---
title: giftCard - GraphQL Admin
description: Returns a gift card resource by ID.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/giftCard?example=retrieves-a-single-gift-card
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/giftCard.md?example=retrieves-a-single-gift-card
---

# gift​Card

query

Requires `read_gift_cards` access scope.

Returns a gift card resource by ID.

## Arguments

* id

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

  required

  The ID of the GiftCard to return.

***

## Possible returns

* Gift​Card

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

  Represents an issued gift card.

***

## Examples

* ### Receive a list of all Gift Card Adjustments

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query GiftCardTransactionList($id: ID!, $firstTransactions: Int) {
    giftCard(id: $id) {
      id
      balance {
        amount
        currencyCode
      }
      transactions(first: $firstTransactions) {
        nodes {
          amount {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### Variables

  ```json
  {
    "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674",
    "firstTransactions": 5
  }
  ```

  #### 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": "query GiftCardTransactionList($id: ID!, $firstTransactions: Int) { giftCard(id: $id) { id balance { amount currencyCode } transactions(first: $firstTransactions) { nodes { amount { amount currencyCode } } } } }",
   "variables": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674",
      "firstTransactions": 5
    }
  }'
  ```

  #### 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
    query GiftCardTransactionList($id: ID!, $firstTransactions: Int) {
      giftCard(id: $id) {
        id
        balance {
          amount
          currencyCode
        }
        transactions(first: $firstTransactions) {
          nodes {
            amount {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }`,
    {
      variables: {
          "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674",
          "firstTransactions": 5
      },
    },
    );
    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
    query GiftCardTransactionList($id: ID!, $firstTransactions: Int) {
      giftCard(id: $id) {
        id
        balance {
          amount
          currencyCode
        }
        transactions(first: $firstTransactions) {
          nodes {
            amount {
              amount
              currencyCode
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

  variables = {
    "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674",
    "firstTransactions": 5
  }

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

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: {
      "query": `query GiftCardTransactionList($id: ID!, $firstTransactions: Int) {
        giftCard(id: $id) {
          id
          balance {
            amount
            currencyCode
          }
          transactions(first: $firstTransactions) {
            nodes {
              amount {
                amount
                currencyCode
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }`,
      "variables": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674",
          "firstTransactions": 5
      },
    },
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "giftCard": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674",
      "balance": {
        "amount": "25.0",
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      },
      "transactions": {
        "nodes": []
      }
    }
  }
  ```

* ### Retrieves a single gift card

  #### Description

  The following query takes a gift card ID, and returns the balance of the gift card.

  #### Query

  ```graphql
  query {
    giftCard(id: "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674") {
      balance {
        amount
        currencyCode
      }
    }
  }
  ```

  #### 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": "query { giftCard(id: \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\") { balance { amount currencyCode } } }"
  }'
  ```

  #### 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
    query {
      giftCard(id: "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674") {
        balance {
          amount
          currencyCode
        }
      }
    }`,
    );
    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
    query {
      giftCard(id: "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674") {
        balance {
          amount
          currencyCode
        }
      }
    }
  QUERY

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

  #### Node.js

  ```javascript
  const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
  const data = await client.query({
    data: `query {
      giftCard(id: "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674") {
        balance {
          amount
          currencyCode
        }
      }
    }`,
  });
  ```

  #### Response

  ```json
  {
    "giftCard": {
      "balance": {
        "amount": "25.0",
        "currencyCode": "USD"
      }
    }
  }
  ```

[Open in GraphiQL](http://localhost:3457/graphiql?query=query%20%7B%0A%20%20giftCard\(id%3A%20%22gid%3A%2F%2Fshopify%2FGiftCard%2F411106674%22\)%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20balance%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20amount%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20currencyCode%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%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
  query {
    giftCard(id: "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674") {
      balance {
        amount
        currencyCode
      }
    }
  }`,
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### GQL

```
query {
  giftCard(id: "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674") {
    balance {
      amount
      currencyCode
    }
  }
}
```

##### 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": "query { giftCard(id: \"gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674\") { balance { amount currencyCode } } }"
}'
```

##### React Router

```
import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  query {
    giftCard(id: "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674") {
      balance {
        amount
        currencyCode
      }
    }
  }`,
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}
```

##### Node.js

```
const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: `query {
    giftCard(id: "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674") {
      balance {
        amount
        currencyCode
      }
    }
  }`,
});
```

##### 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
  query {
    giftCard(id: "gid://shopify/GiftCard/411106674") {
      balance {
        amount
        currencyCode
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

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

## Response

JSON

```json
{
  "giftCard": {
    "balance": {
      "amount": "25.0",
      "currencyCode": "USD"
    }
  }
}
```