---
title: MetafieldInput - GraphQL Admin
description: >-
  The input fields to use to create or update a metafield through a mutation on
  the owning resource.

  An alternative way to create or update a metafield is by using the

  [metafieldsSet](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metafieldsSet)
  mutation.
api_version: 2026-01
api_name: admin
type: input-object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/MetafieldInput
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/MetafieldInput.md
---

# Metafield​Input

input\_object

The input fields to use to create or update a metafield through a mutation on the owning resource. An alternative way to create or update a metafield is by using the [metafieldsSet](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metafieldsSet) mutation.

## Fields

* id
* key
* namespace
* type
* value

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## Map

### Input objects using this input

* [Article​Create​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/ArticleCreateInput#fields-metafields)
* [Article​Update​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/ArticleUpdateInput#fields-metafields)
* [Blog​Create​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/BlogCreateInput#fields-metafields)
* [Blog​Update​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/BlogUpdateInput#fields-metafields)
* [Collection​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/CollectionInput#fields-metafields)
* [Customer​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/CustomerInput#fields-metafields)
* [Delivery​Customization​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/DeliveryCustomizationInput#fields-metafields)
* [Discount​Automatic​App​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/DiscountAutomaticAppInput#fields-metafields)
* [Discount​Code​App​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/DiscountCodeAppInput#fields-metafields)
* [Draft​Order​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/DraftOrderInput#fields-metafields)
* [Location​Add​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/LocationAddInput#fields-metafields)
* [Location​Edit​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/LocationEditInput#fields-metafields)
* [Order​Create​Order​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/OrderCreateOrderInput#fields-metafields)
* [Order​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/OrderInput#fields-metafields)
* [Page​Create​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/PageCreateInput#fields-metafields)
* [Page​Update​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/PageUpdateInput#fields-metafields)
* [Payment​Customization​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/PaymentCustomizationInput#fields-metafields)
* [Product​Create​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/ProductCreateInput#fields-metafields)
* [Product​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/ProductInput#fields-metafields)
* [Product​Set​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/ProductSetInput#fields-metafields)
* [Product​Update​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/ProductUpdateInput#fields-metafields)
* [Product​Variant​Set​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/ProductVariantSetInput#fields-metafields)
* [Product​Variants​Bulk​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/ProductVariantsBulkInput#fields-metafields)
* [Selling​Plan​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/SellingPlanInput#fields-metafields)
* [Validation​Create​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/ValidationCreateInput#fields-metafields)
* [Validation​Update​Input.metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/ValidationUpdateInput#fields-metafields)