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metafieldDefinition

query

Requires API client to have access to the resource type associated with the metafield definition.

Returns a metafield definition by identifier.

Arguments

Anchor to identifieridentifier •MetafieldDefinitionIdentifierInput: The identifier of the MetafieldDefinition to return.
Anchor to idid •ID Deprecated

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Anchor to MetafieldDefinitionMetafieldDefinition •MetafieldDefinition: 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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Retrieve a count of a resource's metafields.
Retrieve a metafield definition

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

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

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

query MetafieldsCount($metafieldDefinitionId: ID!) {

metafieldDefinition(id: $metafieldDefinitionId) {

metafieldsCount

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"metafieldDefinitionId": "gid://shopify/MetafieldDefinition/1071456212"

);

const data = await response.json();

query MetafieldsCount($metafieldDefinitionId: ID!) {
  metafieldDefinition(id: $metafieldDefinitionId) {
    id
    metafieldsCount
  }
}

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": "query MetafieldsCount($metafieldDefinitionId: ID!) { metafieldDefinition(id: $metafieldDefinitionId) { id metafieldsCount } }",
 "variables": {
    "metafieldDefinitionId": "gid://shopify/MetafieldDefinition/1071456212"
  }
}'

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

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  query MetafieldsCount($metafieldDefinitionId: ID!) {
    metafieldDefinition(id: $metafieldDefinitionId) {
      id
      metafieldsCount
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "metafieldDefinitionId": "gid://shopify/MetafieldDefinition/1071456212"
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `query MetafieldsCount($metafieldDefinitionId: ID!) {
      metafieldDefinition(id: $metafieldDefinitionId) {
        id
        metafieldsCount
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "metafieldDefinitionId": "gid://shopify/MetafieldDefinition/1071456212"
    },
  },
});

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
  query MetafieldsCount($metafieldDefinitionId: ID!) {
    metafieldDefinition(id: $metafieldDefinitionId) {
      id
      metafieldsCount
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "metafieldDefinitionId": "gid://shopify/MetafieldDefinition/1071456212"
}

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

Input variables

JSON

{

"metafieldDefinitionId": "gid://shopify/MetafieldDefinition/1071456212"

}

Response

JSON

{

"metafieldDefinition": {

"id": "gid://shopify/MetafieldDefinition/1071456212",

"metafieldsCount": 0

}