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# Gift Certificate Email Template

Gift certificate recipient email triggers when a customer purchases a gift certificate.

## Object properties

**`certificate`** `object`

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#### certificate properties

**`code`** `string`

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**`to_name`** `string`

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**`to_email`** `string`

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**`from_name`** `string`

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**`from_email`** `string`

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**`amount`** `string`

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**`redeem_link`** `string`

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**`expiry_date`** `object`

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#### expiry\_date properties

**`formatted`** `string`

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**`value`** `integer`

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**`store`** `object`

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#### store properties

**`name`** `string`

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**`domain_name`** `string`

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**`logo`** `object`

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#### logo properties

**`title`** `string`

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**`name`** `string`

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**`url`** `string`

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**`ssl_path`** `string`

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**`cdn_path`** `string`

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**`image_directory`** `string`

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**`img_path`** `string`

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**`path_normal`** `string`

Path to the store (i.e., domain + protocol)

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**`path`** `string`

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**`address`** `string`

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**`language`** `object`

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#### language properties

**`code`** `string`

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**`direction`** `string`

Left to right or right to left, depending on the language

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**`customer`** `object`

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#### customer properties

**`first_name`** `string`

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**`full_name`** `string`

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**`email`** `string`

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**`group`** `array[object]`

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#### group items

**`name`** `string`

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**`misc`** `object`

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#### misc properties

**`year`** `integer`

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**`translations`** `object`

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#### translations properties

**`en`** `object`

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#### en properties

**`title`** `string`

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**`hello`** `string`

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**`message`** `string`

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**`expiry_info`** `string`

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**`instruction`** `string`

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**`attached`** `string`

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**`warning`** `string`

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**`go_shopping`** `string`

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## Example

```json showLineNumbers={false}
{
  "certificate": {
    "code": "FA-21465",
    "to_name": "John",
    "to_email": "john.f@example.com",
    "from_name": "John Wick",
    "from_email": "johnwick@example.com",
    "amount": "12.34",
    "redeem_link": "#redeem-link",
    "expiry_date": {
      "formatted": "03/01/2121",
      "value": 1614615821
    }
  },
  "store": {
    "name": "My Dev Store 97434969",
    "domain_name": "my-dev-store-97434969.store.bcdev",
    "logo": {
      "title": [
        "= My Dev Store 97434969 ="
      ],
      "name": "avatar-2020_1612860757__16350.jpeg",
      "url": "https://valeryderived-cloud-dev-vm.store.bcdev/store/f1kr2akw96/product_images/avatar-2020_1612860757__16350.jpeg"
    },
    "ssl_path": "https://my-dev-store-97434969.store.bcdev",
    "cdn_path": "https://valeryderived-cloud-dev-vm.store.bcdev/store/f1kr2akw96",
    "image_directory": "product_images",
    "img_path": "https://valeryderived-cloud-dev-vm.store.bcdev/r08d84bb67d250c7624502ed76d8e0bafb1a5cacf/g-themes/ClassicNext/images",
    "path_normal": "https://my-dev-store-97434969.store.bcdev",
    "path": "https://my-dev-store-97434969.store.bcdev",
    "address": "123 Fake St, Dallas, TX 75225 USA",
    "language": {
      "code": "en",
      "direction": "ltr"
    }
  },
  "customer": {
    "first_name": "John",
    "full_name": "John Jr",
    "email": "john.f@example.com"
  },
  "misc": {
    "year": 2021
  },
  "translations": {
    "en": {
      "title": "You have received a Gift Certificate for {{name}}",
      "hello": "Dear {{name}},",
      "message": "{{from_name}} ({{from_email}}) has sent you a {{amount}} gift certificate for <a href=\\{{path}}\\>{{name]}</a>.",
      "expiry_info": "You have until {{date}} to use this gift certificate before it expires.",
      "instruction": "For instructions on how to redeem your gift certificate please <a href=\\{{link}}\\>click here</a>.",
      "attached": "Your gift certificate is attached to this email.",
      "warning": "Please download or print a copy of your gift certificate for safe keeping as gift certificates are non-transferable.",
      "go_shopping": "Go shopping"
    }
  }
}
```