Update shop metafield

The Update shop metafield action adds a metafield to the shop that triggers the workflow, or updates an existing metafield on that shop.

Fields

The Update shop metafield action contains the following fields.

Fields used in actions that update metafields.
FieldDescription
MetafieldRequired. This dropdown selects a metafield by name or by namespace and key.
NamespaceRequired when selecting an unstructured metafield. A namespace is a container for a group of metafield definitions. Grouping metafields within a namespace prevents your metafields from conflicting with other metafields.
KeyRequired when selecting an unstructured metafield. A key is an identifier for the metafield definition.
TypeRequired when selecting an unstructured metafield. The data type of the metafield's value.
ValueThe value is the information to be stored in the metafield. Format the value according to its data type to avoid errors when the workflow runs.

Triggers

The Update shop metafield action can be used in any workflow.

API details

To learn more, review the MetafieldInput input object.

Templates

Create and initialize shop metafields

Use shop metafields with Flow by creating definitions and initializing the metafield with the value(s) you need. View template

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