How to bulk Export and bulk import all the metafields in products?

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Topic summary

The discussion addresses bulk exporting and importing product metafields in Shopify, particularly with Shopify 2.0.

Initial Solutions (Pre-2024):

  • Users recommended the Matrixify app as the primary third-party solution
  • Required setting up metafield definitions in Shopify Admin → Settings → Metafields first
  • Metafield columns only appeared in exports if at least one product had values assigned
  • Matrixify supported new metafield types and definitions

Community Frustrations:

  • Multiple users expressed frustration that native Shopify product exports excluded metafield data
  • Merchants questioned why they needed paid third-party apps for basic data extraction
  • Some users reported issues with specific metafield types (e.g., image metafields, “List of values” types)

Resolution (Summer 2024):

  • Shopify officially added native bulk export/import functionality for product metafields
  • No apps or workarounds now required
  • However, limitations persist: “List of values” type metafields reportedly don’t export properly
  • Users note lack of clear documentation about feature limitations

The thread reflects an evolution from app-dependent workarounds to native functionality, though some metafield types remain problematic.

Summarized with AI on October 28. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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This solution may not be suitable for most, it does require knowledge of Javascript but it is now possible to achieve this using a workaround with Shopify Flow.
Converting tags to metafields using Shopify flow

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Shopify has finally added bulk export and import of product metafields in the Summer 2024 update. No need for apps or workarounds now.

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Great news, but are there any limitations we should be aware off? For example is there limited amount of metafields imports a day?

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There should be no limitations.

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Doesn’t seem to export metafields with the Single line text → “List of values” type, the column doesn’t appear.

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Agree. I can get access to Boolean type metafields - but no “List of values” type metafields. A really stupid limitation if its intentional.

What is most irritating about Shopify is that they partly enable features but provide no documentation that helps you decide if you want to use that functionality because of limitations. You implement an option ASSUMING that once you put date into their system you’ll be able to get it out - and then you can’t. And then you waste hours trying to figure out WHY you can’t do something that seems eminently sensible. AAAAAAARGGGGHHHHHH

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Hi,

New update by Shopify. We can manage metafields with Shopify native import and export.

https://youtu.be/iAfJN-4iMpc?si=bmGk3GNNWAMHVk5X

kindly like if it works.