---
ref: tool:paddle/list-customers
name: List customers
company: company:paddle
workflows: []
access: [mcp, api]
tags: [capability:track-revenue, category:payments, has:api, has:mcp]
docs: https://developer.paddle.com/api-reference/customers/list-customers
updated: 2026-09-27
---

# List customers

Returns active customers, or only those whose email exactly matches one of the addresses you pass.

Note: `email` takes up to 100 comma-separated addresses. Archived customers come back only with `status=archived`.

## Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

### MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

```json
{ "mcpServers": { "paddle": { "url": "https://mcp.paddle.com/mcp" } } }
```

Call the MCP tool `execute` with `GET /customers`.

Server URL: https://mcp.paddle.com/mcp

### API (official)

- Base URL: https://api.paddle.com
- Endpoint: `GET /customers`
- Auth: send the header `Authorization: Bearer $PADDLE_API_KEY`
- Get a key: https://vendors.paddle.com/authentication-v2
- Docs: https://developer.paddle.com/api-reference/about

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

## Rules

- Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
- Never print API keys.