Graphql mutation

Topic summary

A developer successfully tested a metaobjectUpdate mutation in Shopify’s GraphQL admin interface but encountered an error when integrating it into a React application using Hydrogen in VS Code.

The Error:

  • Field 'metaobjectUpdate' doesn't exist on type 'Mutation'
  • Occurs specifically when using storefront.mutation in Hydrogen

Key Details:

  • The mutation updates a metaobject’s “anotherreview” field
  • Works correctly in Shopify Admin’s GraphQL testing environment
  • Fails during runtime in the Hydrogen/React integration
  • Error includes a stack trace pointing to server runtime and route loader functions

Likely Issue:
The metaobjectUpdate mutation may not be available in the Storefront API (used by Hydrogen), only in the Admin API. The developer needs to verify which API endpoint their Hydrogen storefront client is configured to use, as metaobject mutations typically require Admin API access rather than Storefront API access.

The discussion remains open with no resolution provided yet.

Summarized with AI on November 5. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

mutation UpdateProductReview($id: ID!, $reviews: String!) {
metaobjectUpdate(
id: $id
metaobject: {fields: [{key: “anotherreview”, value: $reviews}]}
) {
userErrors {
field
message
code
}
metaobject {
handle
field(key: “anotherreview”) {
value
}
}
}
metaobjectDelete(id: “”)
}

in the shopify admin while testing the mutation it was working fine but it was not working while integrating it with the react in the vs code

getting the error as In Hydrogen’s storefront.mutation: │
│ │
│ Field ‘metaobjectUpdate’ doesn’t exist on type ‘Mutation’ │
│ Request ID: e02fde09-45c6-4a5d-b8b1-aa03f54b9bed-1727261032 │
│ │
│ To debug the mutation UpdateProductReview, try it in GraphiQL ( │
│ [http://localhost:3000/graphiql?query=mutation%20UpdateProductReview(%24id%3A%](http://localhost:3000/graphiql?query=mutation%20UpdateProductReview(%24id%3A%)
│ 20ID!%2C%20%24reviews%3A%20String!)%20%7B%20metaobjectUpdate(id%3A%20%24id%2C │
│ %20metaobject%3A%20%7B%20fields%3A%20%5B%7B%20key%3A%20%22anotherreview%22%2C │
│ %20value%3A%20%24reviews%20%7D%5D%20%7D)%20%7B%20metaobject%20%7B%20id%20hand │
│ le%20field(key%3A%20%22anotherreview%22)%20%7B%20value%20%7D%20%7D%20userErro │
│ rs%20%7B%20field%20message%20code%20%7D%20%7D%20%7D&variables=%7B%22id%22%3A% │
│ 22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FMetaobject%2F63724060971%22%2C%22reviews%22%3A%22%5B% │
│ 7B%5C%22name%5C%22%3A%5C%22manish%20reddy%5C%22%2C%5C%22email%5C%22%3A%5C%22j │
│ ohn.doe%40example.com%5C%22%2C%5C%22headline%5C%22%3A%5C%22Great%20Product!%5 │
│ C%22%2C%5C%22rating%5C%22%3A5%2C%5C%22description%5C%22%3A%5C%22This%20produc │
│ t%20exceeded%20my%20expectations.%5C%22%7D%5D%22%7D ). │
│ │
│ To investigate the issue, examine this stack trace: │
│ at loadCriticalData (app/routes/($locale).products.$handle.tsx:168) │
│ at loader (app/routes/($locale).products.$handle.tsx:49) │
│ at callRouteLoader (.vite/deps_ssr/@remix-run_server-runtime.js:3134) │
│ at (.vite/deps_ssr/@remix-run_server-runtime.js:2019) │
│ at callLoaderOrAction (.vite/deps_ssr/@remix-run_server-runtime.js:2079) │
│ at all │
│ at callDataStrategyImpl (.vite/deps_ssr/@remix-run_server-runtime.js:1973) │
│ at callDataStrategy (.vite/deps_ssr/@remix-run_server-runtime.js:1868) │
│ │
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