Redeem a Gift Card
When you redeem an amazon.com Gift Card or gift voucher to your account, the funds are stored in Your Account and will automatically apply to your next eligible order.
To redeem a gift card:
- Find the claim code.
- Go to Redeem a Gift Card.
- Enter your claim code and select Apply to Your Balance .
To redeem an electronic gift card:
- Select the link provided via email or text to claim the balance.Note: There will not be a claim code on email deliveries, but can be redeemed by selecting the link.
- Sign into your account or select Apply to Your Balance.
Note:
- If you want to keep your gift card balance to spend on another occasion, see Keep Your Gift Card Balance to Use Later.
- If you haven’t already redeemed your gift card to your account, you can enter your claim code during checkout. To do it, enter the claim code in the Gift Cards & promotional codes field on the Review your order page.
- If your order total is more than your gift card balance, we’ll charge the remaining amount to your default payment method. Often you may use Amazon Gift Cards as a partial form of payment for an item. In some cases, any new Amazon Gift Card added to your Amazon account will be automatically applied to the order placed once it’s shipped. For example, if you are adding Amazon Gift Cards to your Amazon account after the order is placed but not shipped.
- You can’t use a gift card to purchase other gift cards.
- If you are having issues redeeming your gift card, visit our Gift Card Redemption Issues help page.
How to add an Amazon gift card to your account
If you receive an Amazon gift card, the easiest way to redeem it is by going to the designated link: https://www.amazon.com/gc/redeem. Log in to your account. Enter your claim code, and click the Apply to your balance button.
How to redeem an Amazon gift card via the app
These steps work for both the iPhone and Android apps.
1. Open the Amazon shopping app, and tap the person icon to access your account information.
2. Click on the Your Account button.
3. Scroll down to the Payments section, and select Manage gift card balance.
3. You’ll be brought to the page where you can redeem a gift card or add a balance to an existing one. Tap Redeem another gift card to activate your gift card by entering its code or scanning it.
Quick tip: If you want to keep your gift card loaded with money so it never runs out, you can also select the Your Auto-Reload Setting option and create a schedule. There isn’t really any benefit to doing this, but the option is there if you want it.
Alternatively, you can redeem a new gift card straight from the checkout page. In the Payment information section, just type or scan your gift card number.
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How to redeem an Amazon gift card via the website
The process is pretty similar if you go through Amazon’s website.
1. Head to Amazon, and hover your mouse over the Account & Lists option in the top-right. Click Account.
2. Choose Gift Cards.
3. You’ll see your current gift card balance and transaction history. To redeem a new gift card, click Redeem a Gift Card, and enter its code.
Quick tip: Just like on the mobile app, you can set up an “auto-reload” schedule so your gift card never runs out of money. Head back to the Gift Card Balance page, and click Set up Auto-reload.
You can also redeem an Amazon gift card right from the checkout page. Under Add a gift card or promotion code or voucher, type your gift card number, and click Apply.
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How to acquire an Amazon gift card
If you want to get an Amazon gift card for yourself or someone else, here’s what you’ll need to do:
1. Go to the Amazon gift cards page, and make sure you’re logged in to your account.
2. Scroll down to the Shop by gift card type section. You can choose between eGift cards, physical gift cards, and printing a gift card at home.
3. Alternatively, you can choose Reload your balance, located toward the top of the page. From there, you can directly add funds to an existing Amazon gift card.
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How to find your Amazon gift card balance
Knowing your gift card balance is important if you plan on using it to cover certain expenses. You can check your Amazon gift card balance using either the desktop or mobile version of Amazon. In either case, you’ll have to navigate to your account information and then head to the gift card section.