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

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

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

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation giftCardCreate($input: GiftCardCreateInput!) {

giftCardCreate(input: $input) {

giftCard {

initialValue {

amount

}

customer {

}

recipientAttributes {

recipient {

}

message

preferredName

sendNotificationAt

}

userErrors {

message

field

code

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"input": {

"initialValue": "100.0",

"customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560",

"recipientAttributes": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264",

"message": "Happy Birthday!",

"preferredName": "Dad",

"sendNotificationAt": "2024-10-01T12:00:00Z"

}

);

const data = await response.json();

mutation giftCardCreate($input: GiftCardCreateInput!) {
  giftCardCreate(input: $input) {
    giftCard {
      id
      initialValue {
        amount
      }
      customer {
        id
      }
      recipientAttributes {
        recipient {
          id
        }
        message
        preferredName
        sendNotificationAt
      }
    }
    userErrors {
      message
      field
      code
    }
  }
}

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-04/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation giftCardCreate($input: GiftCardCreateInput!) { giftCardCreate(input: $input) { giftCard { id initialValue { amount } customer { id } recipientAttributes { recipient { id } message preferredName sendNotificationAt } } userErrors { message field code } } }",
 "variables": {
    "input": {
      "initialValue": "100.0",
      "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560",
      "recipientAttributes": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264",
        "message": "Happy Birthday!",
        "preferredName": "Dad",
        "sendNotificationAt": "2024-10-01T12:00:00Z"
      }
    }
  }
}'

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

const response = await admin.graphql(
  `#graphql
  mutation giftCardCreate($input: GiftCardCreateInput!) {
    giftCardCreate(input: $input) {
      giftCard {
        id
        initialValue {
          amount
        }
        customer {
          id
        }
        recipientAttributes {
          recipient {
            id
          }
          message
          preferredName
          sendNotificationAt
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
        code
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
      "input": {
        "initialValue": "100.0",
        "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560",
        "recipientAttributes": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264",
          "message": "Happy Birthday!",
          "preferredName": "Dad",
          "sendNotificationAt": "2024-10-01T12:00:00Z"
        }
      }
    },
  },
);

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) {
        giftCard {
          id
          initialValue {
            amount
          }
          customer {
            id
          }
          recipientAttributes {
            recipient {
              id
            }
            message
            preferredName
            sendNotificationAt
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
          code
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
      "input": {
        "initialValue": "100.0",
        "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560",
        "recipientAttributes": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264",
          "message": "Happy Birthday!",
          "preferredName": "Dad",
          "sendNotificationAt": "2024-10-01T12:00:00Z"
        }
      }
    },
  },
});

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) {
      giftCard {
        id
        initialValue {
          amount
        }
        customer {
          id
        }
        recipientAttributes {
          recipient {
            id
          }
          message
          preferredName
          sendNotificationAt
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
        code
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "input": {
    "initialValue": "100.0",
    "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560",
    "recipientAttributes": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264",
      "message": "Happy Birthday!",
      "preferredName": "Dad",
      "sendNotificationAt": "2024-10-01T12:00:00Z"
    }
  }
}

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

Input variables

JSON

{

"input": {

"initialValue": "100.0",

"customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560",

"recipientAttributes": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264",

"message": "Happy Birthday!",

"preferredName": "Dad",

"sendNotificationAt": "2024-10-01T12:00:00Z"

}

Response

JSON

{

"giftCardCreate": {

"giftCard": {

"id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/1063936324",

"initialValue": {

"amount": "100.0"

"customer": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"

"recipientAttributes": {

"recipient": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/743592264"

"message": "Happy Birthday!",

"preferredName": "Dad",

"sendNotificationAt": "2024-10-01T12:00:00Z"

}

"userErrors": []

}