--- title: MetaobjectField - GraphQL Admin description: Provides a field definition and the data value assigned to it. api_version: 2025-10 api_name: admin type: object api_type: graphql source_url: html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetaobjectField md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetaobjectField.md --- # Metaobject​Field object Provides a field definition and the data value assigned to it. ## Fields * definition [Metaobject​Field​Definition!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetaobjectFieldDefinition) non-null The field definition for this object key. * json​Value [JSON](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/JSON) The assigned field value in JSON format. * key [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/String) non-null The object key of this field. * reference [Metafield​Reference](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/unions/MetafieldReference) For resource reference fields, provides the referenced object. * references [Metafield​Reference​Connection](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/connections/MetafieldReferenceConnection) For resource reference list fields, provides the list of referenced objects. * thumbnail [Metaobject​Thumbnail](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetaobjectThumbnail) For file reference or color fields, provides visual attributes for this field. * type [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/String) non-null The type of the field. * value [String](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/String) The assigned field value, always stored as a string regardless of the field type. *** ## Map ### Fields with this object * {}[Metaobject.field](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Metaobject#field-Metaobject.fields.field) * {}[Metaobject.fields](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Metaobject#field-Metaobject.fields.fields) * {}[Metaobject.thumbnailField](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Metaobject#field-Metaobject.fields.thumbnailField)