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January 1, 2023

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* 2023-01

# Simplified Metafield Querying

As of the **2023-01** Admin API release, you can optionally supply the `key` argument to metafield queries on resources in the format of `namespace.key` to simplify your queries on the `metafield` field. You will also be able to optionally supply the `keys` argument to the `metafields` connection as a list of strings in the same format. The key returned will also be in the format of `namespace.key`.