Is it possible to use gift card API in shopify Basic or Grow plan.

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Topic summary

Gift Card API Access:

The Gift Card API is exclusive to Shopify Plus and cannot be accessed on Shopify Basic, Grow, or Advanced plans. While these lower-tier plans allow manual gift card issuance through the admin panel, they do not support programmatic creation or management via API.

Alternative Solutions for Non-Plus Plans:

Merchants on Shopify Grow can use third-party apps to manage and sell gift cards without needing Plus:

  • Rise.ai
  • Gift Card Hero
  • Govalo
  • 99minds Gift Card & Loyalty

Upgrade Path:

For businesses requiring automated gift card workflows or advanced API-based customization, upgrading to Shopify Plus is the only option.

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Hi All,

Can anyone clarify me for gift card API. We are using Shopify Grow pan for our online store. So is it possible to use gift card API or not.. Because some doc mentioned we need use shopify plus plan for using gift card API. Please clarify me if anyone knows about it. Thanks in advance.

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You’re right to check on this because Shopify has very clear restrictions around the Gift Card API.

If you’re on Shopify Grow (or any non-Plus plan), the Gift Card API is not accessible, even though gift cards as a product are available in your store for manual use.

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Hi Aravinthemb,

Just to clarify. You don’t need the Gift Card API (which is only for Shopify Plus) to offer gift cards. Since you’re on the Shopify Grow plan, you can still use apps to manage and sell gift cards easily.

A few good options:

These apps work great and don’t require Plus. Let me know if you need help setting one up!

Thanks
Noel N.

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@tapan_sain Thanks for the update.

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Richard from 99minds Gift Card & Loyalty here!

The confusion around the Shopify Gift Card API is quite common, so you’re not alone. Here’s the clear picture: the ability to use the Gift Card API is exclusive to Shopify Plus. While gift cards as a product feature are available on the Shopify Basic, Shopify, and Advanced plans, the API access to programmatically create, update, or manage gift cards is restricted to Shopify Plus merchants only. That means on the Grow plan (or any non-Plus plan), you can manually issue and manage gift cards through the admin panel, but you won’t be able to integrate or automate gift card functionality using the API. If your business needs automated gift card workflows or advanced customization via API, upgrading to Shopify Plus is the only route Shopify currently allows.