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Link customer to gift card

POST /v2/gift-cards/{gift_card_id}/link-customer

Links a customer to a gift card, which is also referred to as adding a card on file.

Permissions
GIFTCARDS_WRITE
Guide
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Path Parameters

Example code
Name Description
gift_card_id
string
Required

The ID of the gift card to be linked.

Request Body
Name Description
customer_id
string
Required

The ID of the customer to link to the gift card.

Min Length 1 Max Length 191

Response Fields
Name Description
errors
Error [ ]

Any errors that occurred during the request.
gift_card
GiftCard

The gift card with the ID of the linked customer listed in the customer_ids field.

Examples

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POST /v2/gift-cards/{gift_card_id}/link-customer
cURL
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curl https://connect.squareup.com/v2/gift-cards/gftc%3A71ea002277a34f8a945e284b04822edb/link-customer \
  -X POST \
  -H 'Square-Version: 2022-09-21' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "customer_id": "GKY0FZ3V717AH8Q2D821PNT2ZW"
  }'
Response JSON 
{
  "gift_card": {
    "id": "gftc:71ea002277a34f8a945e284b04822edb",
    "type": "DIGITAL",
    "gan_source": "SQUARE",
    "state": "ACTIVE",
    "balance_money": {
      "amount": 2500,
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    "gan": "7783320005440920",
    "created_at": "2021-03-25T05:13:01Z",
    "customer_ids": [
      "GKY0FZ3V717AH8Q2D821PNT2ZW"
    ]
  }
}