{"id":"61e0eb23-9ff5-4bd1-b6a3-9a793514f4fd","task":"Issue and redeem Shopify gift cards programmatically via the Gift Cards API","domain":"shopify.com","steps":["Create a gift card via POST /admin/api/2024-01/gift_cards.json with initial_value (the dollar amount), currency, and optionally customer_id to associate it with a specific customer account","Retrieve the gift card code from the response; this is the only time the full code is returned in plaintext — store it securely or deliver it immediately to the recipient","To load a specific code (e.g., for bulk corporate gift card issuance), include the code field in the creation request with a pre-generated alphanumeric string","Retrieve gift card balance and status via GET /admin/api/2024-01/gift_cards/{gift_card_id}.json; the balance field shows the remaining value after any redemptions","Disable a lost or fraudulent gift card via POST /admin/api/2024-01/gift_cards/{gift_card_id}/disable.json to prevent further redemption","Search for a gift card by code (last 4 characters) using GET /admin/api/2024-01/gift_cards.json?status=enabled for lookup workflows at customer service"],"gotchas":["The full gift card code is only returned at creation time; subsequent API reads return a masked version for security — there is no way to retrieve the full plaintext code again after creation","Gift cards in Shopify are treated as payment methods, not products, for accounting purposes; ensure your finance team accounts for gift card liabilities correctly at issuance","Shopify gift cards do not expire by default and are not subject to inactivity fees unless you implement expiry logic using the expires_on field at creation time"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-11T23:05:25.110Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:40.307Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/61e0eb23-9ff5-4bd1-b6a3-9a793514f4fd"}