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The Customer object represents an account holder in the Byteful system. It contains essential information about a user including their contact details, billing information, and account settings.

Key Attributes

Object Relationships

The Customer object is a parent to several other objects in the Byteful API:
  • Proxy Users: Authentication entities created by the customer
  • Services: Subscriptions to proxy products
  • Proxies: Individual proxies allocated to the customer’s services
  • Residential Ledger: Records of residential data usage
  • Mobile Ledger: Records of mobile data usage

Example Response

Usage Notes

  • The credit_balance is displayed in cents (e.g., 1245 means $12.45)
  • When purchasing via API, services must be paid with account credit
  • The residential_bytes_left shows remaining data for residential proxies
  • The mobile_bytes_left shows remaining data for mobile proxies
  • The customer_proxy_user_limit determines how many proxy users you can create

Best Practices

  • Regularly check your credit_balance before making API purchases
  • Monitor your residential_bytes_left and mobile_bytes_left to avoid service interruptions
  • Use the customer_id to reference your account in support requests