Update a gift card

How to update an existing gift card via API

To update an existing gift card, send a PATCH request to the /api/gift_cards/:id endpoint, where id is the ID of the resource that you want to update.

Here below the list of all the possible arguments that you can pass with the request body.

Request

PATCH https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/:id

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
id	string	Required
attributes.currency_code	string	Optional
attributes.balance_cents	integer	Optional
attributes.balance_max_cents	integer	Optional
attributes.single_use	boolean	Optional
attributes.rechargeable	boolean	Optional
attributes.distribute_discount	boolean	Optional
attributes.image_url	string	Optional
attributes.expires_at	datetime	Optional
attributes.recipient_email	string	Optional
attributes._purchase	boolean	Optional
attributes._activate	boolean	Optional
attributes._deactivate	boolean	Optional
attributes._balance_change_cents	integer	Optional
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional
relationships.market	object	Optional
relationships.gift_card_recipient	object	Optional
relationships.tags	array	Optional

Example

Request

The following request updates the gift card identified by the ID "xYZkjABcde":

curl -g -X PATCH \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "gift_cards",
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "attributes": {
      "balance_max_cents": 100000
    },
    "relationships": {
      "market": {
        "data": {
          "type": "markets",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'

Response

On success, the API responds with a 200 OK status code, returning the updated resource object:

{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "gift_cards",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "status": "draft",
      "code": "32db311a-75d9-4c17-9e34-2be220137ad6",
      "currency_code": "EUR",
      "initial_balance_cents": 15000,
      "initial_balance_float": 150.0,
      "formatted_initial_balance": "€150,00",
      "balance_cents": 15000,
      "balance_float": 150.0,
      "formatted_balance": "€150,00",
      "balance_max_cents": 100000,
      "balance_max_float": 1000.0,
      "formatted_balance_max": "€1000,00",
      "balance_log": [
        {
          "datetime": "2019-12-23T12:00:00.000Z",
          "balance_change_cents": -10000
        },
        {
          "datetime": "2020-02-01T12:00:00.000Z",
          "balance_change_cents": 5000
        }
      ],
      "usage_log": {
        "eNoKkhmbNp": [
          {
            "action": "use",
            "amount_cents": -1000,
            "balance_cents": 4000,
            "order_number": "11111",
            "datetime": "2020-02-01T12:00:00.000Z"
          }
        ]
      },
      "single_use": false,
      "rechargeable": true,
      "distribute_discount": true,
      "image_url": "https://img.yourdomain.com/gift_cards/32db311a.png",
      "expires_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "recipient_email": "[e-mail]",
      "created_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "reference": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE",
      "reference_origin": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE-ORIGIN",
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "bar"
      }
    },
    "relationships": {
      "market": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde/relationships/market",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde/market"
        }
      },
      "gift_card_recipient": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde/relationships/gift_card_recipient",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde/gift_card_recipient"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde/attachments"
        }
      },
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde/events"
        }
      },
      "tags": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde/relationships/tags",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde/tags"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards/xYZkjABcde/versions"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}