Gift cards on Shopify POS overview
This page was printed on May 28, 2023. For the current version, visit https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/sell-in-person/shopify-pos/payment-management/gift-cards/gift-cards-overview.
Requirements
To sell and redeem digital gift cards with Shopify POS, you need to meet the following requirements:
- The gift card feature is activated in your Shopify admin.
- Gift cards are activated as a payment method in the Shopify POS app.
If you want to sell and redeem physical gift cards, then you also need to activate the issuing digital or physical gift cards setting in the Shopify POS app.
Physical gift cards
Physical gift cards are pre-made plastic cards with pre-assigned codes on them that you scan at the time of purchase.
You can choose your design and order customizable physical gift cards from the Shopify Hardware Store in supported countries.
Sales channels that support gift cards
Customers can redeem their gift cards on any of your sales channels that use Shopify's checkout:
- Online store
- Buy Button
- Facebook Shop
- Messenger
- Shopify POS