All things Shopify and commerce
On july 1 st there was a great announcement that giftcard API now was available on other plans than PLUS. However the page as now been removed and documentation is not updated. What is status ?
https://shopify.dev/changelog/gift-cards-api-now-widely-available
Any update? It is present in the API documentation indeed: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/2023-10/resources/gift-card
Currently responds with a 403, {"errors":"Access denied"}, read_gift_cards and write_gift_cards access scopes enabled
any updates on this?! i'm also still getting "access denied" as response in 2024 even though read_gift_cards and write_gift_cards access scopes enabled
I worked with Partner support to work this out for my scenario. There are 2 important things to know.
1) The storefront API is still only accessible to Plus merchants. The admin REST API is available to everyone.
2) The scopes 'read_gift_cards' and 'write_gift_cards' can be ticked when configuring the app... however ... Shopify support need to enable them to make them work. You will get a 403 Access Denied until they enable it for your app. There is also a separate API for adjusting the balance. If you need to do that you will also need that to be enabled. https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest/2024-04/resources/gift-card-adjustment - it is not easy to find in the documentation but it is easy enough to use.
Hope this helps someone in the future.
Greg
Hi @gkennedy
When you say "Shopify support need to enable them to make them work. ", do you mean we need to raise a request some where to use them in our apps?
Could you kindly tell how to enable them to use pls?
Learn how to build powerful custom workflows in Shopify Flow with expert guidance from ...
By Jacqui May 7, 2025Did You Know? May is named after Maia, the Roman goddess of growth and flourishing! ...
By JasonH May 2, 2025Discover opportunities to improve SEO with new guidance available from Shopify’s growth...
By Jacqui May 1, 2025