Metafields now require a definition to be accessed through the Customer Account API

DeprecationBreaking / action requiredEffective n/a

Starting today, metafields stored on the app resource must have a metafield definition and customer accounts permissions to be accessible through the Customer Account API. Going forward, when calling the Customer Accounts API, app metafields without a definition will no longer return a value.

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PlatformShopify
Effective dateNo date published
Precisionn/a
Published2026-06-16
CategoriesDeprecationBreaking / action required
TagsAction Required, Platform, Update
Official sourceShopify developer changelog ↗
Fetched2026-10-17T03:44:00+00:00
First seen2026-10-17T01:05:46+00:00
StatusListed by the source
Stable IDshopify-773bb18343 · JSON