List of standard metaobject definitions

Standard metaobject definitions are metaobject definitions with a specific type that we've reserved. Standard metaobject definitions have pre-configured access grants, a known set of metaobject fields, and preconfigured capabilities. Standards ensure interoperability across the Shopify ecosystem.

Note

The Shopify standard taxonomy is a standard metaobject definition that's used to store and manage product taxonomy categories and attributes. Learn how to integrate your app with the Shopify standard product taxonomy.

The following table lists available standard metaobject definitions:

Standard metaobject definitions
Name ID Type Details Fields
Early access: Product Review 2 product_review Stores and manages product reviews, including ratings, review content, and associated metadata. This metaobject definition is early access for select app partners only.
  • Rating (rating) Required
  • Title (single_line_text_field)
  • Body (multi_line_text_field)
  • Submitted At (date_time) Required
  • Edited At (date_time)
  • Published At (date_time)
  • Source (single_line_text_field)Required
  • Author (customer_reference)
  • Author display name (single_line_text_field)
  • Order (order_reference)
  • Product (product_reference)
  • Product Variant (variant_reference)
  • Merchant Reply (multi_line_text_field)
  • Merchant Replied At (date_time)
  • Media URLs (list.url)
  • Language (language)
  • App Verification Status (single_line_text_field)

Interacting with standard metaobject definitions

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You can interact with standard metaobject definitions using GraphQL queries or mutations:

Action Query or mutation
Access standard metaobject definition templates Use the standardMetaobjectDefinitionTemplates query to access standard metaobject definition templates.
Access metaobject definition Use the metaobjectDefinition query to access a standard metaobject definition.
Create a metaobject definition Use the standardMetaobjectDefinitionEnable mutation to create a metaobject definition using one of the standard metaobject definition templates. To specify the template you want to use, provide the ID for the template in the format gid://shopify/StandardMetaobjectDefinitionTemplate/<id>, where id is the corresponding ID value from the table.
Delete a metaobject definition Use the metaobjectDefinitionDelete mutation to delete a metaobject definition.