How gift cards work on Venmo
Sending a gift card on Venmo works similarly to sending a regular payment. The sender can select a retailer from the Venmo app and choose how much to gift to the recipient. Once sent, the recipient can view the gift card details and track their gift card balance without leaving Venmo.
Virtual gift cards sent through Venmo are similar to standard payments. Once another Venmo account receives it, there is no way to reverse or cancel the gift card.
How to send a gift card
Here’s how to send a gift card from the Venmo app:
- Tap Pay/Request
- Search and select the user you want to send the Gift Card to
- Enter the amount of the gift card, don't forget to add a small note
- Tap the Gift Icon
- Select the type of gift card you want to send and the design
- Note: Some retailers have maximum and minimum dollar amounts required to send a gift card
- Preview and review your gift card
- Tap Purchase gift card
From here, you're all set. The recipient will receive a notification within 15 minutes, prompting them to "unwrap" your gift.
If the recipient has trouble receiving or opening your gift card, please have them contact our Support team. We also recommend making sure they have the latest version of Venmo on their device.
Receiving a gift card
You got money! Tap the notification or find the transaction in your feed in the Venmo app to open your gift card and see what you were sent.
Digital gift cards will be added to your wallet on the Me tab.
To track your gift card balance and view the card number and PIN, follow these steps in the Venmo app:
- Go to the Me tab
- Select Wallet
- Select your gift card
Once you've used up your gift card's balance, you can delete it from your Venmo wallet with these steps:
- Go to the Me tab
- Tap the Settings gear
- Tap Payment Methods
- Select the gift card you want to get rid of
- Tap Remove at the bottom of the page