How to activate an American Express Gift Card key?

1 min. readlast update: 03.19.2025

Activating an American Express Gift Card key is really simple, just follow these steps:

  1. Visit American Express Page and login to your account
  2. Make sure the balance of the American Express Gift Card is more than the entire cost of the purchase, including taxes.
  3. See your Cardholder Agreement for more information.
  4. Select ‘Credit’ or ‘Debit’ as the payment method (Do not select ‘Gift Card’)
  5. In the Payment Method section, enter the card information as you would a credit or debit card
  6. In the Billing Address section, please fill in your name and address

Please note: some transaction types require a hold of up to 20% above the purchase amount.

The key is not working

If you have activated the key according to the guide but the code appears not to work, please check what type of error message you receive and depending on it follow the appropriate instructions:

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