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

Technical Q&A

Topic summary

A developer is attempting to access product data from a linked product using a metafield reference but encountering rendering issues.

The Problem:

  • A metafield stores a product reference (gid://shopify/Product/<product_id>)
  • When trying to access the linked product’s title using {{ sample.title }}, nothing renders
  • The reference itself displays correctly when output directly, confirming the metafield connection works

Proposed Solution:
Shopify Liquid doesn’t natively support dynamically fetching data from referenced products. Two workarounds suggested:

  1. Use Shopify’s Storefront API or GraphQL to query the linked product’s details
  2. Store the title directly in a separate metafield instead of relying on the reference

Current Status:
The original poster acknowledged the GraphQL/Storefront API suggestion as a viable approach for querying all product details. The discussion remains technical and focused on implementation methods.

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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:

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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

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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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Hi Phil,

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

Kind Regards,

Alysha