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# Expiring Gift Cards Report

## Expiring Gift Cards Report

The Expiring Gift Cards Report finds gift cards that still have remaining balance but are about to expire. Use it to warn customers before their balance is lost — or to measure how much value is about to expire.

### Overview

The report lists enabled gift cards with a remaining balance whose expiry date falls between today and a number of days you choose (30 by default).

### When to Use This Report

* **Customer outreach**: Contact holders of soon-to-expire balances
* **Reminder campaigns**: Build a target list before setting up [Gift Card Reminders](/campaigns/gift-card-reminders.md)
* **Liability forecasting**: See how much outstanding balance will expire soon

### Creating a Report

1. Navigate to **Reports** in the Gift Card Factory app
2. Click the **New Report** button
3. Select **Expiring Gift Cards** from the report options
4. Configure your report settings:
   * **Expiring within (days)**: How far ahead to look, counted from today (default 30)
   * **Email Notification** (optional): Check this option to receive the report results via email when complete
5. Click **Create** to generate the report

### Report Contents

The generated CSV uses the same columns as the Unused Gift Card Balance Report:

| Column               | Description                                               |
| -------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| Gift Card ID         | The unique identifier for the gift card                   |
| Enabled              | Whether the gift card is currently active (Yes/No)        |
| Last 4 Characters    | The last 4 characters of the gift card code               |
| Initial Value        | The original value when the gift card was created         |
| Current Balance      | The remaining balance on the gift card                    |
| Expires On           | The expiration date                                       |
| Note                 | Any notes attached to the gift card                       |
| Created At           | When the gift card was created                            |
| Customer Email       | Email address of the customer who purchased the gift card |
| Customer First Name  | First name of the purchasing customer                     |
| Customer Last Name   | Last name of the purchasing customer                      |
| Recipient Email      | Email address of the gift card recipient                  |
| Recipient First Name | First name of the recipient                               |
| Recipient Last Name  | Last name of the recipient                                |

### Downloading Results

After the report finishes, click the **Result** link in the Download Links column. Download links expire after 72 hours.

### Related Features

* [Gift Card Reminders](/campaigns/gift-card-reminders.md) — automatically email customers before their gift cards expire
* [Unused Gift Card Balance Report](/reports/unused-gift-card-balance-report.md) — all cards with remaining balance, regardless of expiry