---
title: PrivateMetafieldValueType - GraphQL Admin
description: Supported private metafield value types.
api_version: 2024-10
api_name: admin
type: enum
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/enums/PrivateMetafieldValueType
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/enums/PrivateMetafieldValueType.txt
---

# Private​Metafield​Value​Type

enum

Supported private metafield value types.

## Valid values

* INTEGER

  An integer metafield.

* JSON\_​STRING

  A JSON string metafield.

* STRING

  A string metafield.

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## Fields

* [Private​Metafield.​value​Type](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/PrivateMetafield#field-valueType)

  OBJECT

  Private metafields represent custom metadata that is attached to a resource. Private metafields are accessible only by the application that created them and only from the GraphQL Admin API.

  An application can create a maximum of 10 private metafields per shop resource.

  Private metafields are deprecated. Metafields created using a reserved namespace are private by default. See our guide for [migrating private metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/custom-data/metafields/migrate-private-metafields).

* [Private​Metafield​Value​Input.​value​Type](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/PrivateMetafieldValueInput#field-valueType)

  INPUT OBJECT

  The input fields for the value and value type of the private metafield.

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## Map

### Fields with this enum

* <-|[Private​Metafield.valueType](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/PrivateMetafield#field-valueType)

### Inputs with this enum

* [Private​Metafield​Value​Input.valueType](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/PrivateMetafieldValueInput#field-valueType)