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Metafield|<namespace>|<key>

Metafield|<namespace>|<key>|<type>

Metafield|<namespace>|<key>|<type>|<name>

Field

Product metafield parameter. “namespace” and “key” combined value must be unique.

“namespace” must have min 2 chars, max 20 chars and allowed characters are: A-Za-z0-9_.~-@#*$.

“key” must have min 3 chars, max 30 chars and allowed characters are A-Za-z0-9_.~-@#*$

“type” parameter may have many values. Refer to Metafield Handling the below Value types in order to see all supported values. Type is optional. If not defined the ‘string’ ‘single_line_text_field’ type will be used by default.

“name” parameter is the name for the Metafield Definition

Metafield|<namespace>|<key>|<type>|<name>@ShopifyUnit

Attribute

Get units from a string feature instead of using Perfion Feature Unit or json format.

This only works for Dimension,

Metafield|<namespace>|<key>|file_reference

Metafield|<namespace>|<key>|list.file_reference

Metafield|<namespace>|<key>|file_reference|<name>

Attachment(Url)

A file stored in Perfion can be attached to a Metafield via the Attachment(Url). The file will be uploaded to Shopify Content Files as a “Generic File” if it does not exist. If a file with the same name already exist, the existing file from the Content Files will be attached to the Metafield. Shopify has some unknown rules for renaming files e.g. spaces are replaced with underscore, avoid to use filenames with special characters.

Type

Description

Boolboolean

A true or false value or use numbers 0 and 1.

Example: “true”

Colorcolor

The hexadecimal code for a color including leading # char.

Example: “#fff123”

Datedate

A date in ISO 8601 format without a presumed time zone.

Example: “2021-02-02”

DateTimedate_time

A date and time in ISO 8601 format without a presumed time zone.

Example: “2021-01-01T12:30:00”

Dimensiondimension

A number value and a unit. Unit is by default the unit at the Perfion Feature, but can be set via an attribute @ShopifyUnit or the value can be a json string like { "unit": "cm", "value": 25.0 }

Valid unit values: in, ft, yd, mm, cm, m.

Example: 25.0 or { "unit": "cm", "value": 25.0 }Json

money

A numeric value and a unit for the currency code that matches the store's currency. Unit is by default the unit at the Perfion Feature, but can be set via an attribute @ShopifyUnit or the value can be a json string like { "amount": "5.99", "currency_code": "CAD" }

Valid unit values: currency code in the shop.

Example: 5.99 or { "amount": "5.99", "currency_code": "CAD" }

json

A JSON-formatted string. The json is translatable.

Example: “[{ "k": "v1" }, { "k": "v2" }]”

MultiLineTextmulti_line_text_field

A multi-line text field. The multi_line_text_field is translatable.

Example: “Item list:

Table

Chair”Decimal

number_decimal

A number with decimal places in the range of +/-9999999999999.999999999.

Example: “10.4”

Integernumber_integer

Int

A whole number in the range of +/-9,007,199,254,740,991.

Example: “10”

Ratingrating

A rating measured on a specified scale. This is a JSON-formatted string.

Example: { "value": "3.5", "scale_min": "1.0", "scale_max": "5.0" }

SingleLineTextrich_text_field

A rich text field supporting headings, lists, links, bold, and italics as json string. Learn more about rich text formatting. The Title is translatable.

single_line_text_field

A single-line text field. The single_line_text_field is translatable.

Example: “Some text”PageRef

url

A URL with one of the allowed schemes: https, http, mailto, sms, tel. The url is translatable.

Example: “Start and grow your e-commerce business - 3-Day Free Trial ”

volume

A number value and a unit. Unit is by default the unit at the Perfion Feature, but can be set via an attribute @ShopifyUnit or the value can be a json string like { "unit": "cm", "value": 25.0 }

Valid unit values: ml, cl, l, m3 (cubic meters), us_fl_oz, us_pt, us_qt, us_gal, imp_fl_oz, imp_pt, imp_qt, imp_gal.

Example: 25.0 or { "unit": "ml", "value": 20.0 }

weight

A number value and a unit. Unit is by default the unit at the Perfion Feature, but can be set via an attribute @ShopifyUnit or the value can be a json string like { "unit": "cm", "value": 25.0 }

Valid unit values: oz, lb, g, kg

Example: 25.0 or { "unit": "ml", "value": 20.0 }

Type

Description

page_reference

A reference to a page on the online store. This is a special Shopify URL.

Example: “gid://shopify/OnlineStorePage/1”

product_reference

A reference to a product on the online store. This is a special Shopify URL.

Example: “gid://shopify/Product/1”

variant_reference

A reference to a product variant on the online store. This is a special Shopify URL.

Example: “gid://shopify/ProductVariant/1”

file_reference

A reference to a file on the online store.

The file_reference can be mapped as a Field or a Attachment(Url) on Products and Variants.

Field: Use a Url where Shopify candownload the file. The Url need to have the file name in the last part of the Url like https://filedownload.com/pdf-files/filename.pdf?page=2. The file_reference as field is translatable.

Attachment(Url): Use a Perion File feature to upload files stored in Perfion. The file_reference as attachment is not translatable.