---
title: metafieldDefinitionCreate - Shop Partners API
description: Create a new MetafieldDefinition.
api_version: unstable latest
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shop-partners/latest/mutations/metafieldDefinitionCreate
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shop-partners/latest/mutations/metafieldDefinitionCreate.md
---

# metafield​Definition​Create

mutation

Create a new MetafieldDefinition.

## Arguments

* definition

  [Metafield​Definition​Create​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shop-partners/latest/input-objects/MetafieldDefinitionCreateInput)

  required

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## Metafield​Definition​Create​Payload returns

* created​Definition

  [Metafield​Definition](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shop-partners/latest/objects/MetafieldDefinition)

* user​Errors

  [\[User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/shop-partners/latest/objects/UserError)

  non-null

  List of errors that occured while executing the mutation.

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## Examples

* ### metafieldDefinitionCreate reference