Effectively immediately, metafields without a type value will return "string" instead of blank .
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| Platform | Shopify |
|---|---|
| Effective date | No date published |
| Precision | n/a |
| Published | 2024-10-28 |
| Categories | Breaking / action requiredDeprecation |
| Tags | Action Required, Themes, Update |
| Official source | Shopify developer changelog ↗ |
| Fetched | 2026-10-17T03:44:00+00:00 |
| First seen | 2026-10-17T01:05:46+00:00 |
| Status | Listed by the source |
| Stable ID | shopify-29bb895184 · JSON |