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metaobjectBulkDelete

mutation

Requires write_metaobjects access scope.

Asynchronously delete metaobjects and their associated metafields in bulk.

Arguments

Anchor to wherewhere •MetaobjectBulkDeleteWhereCondition!required: Specifies the condition by which metaobjects are deleted. Exactly one field of input is required.

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Anchor to MetaobjectBulkDeletePayload returnsMetaobjectBulkDeletePayload returns

Anchor to jobjob •Job: The asynchronous job that deletes the metaobjects.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors •[MetaobjectUserError!]!non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Delete metaobjects and their associated fields in bulk by IDs
Delete metaobjects and their associated fields in bulk by type
metaobjectBulkDelete reference

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

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

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation DeleteMetaobjects($where: MetaobjectBulkDeleteWhereCondition!) {

metaobjectBulkDelete(where: $where) {

job {

done

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"where": {

"ids": [

"gid://shopify/Metaobject/515107504",

"gid://shopify/Metaobject/129678104"

]

}

);

const data = await response.json();

mutation DeleteMetaobjects($where: MetaobjectBulkDeleteWhereCondition!) {
  metaobjectBulkDelete(where: $where) {
    job {
      id
      done
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation DeleteMetaobjects($where: MetaobjectBulkDeleteWhereCondition!) { metaobjectBulkDelete(where: $where) { job { id done } } }",
 "variables": {
    "where": {
      "ids": [
        "gid://shopify/Metaobject/515107504",
        "gid://shopify/Metaobject/129678104"
      ]
    }
  }
}'

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

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation DeleteMetaobjects($where: MetaobjectBulkDeleteWhereCondition!) {
    metaobjectBulkDelete(where: $where) {
      job {
        id
        done
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "where": {
        "ids": [
          "gid://shopify/Metaobject/515107504",
          "gid://shopify/Metaobject/129678104"
        ]
      }
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation DeleteMetaobjects($where: MetaobjectBulkDeleteWhereCondition!) {
      metaobjectBulkDelete(where: $where) {
        job {
          id
          done
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "where": {
        "ids": [
          "gid://shopify/Metaobject/515107504",
          "gid://shopify/Metaobject/129678104"
        ]
      }
    },
  },
});

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 DeleteMetaobjects($where: MetaobjectBulkDeleteWhereCondition!) {
    metaobjectBulkDelete(where: $where) {
      job {
        id
        done
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "where": {
    "ids": ["gid://shopify/Metaobject/515107504", "gid://shopify/Metaobject/129678104"]
  }
}

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

Input variables

JSON

{

"where": {

"ids": [

"gid://shopify/Metaobject/515107504",

"gid://shopify/Metaobject/129678104"

]

}

Response

JSON

{

"metaobjectBulkDelete": {

"job": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Job/4d5319b7-71de-482e-b3c5-d11321c9ffca",

"done": false

}