---
title: standardMetaobjectDefinitionEnable - GraphQL Admin
description: Enables the specified standard metaobject definition from its template.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/standardmetaobjectdefinitionenable
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/standardmetaobjectdefinitionenable.md
---

# standard​Metaobject​Definition​Enable

mutation

Requires `write_metaobject_definitions` access scope.

Enables the specified standard metaobject definition from its template.

## Arguments

* type

  [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/String)

  required

  The type of the metaobject definition to enable.

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## Standard​Metaobject​Definition​Enable​Payload returns

* metaobject​Definition

  [Metaobject​Definition](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetaobjectDefinition)

  The metaobject definition that was enabled using the standard template.

* user​Errors

  [\[Metaobject​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetaobjectUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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## Examples

* ### standardMetaobjectDefinitionEnable reference

## Mutation Reference

```graphql
mutation standardMetaobjectDefinitionEnable($type: String!) {
  standardMetaobjectDefinitionEnable(type: $type) {
    metaobjectDefinition {
      # MetaobjectDefinition fields
    }
    userErrors {
      field
      message
    }
  }
}
```

## Input

```json
{
  "type": "<your-type>"
}
```

##### Variables

```
{
  "type": "<your-type>"
}
```