Remove product metafield
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The Remove product metafield action removes metafields from the product that triggers the workflow.
Fields
The Remove product metafield action contains the following fields.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Metafield namespace | Required. A metafield namespace is a container for a group of metafields. Grouping metafields within a namespace prevents your metafields from conflicting with other metafields. |
| Key | Required. A key is an identifier for the metafield value. |
Triggers
The Remove product metafield action has a hidden field added to it by the trigger. This field, Product ID, identifies the product to have a metafield removed. The product ID is set by default and can't be changed.
The Remove product metafield action can be used in workflows that start with the following triggers:
- Inventory item created
- Inventory item deleted
- Inventory quantity changed
- Product added to store
- Product status updated
- Product variant added
- Product variant deleted
Example
In this example workflow, a product metafield is removed when the product status changes from active to archived.
API details
To learn more, review the MetafieldInput input object.