Under Add a gift card or promotion code or voucher, type your gift card number and then click Apply. Jenny McGrath/Business Insider How to acquire an Amazon gift card ...

You can check your Amazon gift card balance on either the desktop website or mobile app. From there, you can also redeem new gift cards or add your own funds to your gift card balance.

Go to Amazon's support page. Click I need more help to initiate.; Request to speak with a customer representative. Inform the customer representative that you want to check the balance on a gift card.

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