---
title: cartMetafieldDeleteDefault
description: >-
  Creates a function that accepts a string key and removes the matching
  metafield from the cart.
api_version: 2024-01
api_name: hydrogen
source_url:
  html: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/hydrogen/2024-01/utilities/cartmetafielddeletedefault
  md: >-
    https://shopify.dev/docs/api/hydrogen/2024-01/utilities/cartmetafielddeletedefault.md
---

# cart​Metafield​Delete​Default

Creates a function that accepts a string key and removes the matching metafield from the cart.

## cart​Metafield​Delete​Default(**[options](#cartmetafielddeletedefault-propertydetail-options)**​)

### Parameters

* **options**

  **CartQueryOptions**

  **required**

### Returns

* **CartMetafieldDeleteFunction**

  ### ### CartMetafieldDeleteFunction

  * **export type CartMetafieldDeleteFunction = ( key: Scalars['String']['input'], optionalParams?: CartOptionalInput, ) => Promise<CartQueryDataReturn>;**

### CartQueryOptions

* storefront

  The storefront client instance created by \[\`createStorefrontClient\`]\(docs/api/hydrogen/latest/utilities/createstorefrontclient).

  ```ts
  Storefront
  ```

* getCartId

  A function that returns the cart ID.

  ```ts
  () => string
  ```

* cartFragment

  The cart fragment to override the one used in this query.

  ```ts
  string
  ```

### Storefront

Interface to interact with the Storefront API.

* query

  ```ts
  <OverrideReturnType extends unknown = never, RawGqlString extends string = string>(query: RawGqlString, ...options: IsOptionalVariables<StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames, Omit<StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>> extends true ? [(StorefrontCommonExtraParams & Pick<StorefrontQueryOptions, "cache"> & ClientVariables<StorefrontQueries, RawGqlString, AutoAddedVariableNames, "variables", RawGqlString extends never ? { [KeyType in keyof ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)]: ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)[KeyType]; } : { readonly [variable: string]: unknown; }, Record<"variables", RawGqlString extends never ? { [KeyType in keyof ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)]: ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)[KeyType]; } : { readonly [variable: string]: unknown; }>>)?] : [StorefrontCommonExtraParams & Pick<StorefrontQueryOptions, "cache"> & ClientVariables<StorefrontQueries, RawGqlString, AutoAddedVariableNames, "variables", RawGqlString extends never ? { [KeyType in keyof ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)]: ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)[KeyType]; } : { readonly [variable: string]: unknown; }, Record<"variables", RawGqlString extends never ? { [KeyType in keyof ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)]: ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontQueries[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)[KeyType]; } : { readonly [variable: string]: unknown; }>>]) => Promise<ClientReturn<StorefrontQueries, RawGqlString, OverrideReturnType> & StorefrontError>
  ```

* mutate

  ```ts
  <OverrideReturnType extends unknown = never, RawGqlString extends string = string>(mutation: RawGqlString, ...options: IsOptionalVariables<StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames, Omit<StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>> extends true ? [(StorefrontCommonExtraParams & ClientVariables<StorefrontMutations, RawGqlString, AutoAddedVariableNames, "variables", RawGqlString extends never ? { [KeyType in keyof ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)]: ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)[KeyType]; } : { readonly [variable: string]: unknown; }, Record<"variables", RawGqlString extends never ? { [KeyType in keyof ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)]: ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)[KeyType]; } : { readonly [variable: string]: unknown; }>>)?] : [StorefrontCommonExtraParams & ClientVariables<StorefrontMutations, RawGqlString, AutoAddedVariableNames, "variables", RawGqlString extends never ? { [KeyType in keyof ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)]: ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)[KeyType]; } : { readonly [variable: string]: unknown; }, Record<"variables", RawGqlString extends never ? { [KeyType in keyof ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)]: ({ [KeyType in keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"] as Filter<KeyType, Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>]: StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"][KeyType]; } & Partial<Pick<StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], Extract<keyof StorefrontMutations[RawGqlString]["variables"], AutoAddedVariableNames>>>)[KeyType]; } : { readonly [variable: string]: unknown; }>>]) => Promise<ClientReturn<StorefrontMutations, RawGqlString, OverrideReturnType> & StorefrontError>
  ```

* cache

  ```ts
  Cache
  ```

* CacheNone

  ```ts
  () => NoStoreStrategy
  ```

* CacheLong

  ```ts
  (overrideOptions?: AllCacheOptions) => AllCacheOptions
  ```

* CacheShort

  ```ts
  (overrideOptions?: AllCacheOptions) => AllCacheOptions
  ```

* CacheCustom

  ```ts
  (overrideOptions: AllCacheOptions) => AllCacheOptions
  ```

* generateCacheControlHeader

  ```ts
  (cacheOptions: AllCacheOptions) => string
  ```

* getPublicTokenHeaders

  ```ts
  (props?: Partial<Pick<StorefrontClientProps, "contentType">> & Pick<StorefrontClientProps, "publicStorefrontToken">) => Record<string, string>
  ```

* getPrivateTokenHeaders

  ```ts
  (props?: Partial<Pick<StorefrontClientProps, "contentType">> & Pick<StorefrontClientProps, "privateStorefrontToken"> & { buyerIp?: string; }) => Record<string, string>
  ```

* getShopifyDomain

  ```ts
  (props?: Partial<Pick<StorefrontClientProps, "storeDomain">>) => string
  ```

* getApiUrl

  ```ts
  (props?: Partial<Pick<StorefrontClientProps, "storefrontApiVersion" | "storeDomain">>) => string
  ```

* isApiError

  ```ts
  (error: any) => boolean
  ```

* i18n

  ```ts
  TI18n
  ```

### StorefrontQueries

Maps all the queries found in the project to variables and return types.



