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giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient

mutation

Requires write_gift_cards access scope.

Sends a notification to the designated recipient of a gift card, delivering the gift card code and redemption instructions. The notification is delivered using the recipient's available contact method. Use this to deliver or re-deliver the gift card to the intended recipient.

Anchor to Arguments

Arguments

Anchor to idid •ID! required: The ID of the gift card to send.

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Anchor to GiftCardSendNotificationToRecipientPayload returnsGiftCardSendNotificationToRecipientPayload returns

Anchor to giftCardgiftCard •GiftCard: The gift card that was sent.
Anchor to userErrorsuserErrors •[GiftCardSendNotificationToRecipientUserError!]! non-null: The list of errors that occurred from executing the mutation.

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Examples

Send a notification to a gift card's recipient

Query

mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) {
  giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) {
    giftCard {
      id
      recipientAttributes {
        recipient {
          id
        }
      }
    }
    userErrors {
      message
      field
      code
    }
  }
}

Variables

{
  "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"
}

cURL

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2026-04/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) { giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) { giftCard { id recipientAttributes { recipient { id } } } userErrors { message field code } } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"
  }
}'

React Router

import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) {
    giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) {
      giftCard {
        id
        recipientAttributes {
          recipient {
            id
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
        code
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}

Ruby

session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
  shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
  access_token: access_token
)
client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
  session: session
)

query = <<~QUERY
  mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) {
    giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) {
      giftCard {
        id
        recipientAttributes {
          recipient {
            id
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
        code
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"
}

response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)

Node.js

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) {
      giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) {
        giftCard {
          id
          recipientAttributes {
            recipient {
              id
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
          code
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"
    },
  },
});

Shopify CLI

shopify app execute \
--query \
'mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) {
  giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) {
    giftCard {
      id
      recipientAttributes {
        recipient {
          id
        }
      }
    }
    userErrors {
      message
      field
      code
    }
  }
}' \
--variables \
'{
  "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"
}'

Direct API Access

const response = await fetch('shopify:admin/api/2026-04/graphql.json', {
  method: 'POST',
  body: JSON.stringify({
    query: `
      mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) {
        giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) {
          giftCard {
            id
            recipientAttributes {
              recipient {
                id
              }
            }
          }
          userErrors {
            message
            field
            code
          }
        }
      }
    `,
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"
    },
  }),
});

const { data } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Response

{
  "giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient": {
    "giftCard": {
      "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200",
      "recipientAttributes": {
        "recipient": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"
        }
      }
    },
    "userErrors": []
  }
}

giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient reference

Examples

Open in GraphiQL

import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {

const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);

const response = await admin.graphql(

`#graphql

mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) {

giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) {

giftCard {

recipientAttributes {

recipient {

}

userErrors {

message

field

code

}

}`,

{

variables: {

"id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"

);

const json = await response.json();

return json.data;

}

GQL

mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) {
  giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) {
    giftCard {
      id
      recipientAttributes {
        recipient {
          id
        }
      }
    }
    userErrors {
      message
      field
      code
    }
  }
}

cURL

curl -X POST \
https://your-development-store.myshopify.com/admin/api/2026-04/graphql.json \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'X-Shopify-Access-Token: {access_token}' \
-d '{
"query": "mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) { giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) { giftCard { id recipientAttributes { recipient { id } } } userErrors { message field code } } }",
 "variables": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"
  }
}'

React Router

import { authenticate } from "../shopify.server";

export const loader = async ({request}) => {
  const { admin } = await authenticate.admin(request);
  const response = await admin.graphql(
    `#graphql
  mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) {
    giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) {
      giftCard {
        id
        recipientAttributes {
          recipient {
            id
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
        code
      }
    }
  }`,
  {
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"
    },
  },
  );
  const json = await response.json();
  return json.data;
}

Node.js

const client = new shopify.clients.Graphql({session});
const data = await client.query({
  data: {
    "query": `mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) {
      giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) {
        giftCard {
          id
          recipientAttributes {
            recipient {
              id
            }
          }
        }
        userErrors {
          message
          field
          code
        }
      }
    }`,
    "variables": {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"
    },
  },
});

Ruby

session = ShopifyAPI::Auth::Session.new(
  shop: "your-development-store.myshopify.com",
  access_token: access_token
)
client = ShopifyAPI::Clients::Graphql::Admin.new(
  session: session
)

query = <<~QUERY
  mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) {
    giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) {
      giftCard {
        id
        recipientAttributes {
          recipient {
            id
          }
        }
      }
      userErrors {
        message
        field
        code
      }
    }
  }
QUERY

variables = {
  "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"
}

response = client.query(query: query, variables: variables)

Shopify CLI

shopify app execute \
--query \
'mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) {
  giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) {
    giftCard {
      id
      recipientAttributes {
        recipient {
          id
        }
      }
    }
    userErrors {
      message
      field
      code
    }
  }
}' \
--variables \
'{
  "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"
}'

Direct API Access

const response = await fetch('shopify:admin/api/2026-04/graphql.json', {
  method: 'POST',
  body: JSON.stringify({
    query: `
      mutation giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient($id: ID!) {
        giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient(id: $id) {
          giftCard {
            id
            recipientAttributes {
              recipient {
                id
              }
            }
          }
          userErrors {
            message
            field
            code
          }
        }
      }
    `,
    variables: {
        "id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"
    },
  }),
});

const { data } = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Input variables

JSON

{

"id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200"

}

Response

JSON

{

"giftCardSendNotificationToRecipient": {

"giftCard": {

"id": "gid://shopify/GiftCard/698360200",

"recipientAttributes": {

"recipient": {

"id": "gid://shopify/Customer/105906728"

}

"userErrors": []

}