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February 17, 2025

# Explicit access grants for metafields removed

DateFebruary 17, 2025

Flags[Breaking API Change](https://shopify.dev/changelog?filter=breaking-api-change)[Action required](https://shopify.dev/changelog?action_required=true)

SurfacesAPI

Completing the transition that began with the [deprecation of explicit grants](https://shopify.dev/changelog/deprecating-explicit-access-grants-for-app-owned-metafields), existing explicit grants in the system will stop working on February 24, 2025.