# giftCardDeactivate - admin - MUTATION
Version: 2025-01

## Description
Deactivate a gift card. A deactivated gift card cannot be used by a customer.
A deactivated gift card cannot be re-enabled.

### Access Scopes
`write_gift_cards` access scope.


## Arguments
* [id](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/scalars/ID): ID! - The ID of the gift card to deactivate.


## Returns
* [giftCard](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/objects/GiftCard): GiftCard The deactivated gift card.
* [userErrors](/docs/api/admin/2025-01/objects/GiftCardDeactivateUserError): GiftCardDeactivateUserError! The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.


## Examples
### Disables a 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\": \"mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) { giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) { giftCard { id deactivatedAt } userErrors { message field code } } }\",\n \"variables\": {\n    \"id\": \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\"\n  }\n}'\n"
Node example: "const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});\nconst data = await client.query({\n  data: {\n    \"query\": `mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) {\n      giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) {\n        giftCard {\n          id\n          deactivatedAt\n        }\n        userErrors {\n          message\n          field\n          code\n        }\n      }\n    }`,\n    \"variables\": {\n      \"id\": \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\"\n    },\n  },\n});\n"
Ruby example: "session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(\n  shop: \"your-development-store.myshopify.com\",\n  access_token: access_token\n)\nclient = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(\n  session: session\n)\n\nquery = <<~QUERY\n  mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) {\n    giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) {\n      giftCard {\n        id\n        deactivatedAt\n      }\n      userErrors {\n        message\n        field\n        code\n      }\n    }\n  }\nQUERY\n\nvariables = {\n  \"id\": \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\"\n}\n\nresponse = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)\n" 
Remix example: "const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);\n\nconst response = await admin.graphql(\n  `#graphql\n  mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) {\n    giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) {\n      giftCard {\n        id\n        deactivatedAt\n      }\n      userErrors {\n        message\n        field\n        code\n      }\n    }\n  }`,\n  {\n    variables: {\n      \"id\": \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\"\n    },\n  },\n);\n\nconst data = await response.json();\n"
Graphql query: "mutation giftCardDeactivate($id: ID!) {\n  giftCardDeactivate(id: $id) {\n    giftCard {\n      id\n      deactivatedAt\n    }\n    userErrors {\n      message\n      field\n      code\n    }\n  }\n}"
#### Graphql Input
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674"
}
#### Graphql Response
{
  "data": {
    "giftCardDeactivate": {
      "giftCard": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674",
        "deactivatedAt": "2024-11-05T15:35:29Z"
      },
      "userErrors": []
    }
  }
}