Gift Cards: Redeem Gift Cards While Collecting Calendar Payments

Modified on Tue, 11 Aug at 12:22 AM

What’s New?
Businesses can now redeem a customer’s Gift Card while collecting payments directly from an appointment — across 
Meetings, Services, and Rentals
calendars.
Previously, Gift Cards could only be redeemed by customers through customer-facing checkout flows. With this update, businesses can apply a customer’s available Gift Card balance when collecting a payment on their behalf, including when charging a saved card or adding a new card.
This brings Gift Card redemption to 
offline/off-session Calendar payment flows
, creating a consistent redemption experience regardless of who initiates the payment.
How Does It Work?
To redeem a Gift Card for an appointment:
  1. Open the 
    Appointment
    .
  2. Navigate to the 
    Payments
     tab.
  3. Click 
    Collect Payment
    .
  4. Select 
    Charge a Card
    .
  5. Choose 
    Redeem a Gift Card
     and apply the customer’s available balance.
The Gift Card balance is applied before any remaining amount is charged to the customer’s saved payment method.
Consistent Gift Card Redemption
Gift Cards now behave the same way whether the customer or the business initiates the payment:
  • Full balance available:
     If the Gift Card covers the entire payment, no additional payment method is charged.
  • Partial balance available:
     The Gift Card is redeemed first, and the remaining amount is automatically charged to the customer’s saved payment method.
  • Invalid or unavailable balance:
     Clear validation messages are shown for invalid, expired, or zero-balance Gift Cards.
This means businesses can confidently accept Gift Cards regardless of who is initiating the transaction.
Better Payment Visibility
Whenever a Gift Card is redeemed:
  • Transaction Details
     clearly show the amount redeemed using the Gift Card.
  • For 
    split payments
    , the Gift Card amount and the amount collected through the other payment method are displayed separately.
  • The associated 
    Gift Card Order
     is automatically updated with the remaining balance after every successful redemption.
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