---
title: 'Liquid objects: metaobject_definition'
description: >-
  A `metaobject_definition` defines the structure of a metaobject type for the
  store, which consists of

  a merchant-defined set of [field
  definitions](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/metafields/metafield-definitions).
api_name: liquid
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/metaobject_definition'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/metaobject_definition.md'
---

# metaobject\_​definition

A `metaobject_definition` defines the structure of a metaobject type for the store, which consists of a merchant-defined set of [field definitions](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/metafields/metafield-definitions).

One or more corresponding [`metaobject`](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects#metaobject) objects contain values for the fields specified in the metaobject definition.

## Properties

* * values

    array of [metaobject](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects/metaobject)

  * The [metaobjects](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/liquid/objects#metaobject) that follow the definition.

  * values\_​count

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

  * The total number of entries for the metaobject definition.

### Loop over entries of a metaobject definition

If a metaobject definition has multiple metaobject entries, then you can loop over them using the `values` property. You can loop over a maximum of 50 entries in a metaobject definition. For example, you can display the field `author` for each metaobject using the following `forloop`:

```liquid
{% for testimonial in metaobjects.testimonials.values %}
  {{ testimonial.author.value }}
{% endfor %}
```

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Note

When the [`publishable` capability](https://shopify.dev/apps/data-extensions/metaobjects/capabilities) is enabled, loops return only metaobjects with a status of `active`. Metaobjects with a status of `draft` are skipped.

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