--- title: giftCardDeactivate - GraphQL Admin description: |- Deactivate a gift card. A deactivated gift card cannot be used by a customer. A deactivated gift card cannot be re-enabled. api_version: 2025-10 api_name: admin type: mutation api_type: graphql source_url: html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/giftCardDeactivate?example=disables-a-gift-card md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/giftCardDeactivate.md?example=disables-a-gift-card --- # gift​Card​Deactivate mutation Requires `write_gift_cards` access scope. Deactivate a gift card. A deactivated gift card cannot be used by a customer. A deactivated gift card cannot be re-enabled. ## Arguments * id [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/ID) required The ID of the gift card to deactivate. *** ## Gift​Card​Deactivate​Payload returns * gift​Card [Gift​Card](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/GiftCard) The deactivated gift card. * user​Errors [\[Gift​Card​Deactivate​User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/GiftCardDeactivateUserError) non-null The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation. *** ## Examples * ### Disables a gift card #### Query ```graphql mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) { giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) { giftCard { id deactivatedAt } userErrors { message field code } } } ``` #### Variables ```json { "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674" } ``` #### cURL ```bash curl -X POST \ https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \ -d '{ "query": "mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) { giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) { giftCard { id deactivatedAt } userErrors { message field code } } }", "variables": { "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674" } }' ``` #### React Router ```javascript import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server"; export const loader = async ({request}) => { const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request); const response = await admin.graphql( `#graphql mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) { giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) { giftCard { id deactivatedAt } userErrors { message field code } } }`, { variables: { "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674" }, }, ); const json = await response.json(); return json.data; } ``` #### Ruby ```ruby session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new( shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com", access_token: access_token ) client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new( session: session ) query = <<~QUERY mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) { giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) { giftCard { id deactivatedAt } userErrors { message field code } } } QUERY variables = { "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674" } response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables) ``` #### Node.js ```javascript const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session}); const data = await client.query({ data: { "query": `mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) { giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) { giftCard { id deactivatedAt } userErrors { message field code } } }`, "variables": { "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674" }, }, }); ``` #### Response ```json { "giftCardDeactivate": { "giftCard": { "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674", "deactivatedAt": "2024-11-05T15:35:29Z" }, "userErrors": [] } } ``` * ### giftCardDeactivate reference [Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=mutation%20giftCardDeactivate\(%24id%3A%20ID!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20giftCardDeactivate\(id%3A%20%24id\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20giftCard%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20deactivatedAt%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%20%20userErrors%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20message%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20field%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20code%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%0A%20%20%7D%0A%7D\&variables=%7B%0A%20%20%22id%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FGiftCard%2F411106674%22%0A%7D) ```javascript import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server"; export const loader = async ({request}) => { const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request); const response = await admin.graphql( `#graphql mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) { giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) { giftCard { id deactivatedAt } userErrors { message field code } } }`, { variables: { "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674" }, }, ); const json = await response.json(); return json.data; } ``` ##### GQL ``` mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) { giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) { giftCard { id deactivatedAt } userErrors { message field code } } } ``` ##### cURL ``` curl -X POST \ https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-10/graphql.json \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \ -d '{ "query": "mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) { giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) { giftCard { id deactivatedAt } userErrors { message field code } } }", "variables": { "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674" } }' ``` ##### React Router ``` import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server"; export const loader = async ({request}) => { const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request); const response = await admin.graphql( `#graphql mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) { giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) { giftCard { id deactivatedAt } userErrors { message field code } } }`, { variables: { "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674" }, }, ); const json = await response.json(); return json.data; } ``` ##### Node.js ``` const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session}); const data = await client.query({ data: { "query": `mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) { giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) { giftCard { id deactivatedAt } userErrors { message field code } } }`, "variables": { "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674" }, }, }); ``` ##### Ruby ``` session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new( shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com", access_token: access_token ) client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new( session: session ) query = <<~QUERY mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) { giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) { giftCard { id deactivatedAt } userErrors { message field code } } } QUERY variables = { "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674" } response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables) ``` ## Input variables JSON ```json { "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674" } ``` ## Response JSON ```json { "giftCardDeactivate": { "giftCard": { "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674", "deactivatedAt": "2024-11-05T15:35:29Z" }, "userErrors": [] } } ```