giftCardCreate

mutation

Requires write_gift_cards access scope.

Create a gift card.

Arguments

Anchor to inputinput • GiftCardCreateInput!required: The input fields to create a gift card.

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Anchor to GiftCardCreatePayload returnsGiftCardCreatePayload returns

Anchor to giftCardgiftCard • GiftCard: The created gift card.
Anchor to giftCardCodegiftCardCode • String: The created gift card's code.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors • [GiftCardUserError!]!non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Create a non-expiring gift card with a generated code for a customer
Creates a gift card
giftCardCreate reference

Examples

1const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
2
3const response = await admin.graphql(
4  `#graphql
5  mutation giftCardCreate($input: GiftCardCreateInput!) {
6    giftCardCreate(input: $input) {
7      userErrors {
8        message
9        field
10      }
11      giftCard {
12        id
13        expiresOn
14        note
15        initialValue {
16          amount
17        }
18        customer {
19          id
20        }
21      }
22      giftCardCode
23    }
24  }`,
25  {
26    variables: {
27      "input": {
28        "initialValue": "27.84",
29        "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264",
30        "note": "Refund for Order #1"
31      }
32    },
33  },
34);
35
36const data = await response.json();
37

mutation giftCardCreate($input: GiftCardCreateInput!) {
  giftCardCreate(input: $input) {
    userErrors {
      message
      field
    }
    giftCard {
      id
      expiresOn
      note
      initialValue {
        amount
      }
      customer {
        id
      }
    }
    giftCardCode
  }
}

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2024-04/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation giftCardCreate($input: GiftCardCreateInput!) { giftCardCreate(input: $input) { userErrors { message field } giftCard { id expiresOn note initialValue { amount } customer { id } } giftCardCode } }",
 "variables": {
    "input": {
      "initialValue": "27.84",
      "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264",
      "note": "Refund for Order #1"
    }
  }
}'

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation giftCardCreate($input: GiftCardCreateInput!) {
    giftCardCreate(input: $input) {
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
      giftCard {
        id
        expiresOn
        note
        initialValue {
          amount
        }
        customer {
          id
        }
      }
      giftCardCode
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "input": {
        "initialValue": "27.84",
        "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264",
        "note": "Refund for Order #1"
      }
    },
  },
);

const data = await response.json();

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation giftCardCreate($input: GiftCardCreateInput!) {
      giftCardCreate(input: $input) {
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
        giftCard {
          id
          expiresOn
          note
          initialValue {
            amount
          }
          customer {
            id
          }
        }
        giftCardCode
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "input": {
        "initialValue": "27.84",
        "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264",
        "note": "Refund for Order #1"
      }
    },
  },
});

session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
  shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
  access_token: access_token
)
client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
  session: session
)

query = <<~QUERY
  mutation giftCardCreate($input: GiftCardCreateInput!) {
    giftCardCreate(input: $input) {
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
      giftCard {
        id
        expiresOn
        note
        initialValue {
          amount
        }
        customer {
          id
        }
      }
      giftCardCode
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "input": {
    "initialValue": "27.84",
    "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264",
    "note": "Refund for Order #1"
  }
}

response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)

Input variables

JSON

1{
2  "input": {
3    "initialValue": "27.84",
4    "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264",
5    "note": "Refund for Order #1"
6  }
7}

Response

JSON

1{
2  "giftCardCreate": {
3    "userErrors": [],
4    "giftCard": {
5      "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/1063936322",
6      "expiresOn": null,
7      "note": "Refund for Order #1",
8      "initialValue": {
9        "amount": "27.84"
10      },
11      "customer": {
12        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264"
13      }
14    },
15    "giftCardCode": "a5bhbh645b32934f"
16  }
17}