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Update a metafield

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patch /rest/api/{ownerResource}/{ownerId}/metafields/{id}

Updates the Metafield resource.

Partially updates a metafield. The body is a JSON Merge Patch document - typically just the new value, which is re-validated against the definition.

Headers

NameTypeRequiredDescription
X-Flowkiwi-Organization-IdstringrequiredThe organization the request acts as. Determines the identity, permissions and ownership applied when reading or modifying data on the instance.
X-Flowkiwi-Localestring-Specifies the locale for properties that support localization. If not provided, the default locale will be used.
X-Flowkiwi-Locale-Fallbackboolean-Enables the use of a fallback locale. If a property lacks a translation for the requested locale, the value from the default locale will be used.

Path parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
ownerResourcestringrequiredThe owner resource type the metafields are scoped to (e.g. "products", "variants"); must match the definition's ownerType.
ownerIdstringrequiredThe id of the owner record the metafields belong to.
idstringrequiredThe metafield's unique identifier (UUID).

Request body

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
valuestring | null-

Response

200 - Metafield resource updated

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
@contextobject-
@idstringrequired
@typestringrequired
idstring-The resource's unique identifier (UUID).
valuestring-This property supports translations.

The data stored in the metafield. Always stored as a string, regardless of the metafield's type.
ownerIdstring | null-The id of the owner record the metafield is attached to.
definitionstring-The MetafieldDefinition this metafield is an instance of.
ownerResourcestringrequiredThe type of resource that the metafield is attached to.
metaobjectstring[]-The referenced metaobject(s). Populated when ?expand=metaobject is requested and the field type is metaobject_reference or list__metaobject_reference.
createdAtstring-The date and time when the resource was created (ISO 8601 format).
updatedAtstring-The date and time when the resource was last modified (ISO 8601 format).

Errors

400 - Invalid input

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
@contextobject-
@idstringrequired
@typestringrequired
titlestring | null-A short, human-readable summary of the problem.
detailstring | null-A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
statusnumber | null-
instancestring | null-A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may or may not yield further information if dereferenced.
typestring-A URI reference that identifies the problem type

403 - Access denied. The caller is missing one or more identity permissions required for this operation.

Content-Type: application/problem+json

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
@contextobject-
@idstringrequired
@typestringrequired
typestring-
titlestring-
statusinteger-
detailstring-
missingPermissionsstring[]-Identity permissions that the caller is missing for this operation. Present only when the 403 is caused by a denied identity:* permission.

404 - Not found

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
@contextobject-
@idstringrequired
@typestringrequired
titlestring | null-A short, human-readable summary of the problem.
detailstring | null-A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
statusnumber | null-
instancestring | null-A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may or may not yield further information if dereferenced.
typestring-A URI reference that identifies the problem type

422 - An error occurred

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
@contextobject-
@idstringrequired
@typestringrequired
statusinteger-
violationsobject[]-
Show violations fields
PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
propertyPathstringrequiredThe property path of the violation
messagestringrequiredThe message associated with the violation
codestring-The code of the violation
hintstring-An extra hint to understand the violation
payloadobject-The serialized payload of the violation
detailstring-
typestring-
titlestring | null-
instancestring | null-