# Account options

When you create or edit s Registration form in the app, you will see a section that allows you to configure the form’s account options.

There are 3 options:

<table><thead><tr><th width="194.699951171875">✅ Option</th><th>📦 What It Does</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Automatically create customer</strong></td><td>Immediately creates or updates a Shopify customer account when the form is submitted.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Send email invite</strong></td><td>Sends a Shopify account invite to the user — they must click the invite link to activate their account.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Require account approval</strong></td><td>Holds the submission for review. You must manually approve the account before it’s created in Shopify. </td></tr></tbody></table>

### 🔗 Select account options for new forms

**Steps to manage**

1. Open the app > click **Forms** > click **Create new form** button > select **Shopify Register form** template
2. In **Account options**, select one of 3 options to control the way the customer data is added in Shopify after the form is submitted
3. Configure the form
4. Click **Save**

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### 🔗 Change account options for existing forms

**Steps to manage**

1. Open the app >  click **Forms** > open the form you want to edit
2. Click **Integration icon on the left side** > enable **Shopify** > click **Configure** button
3. Select **Shopify Account options** > select one of the options: **Automatically create customer, Send email invite, Require account approval**
4. **Save**

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### 🔄 What Each Account Option Does

#### ✅ Automatically Create Customer

* As soon as the user submits the form, a Shopify customer account is created (or updated if the email already exists).
* The user can then log in immediately.
* Shopify will send the standard “Customer account welcome” email automatically.&#x20;
* Recommended when you want instant registration, quick access, or simple account setup.

[Learn more](https://docs.powerfulform.com/customer-fields/create-shopify-customers)

#### ✉️ Send Email Invite

* Instead of creating the account immediately, the system sends an **invite email**.&#x20;
* The user must click the link in the email to confirm and activate their account.
* Good for verifying the user’s email, reducing fake/spam accounts, or ensuring consent.

[Learn more](https://docs.powerfulform.com/customer-fields/account-options)

#### 📝 Require Account Approval

* The form submission is held in pending status, no account is created yet.&#x20;
* You (the store owner) manually review the submission and decide whether to approve or reject.
* Once approved, the account is created and an invite email is sent to the user.&#x20;
* Useful if you want to vet registrations (e.g. wholesale, B2B, exclusive access, membership, etc.).

[Learn more](https://docs.powerfulform.com/customer-fields/customer-account-approval)


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