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metadata:
  effectiveApiVersion: ''
  affectedApi:
    - displayName: Admin GraphQL API
      handle: admin-graphql
    - displayName: Admin REST API
      handle: admin-rest
    - displayName: Events & webhooks
      handle: webhook
  primaryTag:
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  secondaryTag:
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  createdAt: '2025-02-18T12:54:55-05:00'
  postedAt: '2025-02-18T18:00:00-05:00'
  updatedAt: '2025-02-18T13:44:29-05:00'
  effectiveAt: '2025-02-18T18:00:00-05:00'
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February 18, 2025

# No-op for unchanged metafields and metaobjects

DateFebruary 18, 2025

FlagsUpdate

SurfacesAPI

Affected APIs[Admin GraphQL API](https://shopify.dev/changelog?api_type=admin-graphql)[Admin REST API](https://shopify.dev/changelog?api_type=admin-rest)[Events & webhooks](https://shopify.dev/changelog?api_type=webhook)

Starting today, when updating metafields and metaobjects, we'll skip triggering webhooks and related actions if the new value matches the existing one. This optimization eliminates unnecessary processing and improves system performance. The change is rolling out iteratively across metafield and metaobject operations.