---
title: "Issue a new gift card"
description: "Issue a new gift card or other stored-value card."
url: "https://docs.adyen.com/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api/issue"
source_url: "https://docs.adyen.com/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api/issue.md"
canonical: "https://docs.adyen.com/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api/issue"
last_modified: "2023-04-21T01:49:00+02:00"
language: "en"
---

# Issue a new gift card

Issue a new gift card or other stored-value card.

[View source](/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api/issue.md)

The `/issue` endpoint of our [Stored Value API](/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api) lets you issue a new virtual gift card or other stored-value card. The card is activated automatically, and some providers automatically preload the newly issued card with a certain amount.

### Transaction per provider and channel

#### Online

| Transaction | Givex                                                                                       | SVS                                          | Fiserv (formerly ValueLink)                                                                 | Intersolve                                   |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| Issue new   | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-") | ![-white\_check\_mark-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/white_check_mark.png "-white_check_mark-") | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-") |

#### In-person payments

| Transaction | Givex                                        | SVS                                          | Fiserv (formerly ValueLink)                  | Intersolve                                   |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| Issue new   | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-") | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-") | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-") | ![-x-](/user/data/smileys/emoji/x.png "-x-") |

[]()**Issuing SVS gift cards**\
If you are *building a new* Stored Value API integration, issuing SVS gift cards is not supported.

If you have an *existing* Stored Value API integration and have issued SVS gift cards, you can continue doing so.

You cannot issue plastic gift cards with the Stored Value API.

## Issue a new card

To request a new gift card or other stored-value card:

* Make a POST request to the [`/issue` endpoint](/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api#sv-api-endpoints), specifying:

  * `merchantAccount`: Name of the merchant account that you want to process the transaction with.
  * `store`:

    Optional

    For transactions flagged as in-store, the ID of the physical store that you want to process the transaction for. Maximum length: 16 characters.
  * `paymentMethod.type`: Name or brand of the card. Accepted values: **givex**, **svs** and **valuelink**. Do not use any other `paymentMethod` fields.
  * `amount`: The `currency` and `value` of the funds the card needs to be issued with. Optional for Givex gift cards. Must be greater than zero for SVS. Do not use for other cards.
  * `giftCardPromoCode`: Promotional code of the gift card. Required for Fiserv (formerly ValueLink) virtual gift cards only. Do not use for other cards.
  * `reference`: Your reference to uniquely identify this transaction. To provide multiple references for a transaction, separate them with hyphens ("-"). Maximum length: 80 characters.

  This request issues a new virtual Givex gift card with a value of EUR 10:

  ```json
  {
      "merchantAccount": "ADYEN_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT",
      "store": "YOUR_STORE_ID",
      "paymentMethod": {
          "type": "givex"
      },
      "amount": {
          "currency": "EUR",
          "value": 1000
      },
      "reference": "YOUR_REFERENCE"
  }
  ```

  This request issues a new virtual Fiserv (formerly ValueLink) gift card:

  ```json
  {
      "merchantAccount": "ADYEN_MERCHANT_ACCOUNT",
      "store": "YOUR_STORE_ID",
      "paymentMethod": {
          "type": "valuelink"
      },
      "giftCardPromoCode": "1324",
      "reference": "YOUR_REFERENCE"
  }
  ```

#### Response

You receive a response containing:

* `currentBalance`: The `currency` and `value` of the funds stored on the card.
* `pspReference`: Adyen's 16-character unique reference associated with the transaction.
* `resultCode`: Indicates the state of the request. Refer to [Result codes](/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api#result-codes) for the values that you can receive.
* `paymentMethod.number`: Card number that identifies the newly issued card.
* `paymentMethod.type`: Name or brand of the card you issued.

The response may include additional fields, depending on the additional data settings for your merchant account. In your [Customer Area](https://ca-test.adyen.com/), you'll find these settings under **Developers** > **Additional data**.

Sample response for a newly issued SVS gift card:

```json
{
    "currentBalance": {
        "currency": "EUR",
        "value": 1000
    },
    "pspReference": "851564651069192J",
    "resultCode": "Success",
    "paymentMethod": {
        "number": "7219627091701347",
        "securityCode": "0140",
        "type": "givex"
    }
}
```

## Next steps

###### [Load](/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api/load)

[Add funds to a gift card.](/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api/load)

###### [Check balance](/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api/check-balance)

[Check the value stored on a gift card.](/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api/check-balance)

## See also

* [Activate or deactivate a gift card.](/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api/change-status)
* [Transfer the value from one gift card to another of the same type](/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api/merge-balance)
* [Undo a previous Stored Value API transaction from the last 24 hours](/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api/void)
* [Stored Value API](/payment-methods/gift-cards/stored-value-api)
