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RESTAdminManagementInventoryLocationsMetafields

Update Metafield

Update a metafield.

Authentication

X-Auth-Tokenstring

OAuth scopes

UI NamePermissionParameter
Store Inventoryread-onlystore_inventory_read_only
Store Inventorymodifystore_inventory

Authentication header

HeaderArgumentDescription
X-Auth-Tokenaccess_tokenFor more about API accounts that generate access_tokens, see API Accounts and OAuth Scopes.

Further reading

For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see Authentication and Example Requests.

For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see API Accounts and OAuth Scopes.

For a list of API status codes, see API Status Codes.

Path parameters

location_idintegerRequired
Unique identifier for a location.
metafield_idintegerRequired
Unique identifier for a metafield.
store_hashstringRequired
Permanent ID of the BigCommerce store.

Headers

AcceptstringRequiredDefaults to application/json

The MIME type of the response body.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
keystringOptional1-64 characters

The name of the field, for example: location_id, color.

valuestringOptional1-65535 characters

The value of the field, for example: 1, blue.

namespacestringOptional1-64 characters
Namespace for the metafield, for organizational purposes.
permission_setenumOptional

Determines the visibility and writeability of the field by other API consumers.

ValueDescription
app_onlyPrivate to the app that owns the field.
readVisible to other API consumers.
writeOpen for reading and writing by other API consumers.
read_and_sf_accessVisible to other API consumers, including on the storefront.
write_and_sf_accessOpen for reading and writing by other API consumers, including on the storefront.
Allowed values:
descriptionstringOptional0-255 characters
Description for the metafields.

Response

The request has been successfully processed.
dataobjectOptional
Allows app partners to write custom data to various resources in the API.
metaobjectOptional

Errors

400
Bad Request Error
404
Not Found Error