User level: Level 1 (4 points)If I purchase an online apple gift card in Canada, and Email it to someone in the US, will they be able to redeem and use it?
I would be purchasing from my Ipad, and would be sending it to an Iphone. I would like for my partner to purchase Minecraft with the gift card in the US but I’m not sure if it would work!
Posted on Nov 8, 2026 7:10 AM
User level: Level 2 (236 points)Nov 8, 2026 8:35 AM in response to Zuulnut
Hi Zuulnut,
No, a Canadian Apple gift Card cannot be redeemed by someone using a US Apple Account. Apple Gift Cards are kind of locked to the country where they were purchased, so a card bought from the Canada Apple Store will fail with an error on a US App store account.
But, you could purchase it online on the united states Apple website. To do this, go to apple.com/us (instead of apple.ca), scroll down to the bottom, and select Gift cards. You can buy a digital US Apple Gift Card and email it to the person in the US.
Have a good day!
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256390817