joe@example.com");
address.setFax("595-343-4454");
address.setPhone("333-444-5555");
customer.setBillingAddress(address);
// Set recurring billing options
customer.setEnabled(true);
customer.setAmount(5.00);
customer.setTax(0.50);
customer.setNext("2015-09-01");
customer.setSchedule("Monthly");
customer.setOrderID("100090");
customer.setDescription("Monthly Member Fee");
// setup Payment Methods
PaymentMethodArray paymethods = new PaymentMethodArray();
PaymentMethod paymethod = new PaymentMethod();
paymethod.setCardNumber("4111111111111111");
paymethod.setCardExpiration("0919");
paymethod.setMethodName("My Visa");
paymethods.getPaymentMethod().add(paymethod);
customer.setPaymentMethods(paymethods);
// Setup custom fields
FieldValueArray customfields = new FieldValueArray();
customfields.getFieldValue().add(fv("Dorky", "Testing"));
customfields.getFieldValue().add(fv("Donkey", "Tested"));
customfields.getFieldValue().add(fv("Wonky", "Tested"));
customer.setCustomFields(customfields);
// Create request object
AddCustomerRequest request = new AddCustomerRequest();
request.setToken(token);
request.setCustomerData(customer);
// Create response object
BigInteger response;
// Add Customer
response = client.addCustomer(token, customer);
System.out.println("Added customer " + response);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
.NET VB
Dim customer As newtek.CustomerObject = New newtek.CustomerObject
Dim address As newtek.Address = New newtek.Address
address.FirstName = "John"
address.LastName = "Doe"
address.Company = "Acme"
address.Street = "123 main st."
address.City = "Hollywood"
address.State = "ca"
address.Zip = "91607"
address.Country = "USA"
customer.BillingAddress = address
customer.Enabled = True
customer.Amount = 5.0
customer.Next = "2010-08-15"
customer.Schedule = "monthly"
Dim payMethod(0) As newtek.PaymentMethod
payMethod(0) = New newtek.PaymentMethod
payMethod(0).CardExpiration = "1212"
payMethod(0).CardNumber = "4444555566667779"
payMethod(0).AvsStreet = "123 Main st."
payMethod(0).AvsZip = "90046"
payMethod(0).MethodName = "My Visa"
customer.PaymentMethods = payMethod
Dim response As String
response = client.addCustomer(token, customer)
MsgBox(String.Concat(response))
.NET C
For directions on how to set up the WSDL link and create the "token" and "client" variables, go to the C Sharp .Net Soap How-to.
newtek.CustomerObject customer = new newtek.CustomerObject();
newtek.Address address = new newtek.Address();
address.FirstName = "John";
address.LastName = "Doe";
address.Company = "Acme";
address.Street = "123 main st.";
address.City = "Hollywood";
address.State = "ca";
address.Zip = "91607";
address.Country = "USA";
customer.BillingAddress = address;
customer.Enabled = true;
customer.Amount = 5.00;
customer.Next = "2010-08-15";
customer.Schedule = "monthly";
newtek.PaymentMethod[] payMethod = new newtek.PaymentMethod[1];
payMethod[0] = new newtek.PaymentMethod();
payMethod[0].CardExpiration = "1212";
payMethod[0].CardNumber = "4444555566667779";
payMethod[0].AvsStreet = "123 Main st.";
payMethod[0].AvsZip = "90046";
payMethod[0].MethodName = "My Visa";
customer.PaymentMethods = payMethod;
string response;
try
{
response = client.addCustomer(token, customer);
MessageBox.Show(string.Concat(response));
}
catch (Exception err)
{
MessageBox.Show(err.Message);
}
XML
Request:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:ns1="urn:newtek"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:SOAP-ENC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"
SOAP-ENV:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/">
<SOAP-ENV:Body>
<ns1:addCustomer>
