Gift certificates, free

Sell gift certificates online with a link

Make a link for each amount, share it by email, text or on your website, and get paid through your own PayPal or Stripe account. Payly takes no fees.

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How do I sell gift certificates online without a store?

Pick the amounts you will sell, such as $25, $50 and $100, and give each one its own payment link. A buyer can then pay online without an account on your site. Send the certificate once the payment arrives, and say plainly what it covers and when it expires. Some places limit expiry dates, so check your local rules.

Why Payly

A link for each amount

Make a link with a set amount for each certificate, such as $25, $50 and $100. Or make one link where the buyer types the amount, at least $1.00.

A name and a message for the card

The Gift certificate template is a payment form. It asks for the gift amount, who it is for and a message for the card, so you know what to write on the certificate.

Switch it off when the sale ends

Turn a link off after the holidays or a promotion. Anyone who opens it sees that it is not active. Turn it back on when you want to sell certificates again.

How gift certificate links work in Payly

You make the link. PayPal or Stripe collects each payment. You send the certificate.

Make a link

In Your sites, click New and choose Payment link. The first time, type your business name. Then type what it is for, such as "Gift certificate, $50", and set the amount.
Connect PayPal or Stripe

Connect PayPal, Stripe or both on the Payments tab in Settings. To try a link without real money first, turn on Test mode there.
Copy and share

Click Copy link, then paste it into an email, a text, a post or a button on your website. Each buyer gets a receipt by email, and you send the certificate.

What you get

A set amount, or an amount the buyer types
A quantity, for a buyer giving more than one
A photo of your certificate or your shop
A phone number and an address, if you ask for them
A receipt page and an order email for every sale
Times paid and the total for each link
An on/off switch for each link

What it costs

Completely free - no paid plan, no transaction fees, no commission

PayPal and Stripe charge their standard processing fees, as they would on any platform.

How can this possibly be free?

Start from a template

Start from one of these and change anything you like, or start from scratch.

Gift certificate

Any amount, with a name and a message for the card.

Honest answers

Can the buyer add a name and a message for the person receiving it?

Not on a payment link. A link asks for an email, and a phone number and address if you switch them on. For a name and a message, start from the Gift certificate template in a payment form. It asks Who is it for? and Message for the card.

Does Payly make the certificate or track what is left on it?

No. A payment link takes the payment and records it under Payments, with the buyer's email. It does not make a certificate or a code, and it does not track what is spent. Send your own certificate, and keep your own list of codes and balances.

Can I stop at a set number of certificates?

Not automatically. A payment link does not count stock, so it keeps taking payments until you switch it off. Watch Times paid on the Payment links screen, and click the link's On switch when you reach your number.

Can I refund a gift certificate?

Yes. Every payment stays under Payments, even if you delete the link later. The article Refund a payment shows how to refund one.

Is it really free?

Yes. There is no monthly fee, no transaction fee and no paid tier. PayPal and Stripe charge their standard processing fees on each payment, as they would on any platform. How can this possibly be free?