BigCommerce
Catalog API
Metafields

Catalog - Categories

Get Category Metafields

GET /catalog/categories/{category_id}/metafields

Request

Returns a list of Metafields on a Category. Optional filter parameters can be passed in.

Authentication

  • X-Auth-Token in header - required

Parameters

  • store_hash in path - string
  • Accept in header with default of application/json - string - required

    The MIME type of the response body.

  • category_id in path - integer - required

    The ID of the Category to which the resource belongs.

  • id in query - integer

    Filter items by ID.

  • id:in in query - array
  • id:not_in in query - array
  • id:min in query - array
  • id:max in query - array
  • id:greater in query - array
  • id:less in query - array
  • page in query - integer

    Specifies the page number in a limited (paginated) list of products.

  • limit in query - integer

    Controls the number of items per page in a limited (paginated) list of products.

  • key in query - string

    Filter based on a metafieldʼs key.

  • namespace in query - string

    Filter based on a metafieldʼs namespace.

  • include_fields in query - string

    Fields to include, in a comma-separated list. The ID and the specified fields will be returned.

  • exclude_fields in query - string

    Fields to exclude, in a comma-separated list. The specified fields will be excluded from a response. The ID cannot be excluded.

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Response

Body

object | application/json
  • data
    array[object]

  • meta
    object

    Data about the response, including pagination and collection totals.

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Create a Category Metafield

POST /catalog/categories/{category_id}/metafields

Request

Creates a Category Metafield.

Required Fields:

  • permission_set
  • namespace
  • key
  • value

Read-Only Fields

  • id

Note: The maximum number of metafields allowed on each order, product, category, variant, or brand is 250 per client ID. For more information, see Platform Limits (Help Center) in the Help Center.

Authentication

  • X-Auth-Token in header - required

Parameters

  • store_hash in path - string
  • Content-Type in header with default of application/json - string - required

    The MIME type of the request body.

Body

object | application/json

Metafield for products, categories, variants, and brands; the max number of metafields allowed on each is 50. For more information, see Platform Limits (Help Center) in the Help Center.

  • key
    string
    required

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

    >= 1 characters<= 64 characters

    Example: Location

  • value
    string
    required

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

    >= 1 characters<= 65535 characters

    Example: 4HG

  • namespace
    string
    required

    Namespace for the metafield, for organizational purposes. This is set by the developer. Required for POST.

    >= 1 characters<= 64 characters

    Example: Warehouse Locations

  • permission_set
    string
    required

    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 storefront
    write_and_sf_accessOpen for reading and writing by other API consumers, including on storefront

    Allowed: app_only | read | write | read_and_sf_access | write_and_sf_access

  • description
    string

    Description for the metafields.

    >= 0 characters<= 255 characters

    Example: Location in the warehouse

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Response

Body

object | application/json
  • data

  • meta
    object

    Response metadata.

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Get a Category Metafield

GET /catalog/categories/{category_id}/metafields/{metafield_id}

Request

Returns a single Category Metafield. Optional parameters can be passed in.

Authentication

  • X-Auth-Token in header - required

Parameters

  • store_hash in path - string
  • Accept in header with default of application/json - string - required

    The MIME type of the response body.

  • category_id in path - integer - required

    The ID of the Category to which the resource belongs.

  • metafield_id in path - integer - required

    The ID of the Metafield.

  • include_fields in query - string

    Fields to include, in a comma-separated list. The ID and the specified fields will be returned.

  • exclude_fields in query - string

    Fields to exclude, in a comma-separated list. The specified fields will be excluded from a response. The ID cannot be excluded.

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Response

Body

object | application/json
  • data

  • meta
    object

    Response metadata.

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Update a Category Metafield

PUT /catalog/categories/{category_id}/metafields/{metafield_id}

Request

Updates a Category Metafield.

Required Fields

  • none

Read-Only Fields

  • id
  • These fields can only be modified by the app (API credentials) that created the metafield:
    • namespace
    • key
    • permission_set

Usage Notes

  • Attempting to modify namespace, key, and permission_set fields using a client ID different from the one used to create those metafields will result in a 403 error message.

Authentication

  • X-Auth-Token in header - required

Parameters

  • store_hash in path - string
  • Content-Type in header with default of application/json - string - required

    The MIME type of the request body.

Body

object | application/json

Metafield for products, categories, variants, and brands; the max number of metafields allowed on each is 50. For more information, see Platform Limits (Help Center) in the Help Center.

  • key
    string
    required

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

    >= 1 characters<= 64 characters

    Example: Location

  • value
    string
    required

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

    >= 1 characters<= 65535 characters

    Example: 4HG

  • namespace
    string
    required

    Namespace for the metafield, for organizational purposes. This is set by the developer. Required for POST.

    >= 1 characters<= 64 characters

    Example: Warehouse Locations

  • permission_set
    string
    required

    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 storefront
    write_and_sf_accessOpen for reading and writing by other API consumers, including on storefront

    Allowed: app_only | read | write | read_and_sf_access | write_and_sf_access

  • description
    string

    Description for the metafields.

    >= 0 characters<= 255 characters

    Example: Location in the warehouse

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Response

Body

object | application/json
  • data

  • meta
    object

    Response metadata.

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Delete a Category Metafield

DELETE /catalog/categories/{category_id}/metafields/{metafield_id}

Request

Deletes a Category Metafield.

Authentication

  • X-Auth-Token in header - required

Parameters

  • store_hash in path - string
  • Accept in header with default of application/json - string - required

    The MIME type of the response body.

  • category_id in path - integer - required

    The ID of the Category to which the resource belongs.

  • metafield_id in path - integer - required

    The ID of the Metafield.

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Response

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