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Object

GiftCardActivityType

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Values

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ACTIVATE

Activated a gift card with a balance. When a gift card is activated, Square changes the gift card state from PENDING to ACTIVE. A gift card must be in the ACTIVE state to be used for other balance-changing activities.

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LOAD

Loaded a gift card with additional funds.

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REDEEM

Redeemed a gift card for a purchase.

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CLEAR_BALANCE

Set the balance of a gift card to zero.

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DEACTIVATE

Permanently blocked a gift card from balance-changing activities.

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ADJUST_INCREMENT

Added money to a gift card outside of a typical ACTIVATE, LOAD, or REFUND activity flow.

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ADJUST_DECREMENT

Deducted money from a gift card outside of a typical REDEEM activity flow.

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REFUND

Added money to a gift card from a refunded transaction. A REFUND activity might be linked to a Square payment, depending on how the payment and refund are processed. For example:

  • A payment processed by Square can be refunded to a PENDING or ACTIVE gift card using the Square Seller Dashboard, Square Point of Sale, or Refunds API.
  • A payment processed using a custom processing system can be refunded to the same gift card.
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UNLINKED_ACTIVITY_REFUND

Added money to a gift card from a refunded transaction that was processed using a custom payment processing system and not linked to the gift card.

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IMPORT

Imported a third-party gift card with a balance. IMPORT activities are managed by Square and cannot be created using the Gift Card Activities API.

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BLOCK

Temporarily blocked a gift card from balance-changing activities. BLOCK activities are managed by Square and cannot be created using the Gift Card Activities API.

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UNBLOCK

Unblocked a gift card, which enables it to resume balance-changing activities. UNBLOCK activities are managed by Square and cannot be created using the Gift Card Activities API.

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IMPORT_REVERSAL

Reversed the import of a third-party gift card, which sets the gift card state to PENDING and clears the balance. IMPORT_REVERSAL activities are managed by Square and cannot be created using the Gift Card Activities API.

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TRANSFER_BALANCE_FROM

Deducted money from a gift card as the result of a transfer to the balance of another gift card. TRANSFER_BALANCE_FROM activities are managed by Square and cannot be created using the Gift Card Activities API.

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TRANSFER_BALANCE_TO

Added money to a gift card as the result of a transfer from the balance of another gift card. TRANSFER_BALANCE_TO activities are managed by Square and cannot be created using the Gift Card Activities API.