Update customer metafield
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TheUpdate customer metafieldaction adds ametafieldto the customer that triggers the workflow, or updates an existing metafield on that customer.
Fields
TheUpdate customer metafieldaction contains the following fields.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Metafield namespace | Required. A metafield namespace is a container for a group of metafields. Grouping metafields within a namespace prevents your metafields from conflicting with other metafields. |
| Key | Required. A key is an identifier for the metafield value. |
| Value | Required. The value is the information to be stored in the metafield. The value is always stored as a string, regardless of the metafield's type. |
| Type | Thedata typeof the metafield's value. |
Triggers
TheUpdate customer metafieldaction has a hidden field added to it by the trigger. This field,Customer ID, identifies the customer to add a metafield to. The customer ID is set by default and can't be changed.
TheUpdate customer metafieldcan be used in workflows that start with the following triggers:
- Customer account disabled
- Customer account enabled
- 客户创建
- Fulfillment created
- Fulfillment event created
- Order cancelled
- Order created
- Order fulfilled
- Order paid
- Order risk analyzed
- Order transaction created
- Refund created
- Subscription contract created
- Tender transaction created
Example
In this example workflow, a customer metafield is added to all newly created customers.
API details
To learn more, review theMetafieldInputinput object.