{"id":69,"date":"2026-09-29T00:37:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T00:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/physical-gift-cards-vs-ecodes\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T10:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:34:34","slug":"physical-gift-cards-vs-ecodes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/physical-gift-cards-vs-ecodes\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Gift Cards vs E-Codes: What Is the Difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A physical gift card is a card you hold, while an e-code is delivered digitally. Both can carry a balance, yet they have different formats and review requirements. Select the correct format before you submit a gift-card request.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a physical gift card?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A physical gift card has a printed card number and, in some cases, a scratch-off PIN. The card country, denomination and image quality matter when a platform requests card details.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an e-code?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An e-code is a digital gift card code sent by email, receipt or a retailer account. Protect it as you would cash. Do not forward it to anyone outside the official request flow.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to choose the correct option<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Select physical card if you have the original card.<\/li><li>Select e-code if the card was issued digitally.<\/li><li>Confirm the country and value.<\/li><li>Review all details before confirmation.<\/li><\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I turn a physical card into an e-code?<\/h3><p>No. Treat the card according to the format in which it was issued.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does format matter?<\/h3><p>The format affects the information needed for review and the available request path.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review <a href=\"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/faq\">MyKalt FAQ<\/a> before making an eligible request.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A physical gift card is a card you hold, while an e-code is delivered digitally. Both can carry a balance, yet they have different formats and review requirements. Select the correct format before you submit a gift-card request. What is a physical gift card? A physical gift card has a printed card number and, in &#8230; <a title=\"Physical Gift Cards vs E-Codes: What Is the Difference?\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/physical-gift-cards-vs-ecodes\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Physical Gift Cards vs E-Codes: What Is the Difference?\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gift-card-trading"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":120,"href":"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69\/revisions\/120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mykalt.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}