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metaobjectDefinitionCreate

mutation

Requires write_metaobject_definitions access scope.

Creates a new metaobject definition.

Arguments

Anchor to definitiondefinition •MetaobjectDefinitionCreateInput!required: The input fields for creating a metaobject definition.

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Anchor to MetaobjectDefinitionCreatePayload returnsMetaobjectDefinitionCreatePayload returns

Anchor to metaobjectDefinitionmetaobjectDefinition •MetaobjectDefinition: The created metaobject definition.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors •[MetaobjectUserError!]!non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Create a metaobject definition
Create a metaobject definition with custom access controls
Create a metaobject definition with the publishable capability enabled
metaobjectDefinitionCreate reference

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

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

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation CreateMetaobjectDefinition($definition: MetaobjectDefinitionCreateInput!) {

metaobjectDefinitionCreate(definition: $definition) {

metaobjectDefinition {

name

type

fieldDefinitions {

name

key

}

userErrors {

field

message

code

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"definition": {

"name": "Color swatch",

"type": "color-swatch",

"fieldDefinitions": [

{

"name": "Hex",

"key": "hex",

"type": "single_line_text_field",

"validations": [

{

"name": "regex",

"value": "^#([A-Fa-f0-9]{6}|[A-Fa-f0-9]{3})$"

}

]

}

]

}

);

const data = await response.json();

mutation CreateMetaobjectDefinition($definition: MetaobjectDefinitionCreateInput!) {
  metaobjectDefinitionCreate(definition: $definition) {
    metaobjectDefinition {
      name
      type
      fieldDefinitions {
        name
        key
      }
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
      code
    }
  }
}

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 CreateMetaobjectDefinition($definition: MetaobjectDefinitionCreateInput!) { metaobjectDefinitionCreate(definition: $definition) { metaobjectDefinition { name type fieldDefinitions { name key } } userErrors { field message code } } }",
 "variables": {
    "definition": {
      "name": "Color swatch",
      "type": "color-swatch",
      "fieldDefinitions": [
        {
          "name": "Hex",
          "key": "hex",
          "type": "single_line_text_field",
          "validations": [
            {
              "name": "regex",
              "value": "^#([A-Fa-f0-9]{6}|[A-Fa-f0-9]{3})$"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}'

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

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation CreateMetaobjectDefinition($definition: MetaobjectDefinitionCreateInput!) {
    metaobjectDefinitionCreate(definition: $definition) {
      metaobjectDefinition {
        name
        type
        fieldDefinitions {
          name
          key
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
        code
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "definition": {
        "name": "Color swatch",
        "type": "color-swatch",
        "fieldDefinitions": [
          {
            "name": "Hex",
            "key": "hex",
            "type": "single_line_text_field",
            "validations": [
              {
                "name": "regex",
                "value": "^#([A-Fa-f0-9]{6}|[A-Fa-f0-9]{3})$"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation CreateMetaobjectDefinition($definition: MetaobjectDefinitionCreateInput!) {
      metaobjectDefinitionCreate(definition: $definition) {
        metaobjectDefinition {
          name
          type
          fieldDefinitions {
            name
            key
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
          code
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "definition": {
        "name": "Color swatch",
        "type": "color-swatch",
        "fieldDefinitions": [
          {
            "name": "Hex",
            "key": "hex",
            "type": "single_line_text_field",
            "validations": [
              {
                "name": "regex",
                "value": "^#([A-Fa-f0-9]{6}|[A-Fa-f0-9]{3})$"
              }
            ]
          }
        ]
      }
    },
  },
});

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 CreateMetaobjectDefinition($definition: MetaobjectDefinitionCreateInput!) {
    metaobjectDefinitionCreate(definition: $definition) {
      metaobjectDefinition {
        name
        type
        fieldDefinitions {
          name
          key
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
        code
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "definition": {
    "name": "Color swatch",
    "type": "color-swatch",
    "fieldDefinitions": [{"name"=>"Hex", "key"=>"hex", "type"=>"single_line_text_field", "validations"=>[{"name"=>"regex", "value"=>"^#([A-Fa-f0-9]{6}|[A-Fa-f0-9]{3})$"}]}]
  }
}

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

Input variables

JSON

{

"definition": {

"name": "Color swatch",

"type": "color-swatch",

"fieldDefinitions": [

{

"name": "Hex",

"key": "hex",

"type": "single_line_text_field",

"validations": [

{

"name": "regex",

"value": "^#([A-Fa-f0-9]{6}|[A-Fa-f0-9]{3})$"

}

]

}

]

}

Response

JSON

{

"metaobjectDefinitionCreate": {

"metaobjectDefinition": {

"name": "Color swatch",

"type": "color-swatch",

"fieldDefinitions": [

{

"name": "Hex",

"key": "hex"

}

]

"userErrors": []

}