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# Identify

### Description <a href="#e4e4de98-6d8f-4814-a4f2-f8414cb9d423" id="e4e4de98-6d8f-4814-a4f2-f8414cb9d423"></a>

This client-side event fires whenever a customer is identified on the Shopify storefront. This primarily happens at checkout, or when a use logs in, creates an account on the Shopify store, or self-identifies with an event like the newsletter sign-up.

### Instrumentation <a href="#id-45dab9c2-110b-4c21-831a-10cb6a8e2590" id="id-45dab9c2-110b-4c21-831a-10cb6a8e2590"></a>

This event is implemented with our javascript analytics library. The tracking code is managed in the storefront theme.

The tracking code is managed in two places:

* An Identify event fires during checkout, leveraging attribution code managed in storefront checkout settings.
* The Identify events that fire when a customer logs in or creates an account are managed in attribution code that’s included in the storefront theme.

**Event Properties**

| Property           | Type            | Description                                  |
| ------------------ | --------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| email              | String          | The customer’s email address                 |
| name               | String          | The customer’s name                          |
| address            | Array\<Address> | The customer’s address                       |
| address.street     | String          | The customer’s street                        |
| address.city       | String          | The customer’s city                          |
| address.state      | String          | The customer’s state                         |
| address.postalCode | String          | The customer’s postal code                   |
| address.country    | String          | The customer’s country                       |
| allOrderIds        | String          | Comma-separated list of customer’s order IDs |

### Example: <a href="#id-11b25b9d-28d7-4f5a-885d-debf3a036324" id="id-11b25b9d-28d7-4f5a-885d-debf3a036324"></a>

```javascript
analytics.identify({
  userId: 'peter@example.com',
  traits {
    addresses {
      address: {
        firstName: 'Peter',
        lastName: 'Parker',
        street: '7th St',
        city: 'Queens',
        state: 'NY',
        postalCode: '12345',
        country: 'USA'
      },
    }
    createdAt: new Date('2021-01-1T18:11:37.000Z'),
    email: 'peter@example.com',
    externalCustomerId: '48908733345342',
    firstName: 'Peter',
    lastName: 'Parker',
    phone: '+15555555555',
  }
});
```


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