# privateMetafield - admin-graphql - QUERY
Version: 2024-10

## Description
Returns a private metafield by ID.
Private metafields are accessible only by the application that created them.

### Access Scopes



## Arguments
* [id](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/ID): ID! - The ID of the `PrivateMetafield` to return.


## Returns
* [createdAt](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/DateTime): DateTime! The date and time when the private metafield was created.
* [id](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/ID): ID! The ID of the private metafield.
* [key](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String): String! The key name of the private metafield.
* [namespace](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String): String! The namespace of the private metafield.
* [updatedAt](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/DateTime): DateTime! The date and time when the private metafield was updated.
* [value](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/scalars/String): String! The value of a private metafield.
* [valueType](/docs/api/admin-graphql/2024-10/enums/PrivateMetafieldValueType): PrivateMetafieldValueType! Represents the private metafield value type.


## Examples
### Retrieve a private metafield by its ID
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-10/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"query { privateMetafield(id: \\\"gid://shopify/PrivateMetafield/1060470840\\\") { id key namespace value } }\"\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: `query {\n    privateMetafield(id: \"gid://shopify/PrivateMetafield/1060470840\") {\n      id\n      key\n      namespace\n      value\n    }\n  }`,\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  query {\n    privateMetafield(id: \"gid://shopify/PrivateMetafield/1060470840\") {\n      id\n      key\n      namespace\n      value\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  query {\n    privateMetafield(id: \"gid://shopify/PrivateMetafield/1060470840\") {\n      id\n      key\n      namespace\n      value\n    }\n  }`,\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "query {\n  privateMetafield(id: \"gid://shopify/PrivateMetafield/1060470840\") {\n    id\n    key\n    namespace\n    value\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
null
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "privateMetafield": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/PrivateMetafield/1060470840",
      "key": "buyer",
      "namespace": "notes",
      "value": "Notes about this buyer"
    }
  }
}