metafield_Post
Metafield for products, categories, variants, and brands. The max number of metafields allowed on each product, category, variant, or brand is 250. For more information, see [Platform Limits](https://support.bigcommerce.com/s/article/Platform-Limits) in the Help Center.
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| namespace | string | Namespace for the metafield, for organizational purposes. This is set by the developer. |
| key | string | The name of the field. |
| value | string | The value of the field. |
| permission_set | string | Determines the visibility and writeability of the field by other API consumers. |Value|Description |-|-| |`app_only`|Private to the app that owns the field| |`read`|Visible to other API consumers| |`w |
| description | string | Description for the metafield. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "#/components/schemas/metafield_Post",
"title": "metafield_Post",
"type": "object",
"description": "Metafield for products, categories, variants, and brands. The max number of metafields allowed on each product, category, variant, or brand is 250. For more information, see [Platform Limits](https://support.bigcommerce.com/s/article/Platform-Limits) in the Help Center.",
"x-internal": false,
"properties": {
"namespace": {
"maxLength": 64,
"minLength": 1,
"type": "string",
"description": "Namespace for the metafield, for organizational purposes. This is set by the developer.",
"example": "Warehouse Locations",
"x-required": [
"post"
]
},
"key": {
"maxLength": 64,
"minLength": 1,
"type": "string",
"description": "The name of the field.\n",
"example": "Location",
"x-required": [
"post"
]
},
"value": {
"maxLength": 65535,
"minLength": 1,
"type": "string",
"description": "The value of the field.\n",
"example": "4HG",
"x-required": [
"post"
]
},
"permission_set": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Determines the visibility and writeability of the field by other API consumers.\n\n|Value|Description\n|-|-|\n|`app_only`|Private to the app that owns the field|\n|`read`|Visible to other API consumers|\n|`write`|Open for reading and writing by other API consumers|\n|`read_and_sf_access`|Visible to other API consumers, including on storefront|\n|`write_and_sf_access`|Open for reading and writing by other API consumers, including on storefront|",
"enum": [
"app_only",
"read",
"write",
"read_and_sf_access",
"write_and_sf_access"
]
},
"description": {
"maxLength": 255,
"minLength": 0,
"type": "string",
"description": "Description for the metafield.\n",
"example": "Location in the warehouse"
}
},
"required": [
"namespace",
"key",
"value",
"permission_set"
]
}
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