---
title: MetafieldDefinitionConnection - GraphQL Admin
description: An auto-generated type for paginating through multiple MetafieldDefinitions.
api_version: 2024-10
api_name: admin
type: connection
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/connections/MetafieldDefinitionConnection
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/connections/MetafieldDefinitionConnection.txt
---

# Metafield​Definition​Connection

connection

An auto-generated type for paginating through multiple MetafieldDefinitions.

## Fields with this connection

### Deprecated fields with this connection

* [Article.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/Article#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Blog.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/Blog#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Collection.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/Collection#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Company.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/Company#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Company​Location.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/CompanyLocation#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Customer.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/Customer#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Delivery​Customization.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/DeliveryCustomization#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Discount​Automatic​Node.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/DiscountAutomaticNode#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Discount​Code​Node.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/DiscountCodeNode#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Discount​Node.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/DiscountNode#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Has​Metafield​Definitions.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/interfaces/HasMetafieldDefinitions#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  INTERFACE

  Deprecated

* [Location.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/Location#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Market.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/Market#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Order.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/Order#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Page.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/Page#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Payment​Customization.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/PaymentCustomization#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Product.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/Product#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Product​Variant.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/ProductVariant#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Selling​Plan.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/SellingPlan#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

* [Validation.​metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/Validation#field-metafieldDefinitions)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

***

## Queries with this connection

* [metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/queries/metafieldDefinitions)

  query

  Returns a list of metafield definitions.

***

## Possible returns

* edges

  [\[Metafield​Definition​Edge!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/MetafieldDefinitionEdge)

  non-null

  The connection between the node and its parent. Each edge contains a minimum of the edge's cursor and the node.

* nodes

  [\[Metafield​Definition!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/MetafieldDefinition)

  non-null

  A list of nodes that are contained in MetafieldDefinitionEdge. You can fetch data about an individual node, or you can follow the edges to fetch data about a collection of related nodes. At each node, you specify the fields that you want to retrieve.

* page​Info

  [Page​Info!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/PageInfo)

  non-null

  An object that’s used to retrieve [cursor information](https://shopify.dev/api/usage/pagination-graphql) about the current page.

***

## Map

### Queries with this connection

* \<?>[metafield​Definitions](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/connections/metafieldDefinitions)

### Possible returns

* <->[Metafield​Definition​Connection.edges](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/MetafieldDefinitionConnection#field-edges)
* <->[Metafield​Definition​Connection.nodes](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/MetafieldDefinitionConnection#field-nodes)
* <->[Metafield​Definition​Connection.pageInfo](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/MetafieldDefinitionConnection#field-pageInfo)