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October 1, 2022

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* API
* 2022-10

# New references connection on metafields

You can now access a `references` connection on a `metafield` in the GraphQL Admin and Storefront APIs.

Use the `references` connection to resolve metafield values of a list reference type to their underlying resource. This new connection is paginated and works similarly to the existing `reference` field, which is used for single references.

This new endpoint is available in unstable, and will be part of the 2022-10 release.

For more information, refer to the [Admin API](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/unstable/objects/Metafield#connection-metafield-references) and [Storefront API](https://shopify.dev/api/storefront/unstable/objects/Metafield#connection-metafield-references) documentation.