How do sites validate gift card balances?

1 pointssmartplaya20016y ago1 comments

When dealing with thousands of gift cards how do sites like raise.com or ejgiftcards.com validate gift card balances? Is there an api do such a thing?

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phillipseamore6y ago

Most companies let you lookup the amount on a gift card. Regarding those sites it looks like they don't pay out unless they've emptied the card first.

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How do sites validate gift card balances?

1 pointssmartplaya20016y ago1 comments

When dealing with thousands of gift cards how do sites like raise.com or ejgiftcards.com validate gift card balances? Is there an api do such a thing?

1 comments

phillipseamore6y ago

Most companies let you lookup the amount on a gift card. Regarding those sites it looks like they don't pay out unless they've emptied the card first.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse