--- title: Metafields description: The API for interacting with metafields. api_version: 2026-01 api_name: checkout-ui-extensions source_url: html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/latest/apis/metafields md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/latest/apis/metafields.md --- # Metafields **Requires access to \[protected customer data]\(/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data) for some properties.:** The API for interacting with metafields. ## StandardApi The base API object provided to `purchase` extension targets. * **appMetafields** **SubscribableSignalLike\** **required** The metafields requested in the [`shopify.extension.toml`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/configuration) file. These metafields are updated when there's a change in the merchandise items being purchased by the customer. App owned metafields are supported and are returned using the `$app` format. The fully qualified reserved namespace format such as `app--{your-app-id}[--{optional-namespace}]` is not supported. See [app owned metafields](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/custom-data/ownership#reserved-prefixes) for more information. [](https://shopify.dev/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data)Requires access to [protected customer data](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data). * **metafields** **SubscribableSignalLike\** **required** **deprecated** The metafields that apply to the current checkout. Metafields are stored locally on the client and are applied to the order object after the checkout completes. These metafields are shared by all extensions running on checkout, and persist for as long as the customer is working on this checkout. Once the order is created, you can query these metafields using the [GraphQL Admin API](https://shopify.dev/docs/admin-api/graphql/reference/orders/order#metafield-2021-01) **Caution:** \metafields\ is deprecated. Use \\app\Metafields\\ with cart metafields instead. **Deprecated:** Use `appMetafields` with cart metafields instead. ### SubscribableSignalLike Represents a read-only value managed on the main thread that an extension can subscribe to. Example: Checkout uses this to manage the state of an object and communicate state changes to extensions running in a sandboxed web worker. This interface is compatible with \[Preact's ReadonlySignal]\(https://github.com/preactjs/signals/blob/a023a132a81bd4ba4a0bebb8cbbeffbd8c8bbafc/packages/core/src/index.ts#L700-L709). Some fields are deprecated but still supported for backwards compatibility. In version 2025-10, \[\`StatefulRemoteSubscribable\`]\(https://github.com/Shopify/remote-dom/blob/03929aa8418a89d41d294005f219837582718df8/packages/async-subscription/src/types.ts#L17) was replaced with \`ReadonlySignalLike\`. Checkout will remove the old fields some time in the future. * current ```ts T ``` * destroy ```ts () => Promise ``` * subscribe Subscribes to value changes and calls the provided function whenever the value updates. Returns an unsubscribe function to clean up the subscription. Use to automatically react to changes in the signal's value. ```ts (fn: (value: T) => void) => () => void ``` * value The current value of the signal. This property provides immediate access to the current value without requiring subscription setup. Use for one-time value checks or initial setup. ```ts T ``` ### AppMetafieldEntry A metafield associated with the shop or a resource on the checkout. * metafield The metadata information. ```ts AppMetafield ``` * target The target that is associated to the metadata. {% include /apps/checkout/privacy-icon.md %} Requires access to \[protected customer data]\(/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data) when the type is \`customer\`, \`company\` or \`companyLocation\`. ```ts AppMetafieldEntryTarget ``` ### AppMetafield Represents a custom metadata attached to a resource. * key The key name of a metafield. ```ts string ``` * namespace The namespace for a metafield. App owned metafield namespaces are returned using the \`$app\` format. See \[app owned metafields]\(/docs/apps/build/custom-data/ownership#reserved-prefixes) for more information. ```ts string ``` * type The metafield's type name. ```ts string ``` * value The value of a metafield. ```ts string ``` * valueType