---
title: MetafieldReference - GraphQL Admin
description: The resource referenced by the metafield value.
api_version: 2026-04
api_name: admin
type: union
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/unions/MetafieldReference'
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/unions/MetafieldReference.md
---

# Metafield​Reference

union

The resource referenced by the metafield value.

## Fields with this union

* [Metafield.reference](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Metafield#field-Metafield.fields.reference)

  OBJECT

  Metafields enable you to attach additional information to a Shopify resource, such as a [Product](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/product) or a [Collection](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/collection). For more information about where you can attach metafields refer to [HasMetafields](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/latest/interfaces/HasMetafields). Some examples of the data that metafields enable you to store are specifications, size charts, downloadable documents, release dates, images, or part numbers. Metafields are identified by an owner resource, namespace, and key. and store a value along with type information for that value.

* [Metafield.references](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Metafield#field-Metafield.fields.references)

  OBJECT

  Metafields enable you to attach additional information to a Shopify resource, such as a [Product](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/product) or a [Collection](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/collection). For more information about where you can attach metafields refer to [HasMetafields](https://shopify.dev/api/admin-graphql/latest/interfaces/HasMetafields). Some examples of the data that metafields enable you to store are specifications, size charts, downloadable documents, release dates, images, or part numbers. Metafields are identified by an owner resource, namespace, and key. and store a value along with type information for that value.

* [Metafield​Reference​Connection.nodes](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/connections/MetafieldReferenceConnection#returns-nodes)

  CONNECTION

  An auto-generated type for paginating through multiple MetafieldReferences.

* [Metafield​Reference​Edge.node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetafieldReferenceEdge#field-MetafieldReferenceEdge.fields.node)

  OBJECT

  An auto-generated type which holds one MetafieldReference and a cursor during pagination.

* [Metaobject​Field.reference](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetaobjectField#field-MetaobjectField.fields.reference)

  OBJECT

  Provides a field definition and the data value assigned to it.

* [Metaobject​Field.references](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetaobjectField#field-MetaobjectField.fields.references)

  OBJECT

  Provides a field definition and the data value assigned to it.

* [Metafield​Relation.target](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/MetafieldRelation#field-MetafieldRelation.fields.target)

  OBJECT

  Deprecated

***

```graphql
union MetafieldReference = Article | Collection | Company | Customer | GenericFile | MediaImage | Metaobject | Model3d | Order | Page | Product | ProductVariant | TaxonomyValue | Video
```