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<Prerequisites items={[ { text: "Loyalty plugin installed", link: "!resources!/commerce-modules/loyalty#1-install-the-loyalty-plugin", }, ]} />

Gift cards are unique codes you issue directly to customers. Each gift card has a currency, an initial value, and an optional expiration date.

Customers can apply the gift card's code at checkout to deduct the gift card's balance from their order total.

<Note>

Gift cards are different from gift card products. A gift card is a code you issue directly. A gift card product is a storefront item that customers can purchase, which then generates a gift card for them. See the Gift Card Products guide to learn more.

</Note>

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Sections

• Manage Gift Cards