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get /api/metaobject_definitions

Retrieves the collection of MetaobjectDefinition resources.

Returns a paginated collection of metaobject definitions - the custom object types defined in the current organization.

Query parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
pageinteger-The collection page number
itemsPerPageinteger-The number of items per page
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}
id[]string[]-Only the items with one of these ids, each a UUID or the item IRI.

Response

200 - MetaobjectDefinition collection

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
searchobject-
Show search fields
PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
@typestring-
mappingobject[]-
Show mapping fields
PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
@typestring-
propertystring | null-
requiredboolean-
variablestring-
templatestring-
variableRepresentationstring-
totalItemsinteger-
viewobject-
Show view fields
PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
@idstring-
@typestring-
firststring | null-
laststring | null-
nextstring | null-
previousstring | null-
memberMetaobjectDefinition[]required
Show member fields
PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
@contextstring | object-
@idstringrequired
@typestringrequired
createdAtstring-The date and time when the resource was created (ISO 8601 format).
descriptionstring | null-The description of the metaobject definition.
displayNameFieldstring | null-The key of the field definition used as the display name for records of this type. Optional - when omitted it is null and records have no derived display name. When set, it must match the key of one of this definition's fieldDefinitions, otherwise the request is rejected with 422.
fieldDefinitionsEmbeddedMetaobjectFieldDefinitionResource[]-The field definitions that make up this metaobject definition.
Show fieldDefinitions fields
PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
descriptionstring | null-An optional description of the field.
idstring-The resource's unique identifier (UUID).
keystringrequiredThe field key, unique within the definition (referenced by metaobject fields).
namestringrequiredThe human-readable name of the field.
requiredboolean-Whether a value for this field is required on metaobjects of the definition.
type"/api/metafield_definition_types/single_line_text_field" | "/api/metafield_definition_types/multi_line_text_field" | "/api/metafield_definition_types/number_integer" | "/api/metafield_definition_types/number_decimal" | "/api/metafield_definition_types/json" | "/api/metafield_definition_types/list__single_line_text_field" | "/api/metafield_definition_types/list__number_integer" | "/api/metafield_definition_types/list__number_decimal" | "/api/metafield_definition_types/list__product_reference" | "/api/metafield_definition_types/list__media_reference" | "/api/metafield_definition_types/product_reference" | "/api/metafield_definition_types/media_reference" | "/api/metafield_definition_types/metaobject_reference" | "/api/metafield_definition_types/list__metaobject_reference"requiredThe field data type, as an IRI to the field-type resource.

Immutable once the field definition exists: a PATCH changing it is rejected with a 422. Delete the field and add the key back to use another type.
validationsEmbeddedMetafieldDefinitionValidationResource[]-The validation rules applied to values of this field.
idstring-The resource's unique identifier (UUID).
namestringrequiredThe human-readable name of the metaobject definition.
typestringrequiredThe unique slug identifier for this metaobject definition.
updatedAtstring-The date and time when the resource was last modified (ISO 8601 format).

Errors

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

Content-Type: application/problem+json

PropertyTypeRequiredDescription
@contextstring | object-
@idstringrequired
@typestringrequired
detailstring-
missingPermissionsstring[]-Permissions that the caller is missing for this operation. Present only when the 403 is caused by a denied permission.
statusinteger-
titlestring-
typestring-