---
title: MetaobjectUserError - GraphQL Admin
description: Defines errors encountered while managing metaobject resources.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/metaobjectusererror
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/metaobjectusererror.md
---

# Metaobject​User​Error

object

Defines errors encountered while managing metaobject resources.

## Fields

* code

  [Metaobject​User​Error​Code](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/MetaobjectUserErrorCode)

  The error code.

* element​Index

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

  The index of the failing list element in an array.

* element​Key

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

  The key of the failing object element.

* field

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

  The path to the input field that caused the error.

* message

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

  non-null

  The error message.

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## Map

No referencing types

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## Mutations

* [metaobject​Bulk​Delete](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectBulkDelete)

  mutation

  Asynchronously delete metaobjects and their associated metafields in bulk.

* [metaobject​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectCreate)

  mutation

  Creates a new metaobject.

* [metaobject​Definition​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectDefinitionCreate)

  mutation

  Creates a new metaobject definition.

* [metaobject​Definition​Delete](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectDefinitionDelete)

  mutation

  Deletes the specified metaobject definition. Also deletes all related metafield definitions, metaobjects, and metafields asynchronously.

* [metaobject​Definition​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectDefinitionUpdate)

  mutation

  Updates a metaobject definition with new settings and metafield definitions.

* [metaobject​Delete](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectDelete)

  mutation

  Deletes the specified metaobject and its associated metafields.

* [metaobject​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectUpdate)

  mutation

  Updates an existing metaobject.

* [metaobject​Upsert](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectUpsert)

  mutation

  Retrieves a metaobject by handle, then updates it with the provided input values. If no matching metaobject is found, a new metaobject is created with the provided input values.

* [standard​Metaobject​Definition​Enable](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/standardMetaobjectDefinitionEnable)

  mutation

  Enables the specified standard metaobject definition from its template.

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## <\~> MetaobjectUserError Mutations

### Mutated by

* <\~>[metaobject​Bulk​Delete](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectBulkDelete)
* <\~>[metaobject​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectCreate)
* <\~>[metaobject​Definition​Create](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectDefinitionCreate)
* <\~>[metaobject​Definition​Delete](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectDefinitionDelete)
* <\~>[metaobject​Definition​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectDefinitionUpdate)
* <\~>[metaobject​Delete](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectDelete)
* <\~>[metaobject​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectUpdate)
* <\~>[metaobject​Upsert](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/metaobjectUpsert)
* <\~>[standard​Metaobject​Definition​Enable](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/standardMetaobjectDefinitionEnable)

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## Interfaces

* [Displayable​Error](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/interfaces/DisplayableError)

  interface

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## ||-MetaobjectUserError Implements

### Implements

* ||-[Displayable​Error](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/interfaces/DisplayableError)