---
title: Filter Shopify exports by customer segment name
date: 2026-08-06
description: Customer and order exports now accept a segment name as well as an ID, and an unknown segment gives a clear error instead of a failed export.
tags: ["Exports","Customers","Orders"]
categories: ["Changelog"]
url: https://www.getaltera.com/changelog/2026-08-06-filter-exports-by-customer-segment-name/
---


Exports filtered by a customer segment could fail with a raw Shopify error when the filter held a segment name instead of an ID. Segment filters now recognize both.

### Improvements

- **Segment names in filters** - customer and order exports accept a segment name, so filters set up in Sidekick, the CLI, or the API run as expected.
- **Any segment format** - a segment name, a numeric ID, or a full ID all resolve to the same segment, and names match regardless of letter casing.

### Fixes

- **Segment exports** - exports filtered by a segment name no longer stop with an unreadable error from the Shopify API.
- **Missing segments** - an export pointing at a segment that no longer exists now fails with a plain-language message ([CSTM012](https://support.getaltera.com/en/articles/11490216-error-and-warning-codes#CSTM012)).