Access to product data which is connected to another product via metafield.

[AlyshaJohnson]

Good afternoon community,

I am trying to access the data of a product that is connected to another, via a metafield. 

I have added the metafield to the product, as below:

I want to access the title of the 'sample' on the product page, to do this I have added:

{% assign sample = product.metafields.custom.sample2 %}
{{ sample.title }}

However, nothing appears. I know the reference I am using is correct as when I add '{{ sample }}' to the code, I get "gid://shopify/Product/<product_id>" rendered on the page. Usually adding '.value' works for metafields, variants or media, but nothing renders.

Let me know if you need anything further information from me.

Many thanks,

Alysha

[philForumSEOPro · Accepted solution]

Hi @AlyshaJohnson 

It seems the issue is related to accessing the title of the linked product through the metafield. The value gid://shopify/Product/<product_id> confirms the reference is being fetched, but Shopify Liquid doesn't natively allow fetching data from another product dynamically.

Here’s how you can resolve it:

1. Use Shopify's Storefront API or GraphQL to query the product details, including its title.
2. Alternatively, pre-store the title directly in another metafield.

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[AlyshaJohnson]

Hi Phil,

Thank you for your suggestion of using Shopify's Storefront API - I could query all product details!

Kind Regards,

Alysha