# GiftCard - admin - OBJECT
Version: 2025-01

## Description
Represents an issued gift card.

### Access Scopes
`read_gift_cards` access scope.


## Fields
* [balance](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/objects/MoneyV2): MoneyV2! - The gift card's remaining balance.
* [createdAt](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/DateTime): DateTime! - The date and time at which the gift card was created.
* [customer](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/objects/Customer): Customer - The customer who will receive the gift card.
* [deactivatedAt](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/DateTime): DateTime - The date and time at which the gift card was deactivated.
* [enabled](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/Boolean): Boolean! - Whether the gift card is enabled.
* [expiresOn](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/Date): Date - The date at which the gift card will expire.
* [id](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/ID): ID! - A globally-unique ID.
* [initialValue](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/objects/MoneyV2): MoneyV2! - The initial value of the gift card.
* [lastCharacters](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/String): String! - The final four characters of the gift card code.
* [maskedCode](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/String): String! - The gift card code. Everything but the final four characters is masked.
* [note](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/String): String - The note associated with the gift card, which isn't visible to the customer.
* [order](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/objects/Order): Order - The order associated with the gift card. This value is `null` if the gift card was issued manually.
* [recipientAttributes](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/objects/GiftCardRecipient): GiftCardRecipient - The recipient who will receive the gift card.
* [templateSuffix](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/String): String - The theme template used to render the gift card online.
* [updatedAt](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/DateTime): DateTime! - The date and time at which the gift card was updated.

## Connections
* [transactions](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/connections/GiftCardTransactionConnection): GiftCardTransactionConnection



## Related queries
* [giftCard](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/queries/giftCard) Returns a gift card resource by ID.
* [giftCards](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/queries/giftCards) Returns a list of gift cards.

## Related mutations
* [giftCardCreate](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/mutations/giftCardCreate) Create a gift card.
* [giftCardDeactivate](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/mutations/giftCardDeactivate) Deactivate a gift card. A deactivated gift card cannot be used by a customer.
A deactivated gift card cannot be re-enabled.
* [giftCardSendNotificationToCustomer](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/mutations/giftCardSendNotificationToCustomer) Send notification to the customer of a gift card.
* [giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/mutations/giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient) Send notification to the recipient of a gift card.
* [giftCardUpdate](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/mutations/giftCardUpdate) Update a gift card.

## Related Unions

## Examples
### Receive a list of all Gift Card Adjustments
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"query GiftCardTransactionList($id: ID!, $firstTransactions: Int) { giftCard(id: $id) { id balance { amount currencyCode } transactions(first: $firstTransactions) { nodes { amount { amount currencyCode } } } } }\",\n \"variables\": {\n    \"id\": \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\",\n    \"firstTransactions\": 5\n  }\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: {\n    \"query\": `query GiftCardTransactionList($id: ID!, $firstTransactions: Int) {\n      giftCard(id: $id) {\n        id\n        balance {\n          amount\n          currencyCode\n        }\n        transactions(first: $firstTransactions) {\n          nodes {\n            amount {\n              amount\n              currencyCode\n            }\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }`,\n    \"variables\": {\n      \"id\": \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\",\n      \"firstTransactions\": 5\n    },\n  },\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  query GiftCardTransactionList($id: ID!, $firstTransactions: Int) {\n    giftCard(id: $id) {\n      id\n      balance {\n        amount\n        currencyCode\n      }\n      transactions(first: $firstTransactions) {\n        nodes {\n          amount {\n            amount\n            currencyCode\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nvariables = {\n  \"id\": \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\",\n  \"firstTransactions\": 5\n}\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  query GiftCardTransactionList($id: ID!, $firstTransactions: Int) {\n    giftCard(id: $id) {\n      id\n      balance {\n        amount\n        currencyCode\n      }\n      transactions(first: $firstTransactions) {\n        nodes {\n          amount {\n            amount\n            currencyCode\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n  {\n    variables: {\n      \"id\": \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\",\n      \"firstTransactions\": 5\n    },\n  },\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "query GiftCardTransactionList($id: ID!, $firstTransactions: Int) {\n  giftCard(id: $id) {\n    id\n    balance {\n      amount\n      currencyCode\n    }\n    transactions(first: $firstTransactions) {\n      nodes {\n        amount {\n          amount\n          currencyCode\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674",
  "firstTransactions": 5
}
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "giftCard": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674",
      "balance": {
        "amount": "25.0",
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      },
      "transactions": {
        "nodes": []
      }
    }
  }
}

### Retrieves a single gift card
Curl example: "curl -X POST \\\nhttps://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01/graphql.json \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \\\n-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \\\n-d '{\n\"query\": \"query { giftCard(id: \\\"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\\\") { balance { amount currencyCode } } }\"\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: `query {\n    giftCard(id: \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\") {\n      balance {\n        amount\n        currencyCode\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  query {\n    giftCard(id: \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\") {\n      balance {\n        amount\n        currencyCode\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  query {\n    giftCard(id: \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\") {\n      balance {\n        amount\n        currencyCode\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "query {\n  giftCard(id: \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\") {\n    balance {\n      amount\n      currencyCode\n    }\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
null
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "giftCard": {
      "balance": {
        "amount": "25.0",
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      }
    }
  }
}