How to Sell Gift Cards in Sparkforge: Link, Embed, QR, Checkouts

Sparkforge Gift Cards let customers buy a prepaid balance for themselves or send it to someone else. You can sell through a dedicated checkout, embed it on any page, share a QR code, or add the card to existing checkouts.

Before you sell

• At least one Gift Card product is created and active under Payments → Gift Cards.
• A connected payment provider so you can collect funds.

Test Mode vs Live Mode

Test Mode has separate checkout links and payment keys for validating pricing, taxes, and delivery messages without affecting real balances. Live Mode is for real transactions. Cards bought in Test Mode redeem only on test checkouts; Live Mode cards redeem only on live checkouts. The Send flow (issuing without payment) is Live Mode only.

Dedicated checkout link

Every gift card product has its own standalone checkout page in both modes. It is the fastest way to start selling — share it in email, SMS, social posts, or a website button.

1. Go to Payments → Gift Cards.
2. On the gift card tile, click Sell.
3. Click the copy icon to grab the Live Mode checkout link. Use the toggle in the upper-right to switch to the Test Mode link for QA.

What buyers experience

1. Pick a denomination (e.g., $25, $50, $100).
2. Choose Myself or Someone Else. For someone else, the checkout collects recipient name/email plus sender name/email.
3. Choose Deliver Now or schedule for a future date and add an optional message.
4. Pay. The buyer can download the card from the confirmation screen.
5. Recipients receive the card by email at the chosen time.

Embed code

Drop the dedicated checkout into WordPress, an HTML landing page, a blog page, a custom portal, or a link-in-bio page. From Payments → Gift Cards → Sell, copy the embed code and paste it into your page source.

QR code

QR codes work for in-person and offline campaigns — in-store displays, print, or anywhere a link cannot live. From the gift card tile, click QR Code, then Download the image or Share the link.

Sell through existing checkouts

Add a Gift Card product to any of these surfaces:

Forms

1. Open Sites → Forms and edit or create a form.
2. Drag the Sell Products element under Payments onto the form.
3. In element settings, click Add Product, pick the gift card, and save.

Funnels

1. Open Sites → Funnels.
2. Drop a Form element on the page.
3. Select the gift card form from the dropdown, then publish.

Stores

1. Open Sites → Stores.
2. Go to Products, check the gift card, then Bulk Actions → Include in this store.

Payment Links

1. Go to Payments → Payment Links and create a new link.
2. Select the gift card as the product and save.
3. Copy or send the shareable link.

Invoices

1. Open Payments → Invoices & Estimates.
2. Add the gift card under Add Products and send the invoice.
3. When the invoice is paid, the gift card is delivered automatically.

Calendars

If your calendar supports product-based payments, attach a gift card form. In Calendar Settings, edit the calendar, pick the form under Forms & Payments, and toggle on Accept Payments.