How to load customer by id and by email in Magento 2

October 28, 2021

In Magento 2 there are many method are available to load Customer Data by Using Id and Email.

This Blog help you to understand how we load customer by Id and Email in Magento 2.

First, We will see how we can load customer by using id :

Load Customer by id in Magento2 :

To load Customer by Id,there are three methods available : 1) Using Api Repository Method, 2)Using Factory Method and 3)Using Object Manager Method. Let’s See these Methods :

Using Api Repository Method:

In this method to load Customer by using Id ,Here we have used Magento\Customer\Api\CustomerRepositoryInterface instance and create it’s object( $customerRepository).

<?php

namespace Mageants\Blog\Block;

use Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template\Context;

use Magento\Customer\Api\CustomerRepositoryInterface;

class Index extends \Magento\Framework\App\Action\Action

{

protected $customer;

public function __construct(

Context $context,

CustomerRepositoryInterface $customerRepository,

array $data = []

) {

$this->customerRepository = $customerRepository;

parent::__construct($context, $data);

}

public function getCustomerData($id)

{

return $this->customerRepository->getById($id);

}

You have to call above function in phtml file to get customer information as below :

$customerId = 1; //pass dynamic customer id

$getCustomer = $block->getCustomerData($customerId); // by using this variable you can get all information of customer as below

echo $getCustomer->getFirstname(); // result customer first name

echo $getCustomer->getEmail(); // result as customer email

echo $getCustomer->getLastname(); // customerr lastname

Using Factory Method

In this method to load Customer by using Id ,Here we have used Magento\Customer\Model\Customer instance and create it’s object( $customer).

<?php

namespace Mageants\Blog\Block;

use Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template\Context;

use Magento\Customer\Model\Customer;

class Index extends \Magento\Framework\App\Action\Action

{

protected $customer;

public function __construct(

Context $context,

Customer $Customer,

array $data = []

) {

$this->Customer = $Customer;

parent::__construct($context, $data);

}

public function getCustomerData()

{

$customerId = 1; //pass dynamic customer id

$customerData = $this->Customer->load($customerId);

return $customerData->getFirstname(); // result customer first name

}

Using Object Manager Method

$customerId = 1; //pass dynamic customer id

$objectManager = \Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager::getInstance();

$customerData = $objectManager->create('Magento\Customer\Model\Customer')->load($customer_id);

echo $customerData->getFirstname(); // result customer first name

Load Customer by Email in Magento2:

Now , We will see how we can load customer by using email :

To load Customer by Id,there are three methods available : 1) Using Api Repository Method, 2)Using Factory Method and 3)Using Object Manager Method. Let’s See these Methods :

Using Api Repository Method:

In this method to load Customer by using Email ,Here we have used Magento\Customer\Api\CustomerRepositoryInterface instance and create it’s object( $customerRepository) and used Magento\Store\Model\StoreManagerInterfaceinstance and created it’s object (storeManager).

<?php

namespace Mageants\Blog\Block;

use Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template\Context;

use Magento\Customer\Api\CustomerRepositoryInterface;

use Magento\Store\Model\StoreManagerInterface;

class Index extends \Magento\Framework\App\Action\Action

{

protected $customer;

public function __construct(

Context $context,

CustomerRepositoryInterface $customerRepository,

StoreManagerInterface $storeManager,

array $data = []

) {

$this->customerRepository = $customerRepository;

$this->storeManager = $storeManager;

parent::__construct($context, $data);

}

public function getCustomerData($customerEmail)

{

$websiteId = $this->storeManager->getStore()->getWebsiteId(); // by this here we get the website id

return $this->customerRepository->get($customerEmail,$websiteId);

}

You have to call above function in phtml file to get customer information as below :

$customer_email='roni_cost@example.com'; //pass dynamic customer id

$getCustomer = $block->getCustomerData($customer_email); // by using this variable you can get all information of customer as below

echo $getCustomer->getId(); // result as customer Id

echo $getCustomer->getFirstname(); // result as customer firstname

echo $getCustomer->getLastname(); // result as customer lastname

Using Factory Method

In this method to load Customer by using Id ,Here we have used Magento\Customer\Model\Customer instance and create it’s object( $customer) and used Magento\Store\Model\StoreManagerInterfaceinstance and created it’s object (storeManager).

<?php

namespace Mageants\Blog\Block;

use Magento\Framework\View\Element\Template\Context;

use Magento\Customer\Model\Customer;

use Magento\Store\Model\StoreManagerInterface;

class Index extends \Magento\Framework\App\Action\Action

{

protected $customer;

public function __construct(

Context $context,

Customer $Customer,

StoreManagerInterface $storeManager,

array $data = []

) {

$this->Customer = $Customer;

$this->storeManager = $storeManager;

parent::__construct($context, $data);

}

public function getCustomerData()

{

$customer_email = 'roni_cost@example.com'; //pass dynamic customer email

$websiteId = $this->storeManager->getStore()->getWebsiteId(); // by this here we get the website id

$customerData = $this->Customer->setWebsiteId($websiteId)->loadByEmail($customerId);

return $customerData->getFirstname(); // result customer first name

}

Using Object Manager Method

$customer_email = 'roni_cost@example.com'; //pass dynamic customer Email

$objectManager = \Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager::getInstance();

$customerData = $objectManager->create('Magento\Customer\Model\Customer');

customerData->setWebsiteId(1);

customerData->loadByEmail($customer_email);

echo $customerData->getFirstname(); // result customer first name

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Conclusion:

We hope above blog helps you to clearly understand How To Load Customer By Using Id and email in Magento 2 Programmatically.

In case of any kind of problem with the above code implementation, you can contact us or let us know in comment section.

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Jeet

Jeet is a seasoned e-commerce professional with 16 years of experience in the Magento ecosystem. As a key member of Rock Technolabs' leadership, Jeet specializes in Magento development, B2B solutions, and automation processes, ensuring seamless integrations for clients. Passionate about driving growth through innovative technology, he has helped companies scale their online businesses, particularly in Magento and Hyvä frameworks. When not working on e-commerce solutions, Jeet enjoys sharing industry insights through articles and thought leadership pieces.