The metafield’s information type. ```ts 'boolean' | 'float' | 'integer' | 'json_string' | 'string' ``` ### AppMetafieldEntryTarget The metafield owner. * id The numeric owner ID that is associated with the metafield. ```ts string ``` * type The type of the metafield owner. {% include /apps/checkout/privacy-icon.md %} Requires access to \[protected customer data]\(/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data) when the type is \`customer\`, \`company\` or \`companyLocation\`. ```ts | 'customer' | 'product' | 'shop' | 'shopUser' | 'variant' | 'company' | 'companyLocation' | 'cart' ``` ### Metafield Metadata associated with the checkout. * key The name of the metafield. It must be between 3 and 30 characters in length (inclusive). ```ts string ``` * namespace A container for a set of metafields. You need to define a custom namespace for your metafields to distinguish them from the metafields used by other apps. This must be between 2 and 20 characters in length (inclusive). ```ts string ``` * value The information to be stored as metadata. Always stored as a string, regardless of the metafield's type. ```ts string | number ``` * valueType The metafield’s information type. ```ts 'integer' | 'string' | 'json_string' ``` ## use​App​Metafields(**[filters](#useappmetafields-propertydetail-filters)**​) Returns the metafields configured with `shopify.extension.toml`. ### Parameters * **filters** **AppMetafieldFilters** **Default: {}** ### Returns * **AppMetafieldEntry\[]** ### AppMetafieldFilters * id ```ts string ``` * key ```ts string ``` * namespace To filter for app owned metafields, use the \`$app\` format. The fully qualified reserved namespace format such as \`app--{your-app-id}\[--{optional-namespace}]\` is not supported. See \[app owned metafields]\(/docs/apps/build/custom-data/ownership#reserved-prefixes) for more information. ```ts string ``` * type ```ts 'customer' | 'product' | 'shop' | 'shopUser' | 'variant' | 'company' | 'companyLocation' | 'cart' ``` ### AppMetafieldEntry A metafield associated with the shop or a resource on the checkout. * metafield The metadata information. ```ts AppMetafield ``` * target The target that is associated to the metadata. {% include /apps/checkout/privacy-icon.md %} Requires access to \[protected customer data]\(/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data) when the type is \`customer\`, \`company\` or \`companyLocation\`. ```ts AppMetafieldEntryTarget ``` ### AppMetafield Represents a custom metadata attached to a resource. * key The key name of a metafield. ```ts string ``` * namespace The namespace for a metafield. App owned metafield namespaces are returned using the \`$app\` format. See \[app owned metafields]\(/docs/apps/build/custom-data/ownership#reserved-prefixes) for more information. ```ts string ``` * type The metafield's type name. ```ts string ``` * value The value of a metafield. ```ts string ``` * valueType The metafield’s information type. ```ts 'boolean' | 'float' | 'integer' | 'json_string' | 'string' ``` ### AppMetafieldEntryTarget The metafield owner. * id The numeric owner ID that is associated with the metafield. ```ts string ``` * type The type of the metafield owner. {% include /apps/checkout/privacy-icon.md %} Requires access to \[protected customer data]\(/docs/apps/store/data-protection/protected-customer-data) when the type is \`customer\`, \`company\` or \`companyLocation\`. ```ts | 'customer' | 'product' | 'shop' | 'shopUser' | 'variant' | 'company' | 'companyLocation' | 'cart' ``` ## use​Metafield(**[filters](#usemetafield-propertydetail-filters)**​) Returns a single filtered `Metafield` or `undefined`. **Caution:** \\use\Metafield\\ is deprecated. Use \\use\App\Metafields\\ with cart metafields instead. ### Parameters * **filters** **MetafieldFilter** **required** ### Returns * **Metafield | undefined** ### MetafieldFilter * key ```ts string ``` * namespace ```ts string ``` ### Metafield Metadata associated with the checkout. * key The name of the metafield. It must be between 3 and 30 characters in length (inclusive). ```ts string ``` * namespace A container for a set of metafields. You need to define a custom namespace for your metafields to distinguish them from the metafields used by other apps. This must be between 2 and 20 characters in length (inclusive). ```ts string ``` * value The