How to redeem your Apple Gift Card or App Store & iTunes gift card - Apple Support (2024)

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How to redeem your Apple Gift Card or App Store & iTunes gift card - Apple Support? ›

Contact Apple Support

You might need to provide: An image of the full front and back of your card. A sales receipt showing when your card was purchased. The serial number from your card.

Contact Apple Support

You might need to provide: An image of the full front and back of your card. A sales receipt showing when your card was purchased. The serial number from your card.

Use your Apple Gift Card at an Apple Store or at apple.com to buy products and accessories. Or redeem it in the App Store and use it for apps, subscriptions like Apple Music or iCloud+, purchases from apple.com, and more.

Redeeming a gift card usually involves visiting the physical store or the retailer's website and following a simple process. In a physical store, the cashier will scan or enter the gift card number to deduct the purchase amount from the card balance.

Nope. Gift cards are not refundable. You also cannot transfer money from your Apple account balance to a bank account. As with any Gift Card, they are only for purchases and not redeemable for cash.

It's important to know that App Store & iTunes Gift Cards can be used ONLY to purchase goods and services from the iTunes Store, App Store, Apple Books, for an Apple Music subscription, or for iCloud storage. Apple Store Gift Cards can be redeemed ONLY on the Apple Online Store and at Apple Retail Stores.

What happens if an iTunes card is not activated? ›

Card is not activated

If you see a message that says that your card has not been properly activated, it might not have been activated by the retailer who sold the card. The best option is to go back to the retailer and try to resolve it with them. If you need more help, contact Apple Support.

Scratched gift cards pose the risk of loss of the code. If your gift card is scratched, contact the retailer's customer support to help you redeem the card. They'll let you know your other options if they cannot redeem it.

Apple Card Vs iTunes Gift Card

These two gift cards, though issued and owned by the same company, that is, Apple, have some characteristics that distinguish them from one another, which are; The Apple Card can be redeemed in-store and online while the iTunes Gift Card can only be redeemed online at the iTunes store.

The short answer to whether iTunes gift cards expire is no, they do not. According to Apple's terms and conditions, iTunes gift cards do not have an expiration date. This means you can use the balance on your gift card whenever you'd like, whether that's a few weeks or even years down the road.

Tap Redeem Gift Card or Code. If you don't see Redeem Gift Card or Code, sign in with your Apple ID. Tap Use Camera and follow the instructions on the screen. If you have trouble redeeming the card, tap Enter Code Manually, then follow the instructions on the screen.

Follow the URL on the front of the card and enter the card's ID number, activation code, or PIN. If the card was emailed, use that activation code instead. Activate the gift card by phone instead. Find the activation sticker on the front, call the number provided, and follow automated prompts to complete the process.

So yeah, it's completely possible to give a gift card to yourself, and no one will be able to judge you for it since they won't know you were the one who bought it.

Yes! Gift cards are activated once the buyer scans the card at the self-checkout cash register and finishes the transaction.

Go to a Gift Card Exchange kiosk to trade your card for cash. A Gift Card Exchange kiosk is usually bright yellow and located in a grocery store. Insert the card information into the kiosk and then choose to accept or reject the offer the kiosk gives you.