# Retrieve a gift card

Source: https://developers.swell.is/backend-api/gift-cards/retrieve-a-gift-card

Retrieve an existing gift card using the ID that was returned when created.

## Arguments

- `id` (objectId, required): ID of the gift card to retrieve.
- `expand` (string): Expanding link fields and child collections is performed using the expand argument.

  - For example, `expand=account` would return a related customer account if one exists.

  When the field represents a collection, you can specify the query limit.

  - For example, `expand=variants:10` would return up to 10 records of the variants collection.

  See [expanding ](https://developers.swell.is/backend-api/querying/expanding)for more details.
- `fields` (string): Return only the specified fields in the result. For example `fields=name,slug` would return only the fields `name` and `slug` in the response. Supports nested object and array fields using dot-notation. For example, `items.product_id`. The gift card `id` is always returned.
- `include` (string): Include one or more arbitrary queries in the response, possibly related to the main query.

  See [including ](https://developers.swell.is/backend-api/querying/including)for more details.

## Example request

`GET /giftcards/:id`

**cURL**

```sh
$ curl https://api.swell.store/giftcards/60f199509111e70000000022 \
  -u store-id:secret-key
```

**Node**

```javascript
const { swell } = require('swell-node');
swell.init('store-id', 'secret-key');

await swell.get('/giftcards/{id}', {
  id: '60f199509111e70000000022',
});
```

**PHP**

```php
<?php $swell = new \Swell\Client('store-id', 'secret-key');

$swell->get('/giftcards/{id}', [
  'id' => '60f199509111e70000000022'
]);
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "id": "60f199509111e70000000022",
  "amount": 100,
  "amount_spent": 25,
  "balance": 75,
  "code": "C9X9L7D9Q3MAXC3P",
  "code_formatted": "C9X9 L7D9 Q3MA XC3P",
  "code_pattern": "{XXXX} {XXXX} {XXXX} {XXXX}",
  "currency": "USD",
  "date_created": "2021-07-16T14:36:00.142Z",
  "date_updated": "2021-07-16T14:36:00.142Z",
  "last4": "XC3P",
  "redeemed": false,
  "send_email": "friend@example.com",
  "send_note": null
}
```