Gifty API.

Welcome to the Gifty API documentation. This documentation provides you with all the necessary information to communicate with our API. If you want to use our API you must register your application via the Gifty dashboard.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out. You can contact us via our contact page.

Introduction

The following section describes generic usage information on the Gifty API.

Authentication

Send the provided token as a header with your requests. You can create an API token on the developer's page in your dashboard.

Authorization: Bearer REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_PRIVATE_TOKEN

Error Handling

If there are validation issues or other unexpected events, an error will be thrown in the format shown below. Along with the request, a corresponding HTTP header is sent.

Code	Meaning
2XX	Successful request.
4XX	The request is invalid. For example, because the requested resource does not exist. These errors are expected and should be gracefully processed.
5XX	Ouch. Most likely, something went wrong on our end. We received a notification, but please get in touch with us with additional information about the issue.

Response

          {
  "message": "The transaction tr_kOWB2x0QVvE8GYn6GX7p1oL9 has been captured or released already.",
  "errors": [
    {
      "id": "9fb1f6880a844a72b7fbd9bb5ee10d87",
      "status": "422",
      "type": "giftcard_transaction_error",
      "title": "Giftcard transaction error",
      "detail": "The transaction tr_kOWB2x0QVvE8GYn6GX7p1oL9 has been captured or released already."
    }
  ]
}

Localization

The API's validation error messages are available in both English and Dutch. The default language used is English. If you want Dutch validation errors, send the header below with your request.

Accept-Language: nl

Rate Limiting

The API is limited to 120 requests per minute. If you exceed this limit, access to the API will be temporarily disabled. Please get in touch with us if you think this limit does not meet your requirements.

Pagination

For all responses that can return multiple objects, cursor pagination is available. You can send the cursor_before parameter to navigate through the pages on these requests. Use the limit parameter to set the number of results per page. You can use the ID of objects as the cursor.

If you need to become more familiar with cursor pagination, it might confuse you first. Cursor pagination is more efficient and predictable than offset pagination. Let's take a look at the example below. We paginate through the list of four locations, show two results per page and do not pass a cursor. So we see the two most recent results.

Now we want to navigate to the following result set to see location 2 and location 1. We pass the last known cursor lc_tOWRgGnbJs0pey3MfHPWjuge to parameter cursor_before.

Cursor pagination example

Currencies

While processing transactions on a gift card, you should provide the currency code of the gift card in the ISO 4217 format. The currencies listed in the table below are supported.

Code	Currency
EUR	Euro

Gift Cards

In most use cases, gift cards are the most important objects using the Gifty API. Gift cards represent a monetary value. You activate the card and add a balance by issuing a gift card (credit). Later, redeeming a gift card reduces the balance (debit).

The Gift Card object

Attribute	Type	Description
id	`string`	Unique identifier for the card.
balance	`integer`	The current balance of the card, in cents. A negative balance is not possible.
currency	`string`	ISO 4217 code of the currency. All transactions on this card are required to be made in the same currency.
promotional	`boolean`	True if the card is marked as promotional.
is_redeemable	`boolean`	Indicates if a new redeem transaction can be made on the card. This attribute is `false` if there is no balance left or if the card is expired.
is_issuable	`boolean`	Indicates if a new issue transaction can be made on the card. This attribute is `false` if there are transactions made on this card already.
is_extendable	`boolean`	Indicates if an expired gift card can be re-activated. This attribute is `false` if the gift card has not expired or if re-activation is not allowed.
expires_at	`string` or `null`	ISO 8601 time of expiration or null if the gift card won't expire.
created_at	`string`	ISO 8601 time of creation.
package	`string` or `null`	The corresponding package ID.
transactions		All corresponding transactions made on the card.
images		URLs to images that visualize the card.

GET Retrieve Gift Card

https://api.gifty.nl/v1/giftcards/:giftcard

The Gift Card object can be retrieved by providing the gift card code.

Request

          
                          GET /v1/giftcards/AAAABBBBCCCCDDDD HTTP/1.1
              Host: api.gifty.nl
              Accept: application/json

Response

          {
  "data": {
    "id": "gc_e7V83D5N6An7OgnPJgKlqoyz",
    "balance": 4000,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "promotional": false,
    "is_redeemable": true,
    "is_issuable": false,
    "is_extendable": false,
    "expires_at": "2027-09-15T12:42:42+00:00",
    "created_at": "2022-09-15T12:41:31+00:00",
    "transactions": [ ...TransactionObject ],
    "images": [
        {
            "type": "FRONT_SMALL",
            "url": "https://dashboard.gifty.nl/storage/images/preview/co_AywKZBJOaXn2oWvY47xk5LVp/small.png"
        }
    ]
  }
}

Path Parameters

giftcard
string
required

The code of the card, 16 characters long. Do not send hyphens (-), spaces or other special characters in the request.

