---
title: 'Liquid objects: block'
description: >-
  The content and settings of a [section
  block](/themes/architecture/sections/section-schema#blocks).
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/block'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/block.md'
api_name: liquid
---

# block

The content and settings of a [section block](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/sections/section-schema#blocks).

Sections and blocks are reusable modules of content that make up [templates](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/templates).

You can include a maxiumum of 50 blocks in a section. To learn more about using blocks, refer to the [Building with sections and blocks](https://shopify.dev/docs/themes/best-practices/templates-sections-blocks).

## Properties

* * **id**

    [string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)

  * The ID of the block.

    The ID is dynamically generated by Shopify and is subject to change. You should avoid relying on a literal value of this ID.

  * **settings**

  * The [settings](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/sections/section-schema#blocks) of the block.

    To learn about how to access settings, refer to [Access settings](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/settings#access-settings). To learn which input settings can be applied to the `type` property within settings, refer to [Input settings](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/settings/input-settings).

  * **shopify\_​attributes**

    [string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)

  * The data attributes for the block for use in the theme editor.

    The theme editor's [JavaScript API](https://shopify.dev/themes/best-practices/editor/integrate-sections-and-blocks#section-and-block-javascript-events) uses the data attributes to identify blocks and listen for events. No value for `block.shopify_attributes` is returned outside the theme editor.

  * **type**

    [string](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/basics#string)

  * The type of the block.

    The type is a free-form string that's defined in the [block's schema](https://shopify.dev/themes/architecture/sections/section-schema#blocks). You can use the type as an identifier. For example, you might display different markup based on the block type.

##### Example

```json
{
  "id": "column1",
  "settings": "array",
  "shopify_attributes": "data-shopify-editor-block=\"{\"id\":\"column1\",\"type\":\"column\"}\"",
  "type": "column"
}
```