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metaobjectUpdate

mutation

Requires write_metaobjects access scope.

Updates an existing metaobject.

Arguments

Anchor to idid •ID!required: The ID of the metaobject to update.
Anchor to metaobjectmetaobject •MetaobjectUpdateInput!required: Specifies parameters to update on the metaobject.

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Anchor to MetaobjectUpdatePayload returnsMetaobjectUpdatePayload returns

Anchor to metaobjectmetaobject •Metaobject: The updated metaobject.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors •[MetaobjectUserError!]!non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Update a metaobject
metaobjectUpdate reference

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

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

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation UpdateMetaobject($id: ID!, $metaobject: MetaobjectUpdateInput!) {

metaobjectUpdate(id: $id, metaobject: $metaobject) {

metaobject {

handle

season: field(key: "season") {

value

}

userErrors {

field

message

code

}

}`,

{

variables: {

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

"metaobject": {

"fields": [

{

"key": "season",

"value": "winter"

}

]

}

);

const data = await response.json();

mutation UpdateMetaobject($id: ID!, $metaobject: MetaobjectUpdateInput!) {
  metaobjectUpdate(id: $id, metaobject: $metaobject) {
    metaobject {
      handle
      season: field(key: "season") {
        value
      }
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
      code
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-04/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation UpdateMetaobject($id: ID!, $metaobject: MetaobjectUpdateInput!) { metaobjectUpdate(id: $id, metaobject: $metaobject) { metaobject { handle season: field(key: \"season\") { value } } userErrors { field message code } } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Metaobject/515107504",
    "metaobject": {
      "fields": [
        {
          "key": "season",
          "value": "winter"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}'

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

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation UpdateMetaobject($id: ID!, $metaobject: MetaobjectUpdateInput!) {
    metaobjectUpdate(id: $id, metaobject: $metaobject) {
      metaobject {
        handle
        season: field(key: "season") {
          value
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
        code
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Metaobject/515107504",
      "metaobject": {
        "fields": [
          {
            "key": "season",
            "value": "winter"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation UpdateMetaobject($id: ID!, $metaobject: MetaobjectUpdateInput!) {
      metaobjectUpdate(id: $id, metaobject: $metaobject) {
        metaobject {
          handle
          season: field(key: "season") {
            value
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          field
          message
          code
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Metaobject/515107504",
      "metaobject": {
        "fields": [
          {
            "key": "season",
            "value": "winter"
          }
        ]
      }
    },
  },
});

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 UpdateMetaobject($id: ID!, $metaobject: MetaobjectUpdateInput!) {
    metaobjectUpdate(id: $id, metaobject: $metaobject) {
      metaobject {
        handle
        season: field(key: "season") {
          value
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        field
        message
        code
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/Metaobject/515107504",
  "metaobject": {
    "fields": [{"key"=>"season", "value"=>"winter"}]
  }
}

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

Input variables

JSON

{

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

"metaobject": {

"fields": [

{

"key": "season",

"value": "winter"

}

]

}

Response

JSON

{

"metaobjectUpdate": {

"metaobject": {

"handle": "fall-2021",

"season": {

"value": "winter"

}

"userErrors": []

}