POST Redeem Gift Card

https://api.gifty.nl/v1/giftcards/:giftcard/redeem

To debit a gift card, a redeem transaction should be made. The 'Transaction' object is returned after a successful transaction.

Request

          
            POST /v1/giftcards/AAAABBBBCCCCDDDD/redeem HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gifty.nl
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "amount": 1250,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "capture": false
}

Response

          {
  "data": {
    "id": "tr_kOWB2x0QVvE8GYn6GX7p1oL9",
    "amount": -1250,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "status": "pending",
    "type": "redeem",
    "description": "Redeem amount of '€ 12,50'",
    "is_capturable": true,
    "captured_at": null,
    "created_at": "2019-01-06T19:10:49+00:00",
    "giftcard": ...GiftCardObject
  }
}

Path Parameters

giftcard
string
required

The code of the card, 16 characters long. Do not send hyphens (-) in the request.

Request Body

amount
int
required

Amount of the transaction. Should be a positive integer in cents. For example, 1000 means a debit transaction of 10,00.

currency
string
required

ISO 4217 code of the currency.

capture
boolean
required

If true, the transaction will be captured immediately and can't be cancelled. When a separate payment needs to be made this should be false so the transaction can be captured or cancelled later.

POST Issue Gift Card

https://api.gifty.nl/v1/giftcards/:giftcard/issue

To credit a gift card, an issue transaction should be made. Issuing a gift card is only possible once, and issue transactions are always captured immediately. The 'Transaction' object is returned after a successful transaction.

Request

          
            POST /v1/giftcards/AAAABBBBCCCCDDDD/issue HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gifty.nl
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "amount": 1250,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "promotional": false
}

Response

          {
  "data": {
    "id": "tr_K5Op3zGP4dePxMmyVa9gkXL8",
    "amount": 1250,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "status": "success",
    "type": "issue",
    "description": "Issue amount of '€ 12,50'",
    "is_capturable": false,
    "captured_at": "2019-01-08T11:43:44+00:00",
    "created_at": "2019-01-08T11:43:44+00:00",
    "giftcard": ...GiftCardObject
  }
}

Path Parameters

giftcard
string
required

The code of the card, 16 characters long. Do not send hyphens (-) in the request.

Request Body

amount
int
required

Amount of the transaction. Should be a positive integer in cents. For example, 1000 means a credit transaction of 10,00.

currency
string
required

ISO 4217 code of the currency.

promotional
boolean
optional

Marks the card as promotional, so it can be excluded from financial reports. Defaults to false.

POST Extend Gift Card

https://api.gifty.nl/v1/giftcards/:giftcard/extend

To extend the validity of a gift card after it has expired, an extend transaction should be made. The 'Transaction' object is returned after a successful transaction.

Request

          
            POST /v1/giftcards/AAAABBBBCCCCDDDD/extend HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gifty.nl
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "expires_at": "2023-04-30T16:36:49+00:00"
}

Response

          {
  "data": {
    "id": "tr_kOWB2x0QVvE8GYn6GX7p1oL9",
    "amount": -1250,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "status": "success",
    "type": "reverse_expire",
    "description": "Reverse expire with amount of '€ 12,50'",
    "is_capturable": true,
    "captured_at": "2023-02-23T14:16:32+00:00",
    "created_at": "2023-02-23T14:16:32+00:00",
    "giftcard": ...GiftCardObject
  }
}

Path Parameters

giftcard
string
required

The code of the card, 16 characters long. Do not send hyphens (-) in the request.

Request Body

expires_at
string
required

ISO 8601 time of expiration. Should be in the future.

Transactions

By issuing a gift card (credit) or redeeming a gift card (debit), a Transaction object represents the change.

The Transaction object

Attribute	Type	Description
id	`string`	Unique identifier for the transaction.
amount	`integer`	The amount that has been applied on the gift card during this transaction. Negative values (-1000) indicate a debit transaction. Positive values (1000) indicate a credit transaction.
currency	`string`	ISO 4217 code of the currency. Should always be the same as the corresponding gift card.
status	`string`	The status of the transaction. Can be one of: success, pending or cancelled.
type	`string`	Indicates the reason for the transaction. Can be one of: issue, top_up, redeem, release, refund, block, expire, reverse_issue, reverse_top_up, reverse_redeem or reverse_expire.
description	`string`	Provides more information about the transaction.
is_capturable	`boolean`	Indicates if a capture can be made on the transaction. This attribute is false if the transaction is captured or cancelled already.
captured_at	`string` or `null`	ISO 8601 time of capturing. As long as this value is null the transaction can be cancelled.
created_at	`string`	ISO 8601 time of creation.
giftcard		The corresponding gift card of the transaction.

