šŸš€ 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.
āš™ļø 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.
šŸŽ 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.
šŸ’³ 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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