information to be stored as metadata. Always stored as a string, regardless of the metafield's type. ```ts string | number ``` * valueType The metafield’s information type. ```ts 'integer' | 'string' | 'json_string' ``` ## use​Metafields(**[filters](#usemetafields-propertydetail-filters)**​) Returns the current array of `metafields` applied to the checkout. You can optionally filter the list. **Caution:** \\use\Metafields\\ is deprecated. Use \\use\App\Metafields\\ with cart metafields instead. ### Parameters * **filters** **MetafieldsFilters** ### Returns * **Metafield\[]** ### MetafieldsFilters * key ```ts string ``` * namespace ```ts string ``` ### Metafield Metadata associated with the checkout. * key The name of the metafield. It must be between 3 and 30 characters in length (inclusive). ```ts string ``` * namespace A container for a set of metafields. You need to define a custom namespace for your metafields to distinguish them from the metafields used by other apps. This must be between 2 and 20 characters in length (inclusive). ```ts string ``` * value The information to be stored as metadata. Always stored as a string, regardless of the metafield's type. ```ts string | number ``` * valueType The metafield’s information type. ```ts 'integer' | 'string' | 'json_string' ``` ## CheckoutApi The API object provided to `purchase.checkout` extension targets. * **applyMetafieldChange** **(change: MetafieldChange) => Promise\** **required** Performs an update on a piece of metadata attached to the checkout. If successful, this mutation results in an update to the value retrieved through the [`metafields`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/apis/metafields#standardapi-propertydetail-metafields) property. Cart metafields will be copied to order metafields at order creation time if there is a matching order metafield definition with the [`cart to order copyable`](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/metafields/use-metafield-capabilities#cart-to-order-copyable) capability enabled. **Caution:** \\Metafield\Remove\Change\\ and \\Metafield\Update\Change\\ are deprecated. Use cart metafields with \\Metafield\Remove\Cart\Change\\ and \\Metafield\Update\Cart\Change\\ instead. If \\Metafield\Update\Change\\ writes a metafield with the same namespace and key as a cart metafield that’s configured to copy, the cart metafield won’t be copied. **Note:** This method will return an error if the \cart instruction\ \\metafields.can\Set\Cart\Metafields\\ is false, or the buyer is using an accelerated checkout method, such as Apple Pay or Google Pay. ### MetafieldChange ```ts MetafieldRemoveChange | MetafieldUpdateChange | MetafieldRemoveCartChange | MetafieldUpdateCartChange ``` ### MetafieldRemoveChange Removes a metafield. This change type is deprecated and will be removed in a future API version. Use \`MetafieldRemoveCartChange\` instead. * key The name of the metafield to remove. ```ts string ``` * namespace The namespace of the metafield to remove. ```ts string ``` * type The type of the \`MetafieldRemoveChange\` API. ```ts 'removeMetafield' ``` ### MetafieldUpdateChange Updates a metafield. If a metafield with the provided key and namespace does not already exist, it gets created. This change type is deprecated and will be removed in a future API version. Use \`MetafieldUpdateCartChange\` instead. * key The name of the metafield to update. ```ts string ``` * namespace The namespace of the metafield to add. ```ts string ``` * type The type of the \`MetafieldUpdateChange\` API. ```ts 'updateMetafield' ``` * value The new information to store in the metafield. ```ts string | number ``` * valueType The metafield’s information type. ```ts 'integer' | 'string' | 'json_string' ``` ### MetafieldRemoveCartChange Removes a cart metafield. * key The name of the metafield to remove. ```ts string ``` * namespace The namespace of the metafield to remove. ```ts string ``` * type The type of the \`MetafieldRemoveChange\` API. ```ts 'removeCartMetafield' ``` ### MetafieldUpdateCartChange Updates a cart metafield. If a metafield with the provided key and namespace does not already exist, it gets created. * metafield ```ts { key: string; namespace?: string; value: string; type: string; } ``` * type The type of the \`MetafieldUpdateChange\` API. ```ts 'updateCartMetafield' ``` ### MetafieldChangeResult ```ts MetafieldChangeResultSuccess | MetafieldChangeResultError ``` ### MetafieldChangeResultSuccess * type The type of the \`MetafieldChangeResultSuccess\` API. ```ts 'success' ``` ### MetafieldChangeResultError * message A message that explains the error. This message is useful for debugging. It is \*\*not\*\* localized, and therefore should not be presented directly to the buyer. ```ts string ``` * type The type of the \`MetafieldChangeResultError\` API. ```ts 'error' ``` ## use​Apply​Metafields​Change() Returns a function to mutate the `metafields` property of the checkout. ### Returns * **(change: MetafieldChange) => Promise\** ### MetafieldChange ```ts MetafieldRemoveChange | MetafieldUpdateChange | MetafieldRemoveCartChange | MetafieldUpdateCartChange ``` ### MetafieldRemoveChange Removes a metafield. This change type is deprecated and will be removed in a future API version. Use \`MetafieldRemoveCartChange\` instead. * key The name of the metafield to remove. ```ts string ``` * namespace The namespace of the metafield to remove. ```ts string ``` * type The type of the \`MetafieldRemoveChange\` API. ```ts 'removeMetafield' ``` ### MetafieldUpdateChange Updates a metafield. If a metafield with the provided key and namespace does not already exist, it gets created. This change type is deprecated and will be removed in a future API version. Use \`MetafieldUpdateCartChange\` instead. * key The name of the metafield to update. ```ts string ``` * namespace The namespace of the metafield to add. ```ts string ``` * type The type of the \`MetafieldUpdateChange\` API. ```ts 'updateMetafield' ``` * value The new information to store in the metafield. ```ts string | number ``` * valueType The metafield’s information type. ```ts 'integer' | 'string' | 'json_string' ``` ### MetafieldRemoveCartChange Removes a cart metafield. * key The name of the metafield to remove. ```ts string ``` * namespace The namespace of the metafield to remove. ```ts string ``` * type The type of the \`MetafieldRemoveChange\` API. ```ts 'removeCartMetafield' ``` ### MetafieldUpdateCartChange Updates a cart metafield. If a metafield with the provided key and namespace does not already exist, it gets created. * metafield ```ts { key: string; namespace?: string; value: string; type: string; } ``` * type The type of the \`MetafieldUpdateChange\` API. ```ts 'updateCartMetafield' ``` ### MetafieldChangeResult ```ts MetafieldChangeResultSuccess | MetafieldChangeResultError ``` ### MetafieldChangeResultSuccess * type The type of the \`MetafieldChangeResultSuccess\` API. ```ts 'success' ``` ### MetafieldChangeResultError * message A message that explains the error. This message is useful for debugging. It is \*\*not\*\* localized, and therefore should not be presented directly to the buyer. ```ts string ``` * type The type of the \`MetafieldChangeResultError\` API. ```ts 'error' ``` Examples ### Examples * #### Use app owned metafields ##### Description Use the \`$app\` format to request metafields that are owned by your app in your extension configuration file. Your app exclusively controls structure, data, permissions and optional features for this type of metafield. See \[app owned metafields]\(/docs/apps/build/custom-data/ownership#reserved-prefixes) for more information. ##### Preact ```jsx import '@shopify/ui-extensions/preact'; import {render} from 'preact'; import {useAppMetafields} from '@shopify/ui-extensions/checkout/preact'; export default function extension() { render(, document.body); } function Extension() { const [energyRating] = useAppMetafields({ namespace: '$app', key: 'energy-rating', type: 'product', }).filter( (entry) => entry.target.id === shopify.target.value.merchandise.id, ); return ( energyRating && ( Energy rating:{' '} {energyRating.metafield.value} ) ); } ``` ##### TOML ```toml # other configs omitted [[extensions.metafields]] # tip: you can use $app:some-namespace to further segment your data namespace = "$app" key = "energy-rating" ``` ## Related [Reference - Targets](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/targets) [Reference - Components](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/components) [Reference - Configuration](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/checkout-ui-extensions/configuration) [Learn - Tutorials](https://shopify.dev/apps/checkout)