Create Metafields
Creates an order Metafield.
The maximum number of metafields allowed on each order, product, category, variant, or brand is 250 per client ID.
Authentication
X-Auth-Tokenstring
### OAuth scopes
| UI Name | Permission | Parameter |
|:--------|:-----------|:----------|
| Order Transactions | read and modify `transactions` and `payment_methods` | `store_v2_transactions` |
| Order Transactions | read `transactions` and `payment_methods` | `store_v2_transactions_read_only` |
| Orders | read and modify `payment_methods` |`store_v2_orders`|
| Orders | read `payment_methods` |`store_v2_orders_read_only`|
### Authentication header
| Header | Argument | Description |
|:-------|:---------|:------------|
| `X-Auth-Token` | `access_token` | For more about API accounts that generate `access_token`s, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#api-accounts). |
### Further reading
For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#x-auth-token-header-example-requests).
For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#oauth-scopes).
For a list of API status codes, see [API Status Codes](/developer/api-reference/rest/overview#rest-http-status-codes).
Path parameters
order_id
Request
A Metafield object.
permission_set
Determines the visibility and writeability of the field by other API consumers.
|Value|Description |
|:-|:-|
|`app_only`|Private to the app that owns the field|
|`read`|Visible to other API consumers|
|`write`|Open for reading and writing by other API consumers|
|`read_and_sf_access`|Visible to other API consumers, including on storefront|
|`write_and_sf_access`|Open for reading and writing by other API consumers, including on storefront|
Allowed values:
namespace
Namespace for the metafield, for organizational purposes.
key
The name of the field, for example: location_id, color.
value
The value of the field, for example: 1, blue.
description
Description for the metafields.
Response
A Metafield object.
data
Allows app partners to write custom data to various resources in the API.
meta
Response metadata.
Errors
400
Bad Request Error
409
Conflict Error
422
Unprocessable Entity Error