---
title: Metaobject - Storefront API
description: An instance of a user-defined model based on a MetaobjectDefinition.
api_version: 2026-01
api_name: storefront
type: object
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/metaobject
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/metaobject.md
---

# Metaobject

object

Requires `unauthenticated_read_metaobjects` access scope.

An instance of a user-defined model based on a MetaobjectDefinition.

## Fields

* field
* fields
* handle
* id
* onlineStoreUrl
* seo
* type
* updatedAt

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## Map

### Fields and connections with this object

* [MetaobjectConnection.nodes](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/connections/MetaobjectConnection#returns-nodes)
* [MetaobjectEdge.node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/MetaobjectEdge#field-MetaobjectEdge.fields.node)

### Possible type in

* [Menu​Item​Resource](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/unions/MenuItemResource)
* [Metafield​Reference](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/unions/MetafieldReference)

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## Queries

* metaobject
* metaobjects

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## Metaobject Queries

### Queried by

* [metaobject](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/queries/metaobject)
* [metaobjects](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/queries/metaobjects)

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## Interfaces

* Node
* OnlineStorePublishable

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## Metaobject Implements

### Implements

* [Node](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/interfaces/Node)
* [Online​Store​Publishable](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/interfaces/OnlineStorePublishable)