### AutoAddedVariableNames

```ts
'country' | 'language'
```

### StorefrontCommonExtraParams

* headers

  ```ts
  HeadersInit
  ```

* storefrontApiVersion

  ```ts
  string
  ```

* displayName

  ```ts
  string
  ```

### StorefrontQueryOptions

```ts
StorefrontCommonExtraParams & {
  query: string;
  mutation?: never;
  cache?: CachingStrategy;
}
```

### CachingStrategy

Use the \`CachingStrategy\` to define a custom caching mechanism for your data. Or use one of the pre-defined caching strategies: CacheNone, CacheShort, CacheLong.

* mode

  The caching mode, generally \`public\`, \`private\`, or \`no-store\`.

  ```ts
  string
  ```

* maxAge

  The maximum amount of time in seconds that a resource will be considered fresh. See \`max-age\` in the \[MDN docs]\(https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Cache-Control#:\~:text=Response%20Directives-,max%2Dage,-The%20max%2Dage).

  ```ts
  number
  ```

* staleWhileRevalidate

  Indicate that the cache should serve the stale response in the background while revalidating the cache. See \`stale-while-revalidate\` in the \[MDN docs]\(https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Cache-Control#stale-while-revalidate).

  ```ts
  number
  ```

* sMaxAge

  Similar to \`maxAge\` but specific to shared caches. See \`s-maxage\` in the \[MDN docs]\(https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Cache-Control#s-maxage).

  ```ts
  number
  ```

* staleIfError

  Indicate that the cache should serve the stale response if an error occurs while revalidating the cache. See \`stale-if-error\` in the \[MDN docs]\(https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Cache-Control#stale-if-error).

  ```ts
  number
  ```

### StorefrontError

* errors

  ```ts
  StorefrontApiErrors
  ```

### StorefrontApiErrors

```ts
JsonGraphQLError[] | undefined
```

### StorefrontMutations

Maps all the mutations found in the project to variables and return types.



### NoStoreStrategy

* mode

  ```ts
  string
  ```

### AllCacheOptions

Override options for a cache strategy.

* mode

  The caching mode, generally \`public\`, \`private\`, or \`no-store\`.

  ```ts
  string
  ```

* maxAge

  The maximum amount of time in seconds that a resource will be considered fresh. See \`max-age\` in the \[MDN docs]\(https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Cache-Control#:\~:text=Response%20Directives-,max%2Dage,-The%20max%2Dage).

  ```ts
  number
  ```

* staleWhileRevalidate

  Indicate that the cache should serve the stale response in the background while revalidating the cache. See \`stale-while-revalidate\` in the \[MDN docs]\(https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Cache-Control#stale-while-revalidate).

  ```ts
  number
  ```

* sMaxAge

  Similar to \`maxAge\` but specific to shared caches. See \`s-maxage\` in the \[MDN docs]\(https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Cache-Control#s-maxage).

  ```ts
  number
  ```

* staleIfError

  Indicate that the cache should serve the stale response if an error occurs while revalidating the cache. See \`stale-if-error\` in the \[MDN docs]\(https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Cache-Control#stale-if-error).

  ```ts
  number
  ```

### CartMetafieldDeleteFunction

* key

  ```ts
  string
  ```

* optionalParams

  ```ts
  CartOptionalInput
  ```

Promise\<CartQueryDataReturn>

```ts
Promise<CartQueryDataReturn>
```

### CartOptionalInput

* cartId

  The cart id.

  ```ts
  string
  ```

* country

  The country code.

  ```ts
  CountryCode
  ```

* language

  The language code.

  ```ts
  LanguageCode
  ```

### CartQueryDataReturn

```ts
CartQueryData & {
  errors?: StorefrontApiErrors;
}
```

### CartQueryData

* cart

  ```ts
  Cart
  ```

* userErrors

  ```ts
  CartUserError[] | MetafieldsSetUserError[] | MetafieldDeleteUserError[]
  ```

### Cart



### CartUserError



### MetafieldsSetUserError



### MetafieldDeleteUserError



Examples

### Examples

* #### example

  ##### Description

  This is the default example

  ##### JavaScript

  ```js
  import {cartMetafieldDeleteDefault} from '@shopify/hydrogen';

  const cartDeleteMetafield = cartMetafieldDeleteDefault({
    storefront,
    getCartId,
  });

  const result = await cartDeleteMetafield('namespace.key');
  ```