{
 "id": "shopify-773bb18343",
 "platform": "shopify",
 "title": "Metafields now require a definition to be accessed through the Customer Account API",
 "summary": "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.",
 "categories": [
  "deprecation",
  "breaking_change"
 ],
 "tags": [
  "Action Required",
  "Platform",
  "Update"
 ],
 "published_date": "2026-06-16",
 "effective_date": null,
 "effective_date_precision": null,
 "source_url": "https://shopify.dev/changelog/metafields-now-require-a-definition-to-be-accessed-through-the-customer-account-api",
 "source_name": "Shopify developer changelog",
 "fetched_at": "2026-10-17T03:44:00+00:00",
 "collector": "shopify/changelog",
 "first_seen": "2026-10-17T01:05:46+00:00",
 "in_source": true,
 "last_seen_in_source": "2026-10-17T03:44:00+00:00",
 "upcoming": false,
 "url": "https://adstackwatch.com/changes/shopify-773bb18343/"
}