<Token xsi:type="ns1:ueSecurityToken">
<ClientIP xsi:type="xsd:string">123.123.123.123</ClientIP>
<PinHash xsi:type="ns1:ueHash">
<HashValue xsi:type="xsd:string">dcdce3cd41a4fe05b3026cb494b82c01487266fe</HashValue>
<Seed xsi:type="xsd:string">11638841859-test</Seed>
<Type xsi:type="xsd:string">sha1</Type>
</PinHash>
<SourceKey xsi:type="xsd:string">_B4P7C4K2w2ZCQQQXRqrxDj6agrS2NIT</SourceKey>
</Token>
<CustomerData xsi:type="ns1:CustomerObject">
<Amount xsi:type="xsd:double">44.93</Amount>
<BillingAddress xsi:type="ns1:Address">
<City xsi:type="xsd:string">Los Angeles</City>
<Company xsi:type="xsd:string">Acme Corp</Company>
<Country xsi:type="xsd:string">US</Country>
<Email xsi:type="xsd:string">joe@example.com</Email>
<Fax xsi:type="xsd:string">333-333-3334</Fax>
<FirstName xsi:type="xsd:string">Clariss</FirstName>
<LastName xsi:type="xsd:string">Doe</LastName>
<Phone xsi:type="xsd:string">333-333-3333</Phone>
<State xsi:type="xsd:string">CA</State>
<Street xsi:type="xsd:string">1234 main st</Street>
<Street2 xsi:type="xsd:string">Suite #123</Street2>
<Zip xsi:type="xsd:string">12345</Zip>
</BillingAddress>
<CustomData xsi:type="xsd:string">YToxOntzOjY6Im15ZGF0YSI7czozMDoiV2UgY291bGQgcHV0IGFueXRoaW5nIGluIGhlcmUhIjt9</CustomData>
<CustomFields SOAP-ENC:arrayType="ns1:FieldValue[2]" xsi:type="ns1:FieldValueArray">
<item xsi:type="ns1:FieldValue">
<Field xsi:type="xsd:string">Foo</Field>
<Value xsi:type="xsd:string">Testing</Value>
</item>
<item xsi:type="ns1:FieldValue">
<Field xsi:type="xsd:string">Bar</Field>
<Value xsi:type="xsd:string">Tested</Value>
</item>
</CustomFields>
<CustomerID xsi:type="xsd:string">2203547</CustomerID>
<Description xsi:type="xsd:string">Weekly Bill</Description>
<Enabled xsi:type="xsd:boolean">true</Enabled>
<Next xsi:type="xsd:string">2015-07-29</Next>
<Notes xsi:type="xsd:string">Testing the soap addCustomer Function</Notes>
<NumLeft xsi:type="xsd:integer">50</NumLeft>
<OrderID xsi:type="xsd:string">692259714</OrderID>
<PaymentMethods SOAP-ENC:arrayType="ns1:PaymentMethod[1]" xsi:type="ns1:PaymentMethodArray">
<item xsi:type="ns1:PaymentMethod">
<MethodName xsi:type="xsd:string">My Visa</MethodName>
<SecondarySort xsi:type="xsd:integer">9</SecondarySort>
<AvsStreet xsi:type="xsd:string"></AvsStreet>
<AvsZip xsi:type="xsd:string"></AvsZip>
<CardCode xsi:type="xsd:string"></CardCode>
<CardExpiration xsi:type="xsd:string">0219</CardExpiration>
<CardNumber xsi:type="xsd:string">4444555566667779</CardNumber>
<CardType xsi:type="xsd:string"></CardType>
</item>
</PaymentMethods>
<ReceiptNote xsi:type="xsd:string">addCustomer test Created Charge</ReceiptNote>
<Schedule xsi:type="xsd:string">monthly</Schedule>
<SendReceipt xsi:type="xsd:boolean">true</SendReceipt>
<Source xsi:type="xsd:string">Recurring</Source>
<Tax xsi:type="xsd:double">0</Tax>
<User xsi:type="xsd:string"></User>
</CustomerData>
</ns1:addCustomer>
</SOAP-ENV:Body>
</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>
Response:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<SOAP-ENV:Envelope xmlns:SOAP-ENV="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"xmlns:ns1="urn:newtek"
xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xmlns:SOAP-ENC="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/"
SOAP-ENV:encodingStyle="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/encoding/">
<SOAP-ENV:Body>
<ns1:addCustomerResponse>
<addCustomerReturn xsi:type="xsd:string">4608136</addCustomerReturn>
</ns1:addCustomerResponse>
</SOAP-ENV:Body>
</SOAP-ENV:Envelope>
Change Log
| Version | Change |
|---|---|
| 1.7 | Changed ReturnValue to type string |