Manage metafields

• Your app can make authenticated requests to the GraphQL Admin API.
• You've created products in your store.

You can create any number of metafields for a resource, and they'll be accessible to any app (unless they're private metafields). To create a metafield, use a GraphQL mutation to create or update the resource that you want the metafields to belong to.

The following example adds a metafield to a product by using the productUpdate mutation:

When you query a resource, you can retrieve its metafields. Use the metafield field to return a single metafield. Specify the metafield that you want to retrieve by using the namespace and key arguments.

The following example queries a product for the value of the associated instructions.wash metafield:

To update a metafield, use a GraphQL mutation to update the owning resource, and include the metafield in the mutation input. Specify the owning resource and the metafields that you're updating by their IDs.

The following example updates a metafield that belongs to a product by using the productUpdate mutation:

Use the metafieldDelete mutation to delete a metafield. Specify the metafield that you want to delete by including its ID in the mutation input.

The following example deletes a metafield by ID:

• Create metafield definitions to include data validation for metafield values.
• Learn about access controls for app owned metafields.
• Learn how to migrate your metafields that use the deprecated value_type field.