Can I make a graphQL mutation in Shopify flow "run code" action?

[Anthony__P]

Just curious because I am writing a flow to send an http request to an endpoint to update a metafield on my store but if the "run code" action can do this then it cuts out a lot of extra moving parts.

[paul_n · Accepted solution]

No, it's right in the docs, see limitations and roadmap section: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/shopify-flow/reference/actions/run-code#limitations

[paul_n]

That said, why do you need to us that to update a metafield. Flow does have actions for updating metafields.

[Anthony__P]

Thank you for the quick response! Really I am trying to update a field on a metaobject. Based on this post linked below, it looks like it is possible to get metaobject values with the run code. I am doing this now so I can send an http request to an app. I was just wondering if I could just update within run code as well it would have made the process a lot simpler.

https://community.shopify.com/c/shopify-flow-app/any-way-to-the-metaobject-values-into-a-flow/m-p/24...

[paul_n]

Ok. I would continue to use Run code to generate the value you want to update and then use Send HTTP Request to update the metaobject. 

[tonyricher]

Hey Paul,
Do you know if Shopify will allow you to do this by the end of September?

Improvement Description Estimated Delivery

Logging	Use `console.log` to output data to the Run log for troubleshooting purposes.	Done.
External API calls	Use JavaScript's fetch to call APIs.	Q3 2024

[paul_n]

I was actually in the middle of updating that page. No, it won't be ready by end of September. We are projecting Q1, 2025 now. That said, we are evaluating multiple options for doing "fetch" that returns data into Flow, some of which could come sooner. Stay tuned.