---
title: MetafieldDefinitionUpdatePayload - GraphQL Admin
description: Return type for `metafieldDefinitionUpdate` mutation.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: payload
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/payloads/metafielddefinitionupdatepayload
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/payloads/metafielddefinitionupdatepayload.md
---

# Metafield​Definition​Update​Payload

payload

Return type for `metafieldDefinitionUpdate` mutation.

## Fields

* updated​Definition

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

  The metafield definition that was updated.

* user​Errors

  [\[Metafield​Definition​Update​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetafieldDefinitionUpdateUserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

* validation​Job

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

  The asynchronous job updating the metafield definition's validation\_status.

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## Mutations with this payload

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

  mutation

  Updates a metafield definition.

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## Map

### Mutations with this payload

* [metafield​Definition​Update](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/types/metafieldDefinitionUpdate)