Increased limits in metafield and metaobject definitions

Shopify Updates: 

We've increased the limits for metafield and metaobject definitions, providing you with more flexibility when building custom data structures for your apps and stores.

  • For app developers: Each app has its own allocation, so apps aren't competing with each other for definition space.
  • For merchants: Higher limits support complex workflows across multiple apps and meet custom data needs.
  • For metaobject entries: The 1,000,000 entry limit per definition removes previous plan-based restrictions of 64,000 (non-Plus) and 128,000 (Plus).

With these new limits, you can:

  • Create more granular data structures in your apps.
  • Support larger catalogs and content libraries.
  • Build apps with richer metadata without worrying about hitting limits.

Changes to metaobject definitions

App definitions - Each app installed on a shop can create up to 128 metaobject definitions

Merchant definitions - 128 definitions for Basic, Shopify, and Advanced plans - 256 definitions for Plus and Enterprise plans

Metaobject entries - Up to 1,000,000 entries per definition

Changes to metafield definitions

App definitions - Each app can create up to 128 definitions per resource type

Merchant definitions - 256 definitions per resource type

Note: Standard metaobject and metafield definitions do not count towards these limits.

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