---
title: MetafieldValidationStatus - GraphQL Admin
description: Possible metafield validation statuses.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: enum
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/metafieldvalidationstatus
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/metafieldvalidationstatus.md
---

# Metafield​Validation​Status

enum

Possible metafield validation statuses.

## Valid values

* ANY

  Any validation status (valid or invalid).

* INVALID

  Invalid (according to definition).

* VALID

  Valid (according to definition).

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## Fields

* [Metafield​Definition.metafields(validationStatus)](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetafieldDefinition#field-MetafieldDefinition.fields.metafields.arguments.validationStatus)

  ARGUMENT

  Metafield definitions enable you to define additional validation constraints for metafields, and enable the merchant to edit metafield values in context.

* [Metafield​Definition.metafieldsCount(validationStatus)](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetafieldDefinition#field-MetafieldDefinition.fields.metafieldsCount.arguments.validationStatus)

  ARGUMENT

  Metafield definitions enable you to define additional validation constraints for metafields, and enable the merchant to edit metafield values in context.

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## Map

### Arguments with this enum

* <-|[Metafield​Definition.metafields(validationStatus)](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetafieldDefinition#field-MetafieldDefinition.fields.metafields.arguments.validationStatus)
* <-|[Metafield​Definition.metafieldsCount(validationStatus)](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetafieldDefinition#field-MetafieldDefinition.fields.metafieldsCount.arguments.validationStatus)