---
title: giftCardUpdate - GraphQL Admin
description: Update a gift card.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: mutation
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/giftCardUpdate
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/mutations/giftCardUpdate.md
---

# gift​Card​Update

mutation

Requires `write_gift_cards` access scope.

Update a gift card.

## Arguments

* id

  [ID!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/ID)

  required

  The ID of the gift card to be updated.

* input

  [Gift​Card​Update​Input!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/input-objects/GiftCardUpdateInput)

  required

  The input fields to update the gift card.

***

## Gift​Card​Update​Payload returns

* gift​Card

  [Gift​Card](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/GiftCard)

  The updated gift card.

* user​Errors

  [\[User​Error!\]!](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/UserError)

  non-null

  The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

***

## Examples

* ### Update a gift card's customer

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
    giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
      giftCard {
        id
        customer {
          id
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
    "input": {
      "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
    }
  }
  ```

  #### 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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) { giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) { userErrors { message field } giftCard { id customer { id } } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
      "input": {
        "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
      giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
        giftCard {
          id
          customer {
            id
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
          "input": {
              "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
          }
      },
    },
    );
    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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
      giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
        giftCard {
          id
          customer {
            id
          }
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
    "input": {
      "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
    }
  }

  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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
        giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
          userErrors {
            message
            field
          }
          giftCard {
            id
            customer {
              id
            }
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
          "input": {
              "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "giftCardUpdate": {
      "userErrors": [],
      "giftCard": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
        "customer": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Update a gift card's expiration date so that it will never expire

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
    giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
      giftCard {
        id
        expiresOn
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/746346263",
    "input": {
      "expiresOn": null
    }
  }
  ```

  #### 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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) { giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) { userErrors { message field } giftCard { id expiresOn } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/746346263",
      "input": {
        "expiresOn": null
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
      giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
        giftCard {
          id
          expiresOn
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/746346263",
          "input": {
              "expiresOn": null
          }
      },
    },
    );
    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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
      giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
        giftCard {
          id
          expiresOn
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/746346263",
    "input": {
      "expiresOn": null
    }
  }

  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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
        giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
          userErrors {
            message
            field
          }
          giftCard {
            id
            expiresOn
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/746346263",
          "input": {
              "expiresOn": null
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "giftCardUpdate": {
      "userErrors": [],
      "giftCard": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/746346263",
        "expiresOn": null
      }
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Update a gift card's recipient

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
    giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
      giftCard {
        id
        recipientAttributes {
          recipient {
            id
          }
          message
          preferredName
          sendNotificationAt
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
    "input": {
      "recipientAttributes": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560",
        "message": "Happy Birthday!",
        "preferredName": "Dad",
        "sendNotificationAt": "2024-10-01T11:00:00Z"
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### 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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) { giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) { giftCard { id recipientAttributes { recipient { id } message preferredName sendNotificationAt } } userErrors { message field } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
      "input": {
        "recipientAttributes": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560",
          "message": "Happy Birthday!",
          "preferredName": "Dad",
          "sendNotificationAt": "2024-10-01T11:00:00Z"
        }
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
      giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
        giftCard {
          id
          recipientAttributes {
            recipient {
              id
            }
            message
            preferredName
            sendNotificationAt
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
          "input": {
              "recipientAttributes": {
                  "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560",
                  "message": "Happy Birthday!",
                  "preferredName": "Dad",
                  "sendNotificationAt": "2024-10-01T11:00:00Z"
              }
          }
      },
    },
    );
    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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
      giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
        giftCard {
          id
          recipientAttributes {
            recipient {
              id
            }
            message
            preferredName
            sendNotificationAt
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
    "input": {
      "recipientAttributes": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560",
        "message": "Happy Birthday!",
        "preferredName": "Dad",
        "sendNotificationAt": "2024-10-01T11:00:00Z"
      }
    }
  }

  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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
        giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
          giftCard {
            id
            recipientAttributes {
              recipient {
                id
              }
              message
              preferredName
              sendNotificationAt
            }
          }
          userErrors {
            message
            field
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
          "input": {
              "recipientAttributes": {
                  "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560",
                  "message": "Happy Birthday!",
                  "preferredName": "Dad",
                  "sendNotificationAt": "2024-10-01T11:00:00Z"
              }
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "giftCardUpdate": {
      "giftCard": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
        "recipientAttributes": {
          "recipient": {
            "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
          },
          "message": "Happy Birthday!",
          "preferredName": "Dad",
          "sendNotificationAt": "2024-10-01T11:00:00Z"
        }
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Update an existing gift card

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  mutation GiftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
    giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
      giftCard {
        id
        note
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
    "input": {
      "note": "A note."
    }
  }
  ```

  #### 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 GiftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) { giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) { giftCard { id note } userErrors { message field } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
      "input": {
        "note": "A note."
      }
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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 GiftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
      giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
        giftCard {
          id
          note
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
          "input": {
              "note": "A note."
          }
      },
    },
    );
    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 GiftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
      giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
        giftCard {
          id
          note
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
    "input": {
      "note": "A note."
    }
  }

  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 GiftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
        giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
          giftCard {
            id
            note
          }
          userErrors {
            message
            field
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
          "input": {
              "note": "A note."
          }
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "giftCardUpdate": {
      "giftCard": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
        "note": "A note."
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
  ```

* ### giftCardUpdate reference

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=mutation%20giftCardUpdate\(%24id%3A%20ID!%2C%20%24input%3A%20GiftCardUpdateInput!\)%20%7B%0A%20%20giftCardUpdate\(id%3A%20%24id%2C%20input%3A%20%24input\)%20%7B%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%7D%0A%20%20%20%20giftCard%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20customer%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20id%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%7D%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%2F63396415%22%2C%0A%20%20%22input%22%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%22customerId%22%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FCustomer%2F331283560%22%0A%20%20%7D%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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
    giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
      giftCard {
        id
        customer {
          id
        }
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
        "input": {
            "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
        }
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
mutation giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
  giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
    userErrors {
      message
      field
    }
    giftCard {
      id
      customer {
        id
      }
    }
  }
}
```

##### 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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) { giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) { userErrors { message field } giftCard { id customer { id } } } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
    "input": {
      "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
    }
  }
}'
```

##### 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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
    giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
      giftCard {
        id
        customer {
          id
        }
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
        "input": {
            "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
        }
    },
  },
  );
  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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
      giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
        userErrors {
          message
          field
        }
        giftCard {
          id
          customer {
            id
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
        "input": {
            "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
        }
    },
  },
});
```

##### 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 giftCardUpdate($id: ID!, $input: GiftCardUpdateInput!) {
    giftCardUpdate(id: $id, input: $input) {
      userErrors {
        message
        field
      }
      giftCard {
        id
        customer {
          id
        }
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
  "input": {
    "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
  }
}

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

## Input variables

JSON

```json
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
  "input": {
    "customerId": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
  }
}
```

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "giftCardUpdate": {
    "userErrors": [],
    "giftCard": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/63396415",
      "customer": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/331283560"
      }
    }
  }
}
```