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September 18, 2018

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# The Metafield resource now stores JSON strings

You can now create a metafield with a value type of `json_string`, which allows you to store structured data and access it using Liquid. When retrieving the value of a `json_string` type Metafield, the data is deserialized to an iterable hash or array.

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To learn more about accessing metafields using Liquid, see the [metafield object reference](https://help.shopify.com/en/themes/liquid/objects/metafield).