--- title: Virtual Gift slug: datacap-api-overview/virtual-gift docTags: createdAt: 2026-01-23T16:56:31.305Z --- ## What is Virtual Gift? Virtual Gift API enables merchants to create persistent gift card storefronts. The web pages remain active and can be used by multiple customers over time. Unlike single-use payment requests, gift card pages are designed to be permanent points of sale for virtual gift cards. **Key Features** 1. Create branded gift card purchase pages 2. Support multiple payment methods (Credit/Debit, ACH) with Apple Pay and Google Pay support for card payments 3. Three delivery options: Email, SMS, or Print (for hand delivery) 4. Schedule gift card delivery for future dates 5. Customize occasions, amounts, and messaging 6. Embed as widgets/iframes in your own website 7. Receive webhook notifications on purchases ### Virtual Gift Storefront Example ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/QyRay_zUP3KYqO60BLxSV/Iph-51xXdj_OdII2mSL4_-20260413-204324.png" size="58" width="1900" height="2693" position="flex-start" caption="Virtual Gift page with custom logo and colors" alt="Virtual Gift" darkWidth="1900" darkHeight="2693" showCaption="true"} ### Virtual Gift Card Example :::Iframe{iframeHeight="0" code="
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"} ::: ## URLs | **Type** | **URL** | | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------- | | Certification | `https://paylink-cert.dcap.com/api/v1/giftcard` | | Production | `https://paylink.dcap.com/api/v1/giftcard` | ## Authorization The authorization is the same as `V2` Pay API. which consists of Basic Authorization on all endpoints as `Authorization: Basic BASE64(eCommerceMID:ApiKey)` API Key acquired via the endpoint [`/AcquireInitialApiKey`](#) and rotated via the endpoint [`/AcquireApiKey`](#). All Gift Card API requests require HTTP Basic Authentication using your Datacap merchant credentials. Refer to [Pay API Authorization](docId\:BTC4M25D3m2uHbaLHTJPx) for more info. **Important Note:** The merchant must be authorized to issue gift cards. The Virtual Gift API validates this by performing a test transaction during page creation. ## Operations The following operations are supported for virtual gift. | **Operation** | **HTTP Method** | **URL** | | ----------------------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Create new gift card page | `POST` | /giftcard | | Gift card page details | `GET` | /giftcard/{giftCardPageId} | | Update a gift card page | `PUT` | /giftcard/{giftCardPageId} | | Disable purchases | `PUT` | /giftcard/{giftCardPageId}/archive | | Return gift card transactions for specific page | `GET` | /giftcard/{giftCardPageId}/transactions | | Retry delivery of gift card | `PUT` | /giftcard/{giftCardPageId}/{transactionID}/retryDelivery | | Generate QR code image | `GET` | /qrcode/gift/{publicLinkId} | | Customer-facing gift card page | `GET` | /giftcard/{publicLinkId} | | Embedded/iframe version | `GET` | /giftcard/{publicLinkId}?widget=true | ## Request Full Access to Virtual Gift :::CtaButton{label="Request Access" externalHref="https://dsidevportal.com/request-access" openInNewTab="true"} ::: :::hint{type="success"} **Get started:** Request developer credentials for free access to every product's integration guide. :::