Create a gift card

How to create a gift card via API

To create a new gift card, send a POST request to the /api/gift_cards endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.

Request

POST https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
attributes.code	string	Optional
attributes.currency_code	string	Required, unless inherited by market
attributes.balance_cents	integer	Required
attributes.balance_max_cents	string	Optional
attributes.single_use	boolean	Optional, default is 'false'
attributes.rechargeable	boolean	Optional, default is 'true'
attributes.distribute_discount	boolean	Optional, default is 'true'
attributes.image_url	string	Optional
attributes.expires_at	datetime	Optional, default is 'null'
attributes.recipient_email	string	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 creates a new gift card:

curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/gift_cards' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "gift_cards",
    "attributes": {
      "currency_code": "EUR",
      "balance_cents": 15000
    }
  }
}'

Response

On success, the API responds with a 201 Created status code, returning the created 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": [
        {
          "date": "2019-12-23T12:00:00.000Z",
          "amount_cents": -10000
        },
        {
          "date": "2020-02-01T12:00:00.000Z",
          "amount_cents": 5000
        }
      ],
      "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"
    }
  }
}