Retrieve a metafield
get
/api/{ownerResource}/{ownerId}/metafields/{id} Retrieves a Metafield resource.
Returns a single metafield by id on the given owner record, including its value and the definition it belongs to.
Headers
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Flowkiwi-Locale | string | - | Specifies the locale for properties that support localization. If not provided, the default locale will be used. |
Path parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ownerResource | string | required | The owner resource type the metafields are scoped to (e.g. "products", "variants"); must match the definition's ownerType. |
ownerId | string | required | The id of the owner record the metafields belong to. |
id | string | required | The metafield's unique identifier (UUID). |
Query parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
properties[] | string[] | - | Allows you to reduce the response to contain only the properties you need. If your desired property is nested, you can address it using nested arrays. Example: properties[]={propertyName}&properties[]={anotherPropertyName}&properties[{nestedPropertyParent}][]={nestedProperty} |
Response
200 - Metafield resource
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
@context | string | object | - | |
@id | string | required | |
@type | string | required | |
createdAt | string | - | The date and time when the resource was created (ISO 8601 format). |
definition | string | null | - | The MetafieldDefinition this metafield is an instance of. Requires the metafields:read scope. Returned null when the scope is missing. |
id | string | - | The resource's unique identifier (UUID). |
metaobject | array | - | The referenced metaobject(s). Populated when ?expand=metaobject is requested and the field type is metaobject_reference or list__metaobject_reference. Requires the metaobjects:read scope. Returned empty when the scope is missing. |
ownerId | string | null | - | The id of the owner record the metafield is attached to. |
ownerResource | string | required | The type of resource that the metafield is attached to. |
updatedAt | string | - | The date and time when the resource was last modified (ISO 8601 format). |
value | string | - | This property supports translations. The data stored in the metafield. Always stored as a string, regardless of the metafield's type. |
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
createdAt | string | - | The date and time when the resource was created (ISO 8601 format). |
definition | string | null | - | The MetafieldDefinition this metafield is an instance of. Requires the metafields:read scope. Returned null when the scope is missing. |
id | string | - | The resource's unique identifier (UUID). |
metaobject | array | - | The referenced metaobject(s). Populated when ?expand=metaobject is requested and the field type is metaobject_reference or list__metaobject_reference. Requires the metaobjects:read scope. Returned empty when the scope is missing. |
ownerId | string | null | - | The id of the owner record the metafield is attached to. |
ownerResource | string | required | The type of resource that the metafield is attached to. |
updatedAt | string | - | The date and time when the resource was last modified (ISO 8601 format). |
value | string | - | This property supports translations. The data stored in the metafield. Always stored as a string, regardless of the metafield's type. |
Errors
403 - Access denied. The caller is missing one or more permissions required for this operation.
Content-Type: application/problem+json
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
@context | string | object | - | |
@id | string | required | |
@type | string | required | |
detail | string | - | |
missingPermissions | string[] | - | Permissions that the caller is missing for this operation. Present only when the 403 is caused by a denied permission. |
status | integer | - | |
title | string | - | |
type | string | - |
404 - Not found
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
@context | string | object | - | |
@id | string | required | |
@type | string | required | |
code | string | - | Stable identifier of the error in the error code catalogue (see /api/error-codes). Present on catalogued errors only. |
description | string | null | - | |
detail | string | null | - | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. |
instance | string | null | - | A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may or may not yield further information if dereferenced. |
message | string | - | End-user message localized in the request locale, with this occurrence's values substituted. Present on catalogued errors only. |
slug | string | - | Stable, readable key of the error in the error code catalogue. Present on catalogued errors only. |
status | integer | null | - | |
title | string | null | - | A short, human-readable summary of the problem. For a catalogued error it repeats the slug. |
type | string | - | A URI reference that identifies the problem type. For a catalogued error it is the error code resource, /api/error-codes/{code}. |
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
code | string | - | Stable identifier of the error in the error code catalogue (see /api/error-codes). Present on catalogued errors only. |
detail | string | null | - | A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem. |
instance | string | null | - | A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may or may not yield further information if dereferenced. |
message | string | - | End-user message localized in the request locale, with this occurrence's values substituted. Present on catalogued errors only. |
slug | string | - | Stable, readable key of the error in the error code catalogue. Present on catalogued errors only. |
status | integer | null | - | |
title | string | null | - | A short, human-readable summary of the problem. For a catalogued error it repeats the slug. |
type | string | - | A URI reference that identifies the problem type. For a catalogued error it is the error code resource, /api/error-codes/{code}. |