GET List All Transactions

https://api.gifty.nl/v1/transactions

This call returns all Transaction objects. The most recent transactions are shown first.

Request

          
                            GET /v1/transactions?limit=10 HTTP/1.1
                Host: api.gifty.nl
                Accept: application/json

Response

          {
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "tr_W2pJPRYZO0njkQvMrN4zwKqy",
      "amount": 4000,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "status": "success",
      "type": "issue",
      "description": "Issue amount of '€ 40,00'",
      "is_capturable": false,
      "captured_at": "2021-11-10T23:32:12+00:00",
      "created_at": "2021-11-10T23:32:12+00:00",
      "giftcard": ...GiftCardObject
    },
    {...}
  ]
}

Query Parameters

giftcard
string
optional

Only return transactions for this gift card ID.

limit
integer
optional

The number of results to show. Defaults to 10 and should be between 1 and 100.

cursor_before
string
optional

Pagination cursor ID. See the pagination section for usage instructions.

GET Retrieve Transaction

https://api.gifty.nl/v1/transactions/:transaction

The Transaction object can be retrieved by providing the transaction identifier.

Request

          
                            GET /v1/transactions/tr_ABCDEFGHIJK HTTP/1.1
                Host: api.gifty.nl
                Accept: application/json

Response

          {
  "data": {
    "id": "tr_ABCDEFGHIJK",
    "amount": 4000,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "status": "success",
    "type": "issue",
    "description": "Issue amount of '€ 40,00'",
    "is_capturable": false,
    "captured_at": "2018-11-03T12:41:41+00:00",
    "created_at": "2018-11-03T12:41:41+00:00",
    "giftcard": ...GiftCardObject
  }
}

Path Parameters

transaction
string
required

The ID of the transaction.

POST Capture Transaction

https://api.gifty.nl/v1/transactions/:transaction/capture

After the entire payment process has been completed and verified, the gift card transaction should be 'captured'. That makes the transaction final.

Request

          
                            POST /v1/transactions/tr_ABCDEFGHIJK/capture HTTP/1.1
                Host: api.gifty.nl
                Accept: application/json
                Content-Type: application/json

Response

          {
  "data": {
    "id": "tr_ABCDEFGHIJK",
    "amount": -1250,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "status": "success",
    "type": "redeem",
    "description": "Redeem amount of '€ 12,50'",
    "is_capturable": false,
    "captured_at": "2019-01-06T19:41:31+00:00",
    "created_at": "2019-01-06T19:10:49+00:00",
    "giftcard": ...GiftCardObject
  }
}

Path Parameters

transaction
string
required

The ID of the transaction.

DELETE Release Transaction

https://api.gifty.nl/v1/transactions/:transaction

If the payment process ends unsuccessfully, for example, because the customer cancelled the payment, the transaction should be 'released'. The transaction is reverted and funds restored. The return is a 'release' transaction.

Request

          
                            DELETE /v1/transactions/tr_ABCDEFGHIJK HTTP/1.1
                Host: api.gifty.nl
                Accept: application/json
                Content-Type: application/json

Response

          {
  "data": {
    "id": "tr_ABCDEFGHIJK",
    "amount": 1250,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "status": "success",
    "type": "release",
    "description": "Release amount of '€ 12,50' for cancellation of 'tr_ABCDEFGHIJK'",
    "is_capturable": false,
    "captured_at": "2019-01-06T19:49:05+00:00",
    "created_at": "2019-01-06T19:49:05+00:00",
    "giftcard": ...GiftCardObject
  }
}

Path Parameters

transaction
string
required

The ID of the transaction.

POST Refund Transaction

https://api.gifty.nl/v1/transactions/:transaction/refund

Refund a completed (captured) transaction. This creates a reversal transaction that compensates the original transaction. Supports both full and partial refunds. The 'Transaction' object is returned after a successful refund with the "type" field set to "reverse_redeem", "reverse_issue" or "reverse_top_up" depending on the refunded transaction type.

