Metafield definitions are templates for different types of metafields in Shopify. They allow you ensure metafields across different objects, like products, are consistent and can be edited in the Shopify admin.
Metafield Definition Fields
These are all the fields you can import or export for metafield definitions in Altera.
General
Field | Description | Example Value |
ID | Unique definition identifier | gid://shopify/MetafieldDefinition/123456789 |
Namespace | The metafield namespace of the definition (Create-only) | custom |
Key | The metafield key of the definition (Create-only) | review_count |
Command | Action to perform on this menu | MERGE |
Name | Metafield definition name | Review Count |
Owner Type | What type of object the metafield definition belongs to (Create-only) | PRODUCT |
Description | Metafield definition description | This stores the total reviews for the product |
Pinned: Is Pinned | If the metafield definition is pinned in the Shopify admin | true |
Pinned: Position | The definition's order in the pinned list. (Read-only) | 1 |
Type: Category | The category of the definitions field type. (Read-only) | TEXT |
Type: Name | The type of field for the metafield definitions field type (Create-only) | single_line_text_field |
Validations
These fields define validation rules for your metafield definitions.
Field | Description | Example Value |
Row # | Row number in the export file | 1 |
Top Row | Whether this is the first row for this definition | true |
Validation: Name | Name of the validation | max |
Validation: Type | Data type of the validation (Read-only) | number_integer |
Validation: Value | Value used for the validation | 100 |