---
title: metaobjects - Storefront API
description: All active metaobjects for the shop.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: storefront
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/queries/metaobjects
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/queries/metaobjects.md
---

# metaobjects

query

Requires `unauthenticated_read_metaobjects` access scope.

All active metaobjects for the shop.

## MetaobjectConnection arguments

[MetaobjectConnection!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/connections/MetaobjectConnection)

* after

  [String](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/String)

  Returns the elements that come after the specified cursor.

* before

  [String](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/String)

  Returns the elements that come before the specified cursor.

* first

  [Int](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/Int)

  Returns up to the first `n` elements from the list.

* last

  [Int](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/Int)

  Returns up to the last `n` elements from the list.

* reverse

  [Boolean](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/Boolean)

  Default:false

  Reverse the order of the underlying list.

* sort​Key

  [String](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/String)

  The key of a field to sort with. Supports "id" and "updated\_at".

* type

  [String!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/scalars/String)

  required

  The type of metaobject to retrieve.

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## Possible returns

* edges

  [\[Metaobject​Edge!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/MetaobjectEdge)

  non-null

  A list of edges.

* nodes

  [\[Metaobject!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/Metaobject)

  non-null

  A list of the nodes contained in MetaobjectEdge.

* page​Info

  [Page​Info!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/storefront/latest/objects/PageInfo)

  non-null

  Information to aid in pagination.

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## Examples

* ### metaobjects reference

## Query Reference

```graphql
{
  metaobjects(type) {
    # metaobjects fields
  }
}
```