---
title: metafieldDelete - GraphQL Admin
description: Deletes a metafield.
api_version: 2024-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/metafieldDelete'
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/mutations/metafieldDelete.txt
---

# metafield​Delete

mutation

Deprecated. This mutation will be removed in 2025-01. Use [metafieldsDelete](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metafieldsDelete) instead.

Deletes a metafield.

## Arguments

* input

  [Metafield​Delete​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/input-objects/MetafieldDeleteInput)

  required

***

## Metafield​Delete​Payload returns

* deleted​Id

  [ID](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/ID)

  The ID of the deleted metafield.

* user​Errors

  [\[User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/objects/UserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### Deletes a metafield

  #### Description

  Delete an existing metafield using its ID.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation metafieldDelete($input: MetafieldDeleteInput!) {
    metafieldDelete(input: $input) {
      deletedId
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "input": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069228997"
    }
  }
  ```

  #### cURL

  ```bash
  curl -X POST \
  https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-10/graphql.json \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
  -d '{
  "query": "mutation metafieldDelete($input: MetafieldDeleteInput!) { metafieldDelete(input: $input) { deletedId userErrors { field message } } }",
   "variables": {
      "input": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069228997"
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### Remix

  ```javascript
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
    mutation metafieldDelete($input: MetafieldDeleteInput!) {
      metafieldDelete(input: $input) {
        deletedId
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "input": {
              "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069228997"
          }
      },
    },
  );

  const data = await response.json();
  ```

  #### Ruby

  ```ruby
  session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
    shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
    access_token: access_token
  )
  client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
    session: session
  )

  query = <<~QUERY
    mutation metafieldDelete($input: MetafieldDeleteInput!) {
      metafieldDelete(input: $input) {
        deletedId
        userErrors {
          field
          message
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "input": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069228997"
    }
  }

  response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)
  ```

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `mutation metafieldDelete($input: MetafieldDeleteInput!) {
        metafieldDelete(input: $input) {
          deletedId
          userErrors {
            field
            message
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "input": {
              "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069228997"
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "metafieldDelete": {
      "deletedId": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069228997",
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### metafieldDelete reference

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=mutation%20metafieldDelete\(%24input%3A%20MetafieldDeleteInput!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20metafieldDelete\(input%3A%20%24input\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20deletedId%0A%20%20%20%20userErrors%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20field%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20message%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D\&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22input%22%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%22id%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FMetafield%2F1069228997%22%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D)

```javascript
const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);


const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation metafieldDelete($input: MetafieldDeleteInput!) {
    metafieldDelete(input: $input) {
      deletedId
      userErrors {
        field
        message
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "input": {
            "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069228997"
        }
    },
  },
);


const data = await response.json();
```

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "input": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069228997"
  }
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "metafieldDelete": {
    "deletedId": "gid://shopify/Metafield/1069228997",
    "userErrors": []
  }
}
```