Request

          
            POST /v1/transactions/tr_ABCDEFGHIJK/refund HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gifty.nl
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "amount": 1250,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "reason": "CUSTOMER_REQUEST",
  "reason_description": "Customer returned one item from the order",
}

Response

          {
  "data": {
    "id": "tr_ABCDEFGHIJK",
    "amount": 1250,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "status": "success",
    "type": "reverse_redeem",
    "description": "Reversal of redeem transaction tr_ABCDEFGHIJK",
    "is_capturable": false,
    "captured_at": "2025-06-15T10:30:45+00:00",
    "created_at": "2025-06-15T10:30:45+00:00",
    "refund_details": {
      "original_transaction": "tr_ABCDEFGHIJK",
      "reason": "CUSTOMER_REQUEST",
      "reason_description": "Customer returned one item from the order",
    },
    "giftcard": ...GiftCardObject
  }
}

Path Parameters

transaction
string
required

The ID of the transaction to refund.

Request Body

amount
integer
optional

Amount to refund. Should be a positive integer in cents. For example, 1250 means €12,50. Must not exceed the remaining refundable amount of the original transaction. If omitted, the full transaction amount will be refunded.

currency
string
required

ISO 4217 code of the currency. Required when amount is provided.

reason
string
required

Standardized reason code. Valid values:

CUSTOMER_REQUEST
OPERATOR_ERROR
BOOKING_CANCELLED
SYSTEM_ERROR
OTHER

reason_description
string
optional

Additional details about the refund reason. Maximum 1000 characters.

Locations

Companies with multiple store locations can specify the employee's location when performing gift card actions. By doing this, preciser administration views are available in the dashboard. Set the location of the user by passing the ID with your API requests as header.

X-Gifty-Location: REPLACE_WITH_LOCATION_ID

The Location object

Attribute	Type	Description
id	`string`	Unique identifier for the transaction.
street	`string`	Address street.
house_number	`string`	Address house number.
addition	`string` or `null`	Address house number addition.
postal_code	`string`	Address postal code.
city	`string`	Address city.
country_code	`string`	Address country code in two-letter format.

GET List All Locations

https://api.gifty.nl/v1/locations

This call returns all Location objects.

Request

          
                            GET /v1/locations?limit=10 HTTP/1.1
                Host: api.gifty.nl
                Accept: application/json

Response

          {
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "lc_RVyje31w8pmKwwmqlZW096M7",
      "street": "Floridalaan",
      "house_number": "8 bis",
      "addition": null,
      "postal_code": "3404WV",
      "city": "IJsselstein",
      "country_code": "NL"
    },
    {...}
  ]
}

Query Parameters

limit
integer
optional

The number of results to show. Defaults to 10 and should be between 1 and 100.

cursor_before
string
optional

Pagination cursor ID. See the pagination section for usage instructions.

Packages

It is possible to sell gift cards with a package value instead of a monetary amount. Each package still represents a monetary value, but it is up to the gift card brand to show this to the customer. Using this API endpoint, you can get the available packages to integrate with your booking platform or webshop.

The Package object

Attribute	Type	Description
id	`string`	Unique identifier for the package.
title	`string`	Title of the package.
description	`string`	Description of the package.
amount	`integer`	The amount this package represents in cents.
amount_visible	`boolean`	Indicates if the amount is displayed on the gift card.
currency	`string`	ISO 4217 code of the currency.
active	`boolean`	Indicates if the package is available for purchase.

GET List All Packages

https://api.gifty.nl/v1/packages

This call returns all Package objects.

Request

          
                            GET /v1/packages?limit=10 HTTP/1.1
                Host: api.gifty.nl
                Accept: application/json

Response

          {
  "data": [
    {
        "id": "gp_rB4kAgGwOzdaQ5dMxN09q62y",
        "title": "Tapasmenu voor 2",
        "description": "Geef een heerlijk verzorgde avond cadeau met ons tapasmenu voor 2.",
        "amount": 4250,
        "amount_visible": true,
        "currency": "EUR",
        "active": true
    },
    {...}
  ]
}

Query Parameters

limit
integer
optional

The number of results to show. Defaults to 10 and should be between 1 and 100.

cursor_before
string
optional

Pagination cursor ID. See the pagination section for usage instructions.

GET Retrieve Package

https://api.gifty.nl/v1/packages/:package

The Package object can be retrieved by providing the package ID.

Request

          
                          GET /v1/packages/gp_ABCDABCDABCD HTTP/1.1
              Host: api.gifty.nl
              Accept: application/json

Response

          {
  "data": {
      "id": "gp_rB4kAgGwOzdaQ5dMxN09q62y",
      "title": "Tapasmenu voor 2",
      "description": "Geef een heerlijk verzorgde avond cadeau met ons tapasmenu voor 2.",
      "amount": 4250,
      "amount_visible": true,
      "currency": "EUR",
      "active": true
  }
}

Path Parameters

package
string
required

The ID of the package.