Deprecation of checkout metafields in checkout and customer account UI extensions
DeprecationUnverifiedAdded Sep 24, 2026
As of API version 2026-04, the ability to read and write checkout metafields in checkout and customer account UI extensions has been removed. Instead, checkout metafields have been replaced by cart metafields in checkout UI extensions and order metafields in customer account UI extensions.
Topics: Streaming, Developer tools
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