There’s something for everyone with Instacart gift cards

With gift cards, you can share Instacart with anyone who has access to Instacart services in their area. If your recipient doesn't have an Instacart account yet, they can create an account for free and then redeem the Instacart gift card from their account.

At this time, Instacart gift cards are only available digitally. You can purchase a gift card by visiting our Instacart gift card page.

After purchasing an Instacart gift card, you’ll receive an email confirming your order to the email address you provided at checkout. Your recipient will receive an email letting them know they received an Instacart gift card with instructions on how to redeem it.

Instacart offers three types of gift cards—

• "Instacart Express Membership gift cards" can only be applied to Express membership which offers free delivery and reduced fees on every order

• "Instacart gift cards" and "corporate gift cards", which includes bulk orders, cover any of the costs related to an order, such as items, including alcohol and prescriptions, tips, taxes, service fees, and delivery fees. The corporate gift cards portal includes Express Membership gift cards and Instacart gift cards.

You must add a credit or debit card at checkout to use your gift card, even if the gift card fully covers your total purchase amount.

Instacart charges any items added during shopping or after checkout to your gift card. If the order total after adding items exceeds the amount on your gift card, we charge the difference to the credit or debit card you entered at checkout.

When processing orders, we place a temporary authorization hold on your gift card for a slightly higher amount than your estimated order total. This small difference accounts for potential changes in the final total due to special requests, added items, items replaced at a different price, and actual weight of items.

If the authorization hold exceeds the amount on your gift card, we charge the difference to the credit or debit card you entered at checkout.

Your gift card and/or credit or debit card will only be charged for the total of the items delivered to you.

Yes! With Instacart Express, your recipient gets free delivery and reduced fees on every order. You can send an Instacart Express Membership gift card for—

• 3 months - $29

• 6 months - $59

• 1 year - $99


An Instacart Express Membership gift card can only be used for redeeming an Instacart Express membership. It can’t be used at checkout for items, tips, taxes, or to cover all fees.

For more information on how Express Membership gift cards work, check out our Help Center.

You can purchase up to 10 gift cards in one order. For detailed instructions on how to buy multiple gift cards, check out our Help Center.

Bulk orders for Instacart gift cards and Instacart Express Membership gift cards can also be made to purchase more than 10 gift cards at a time. Check out our corporate gift cards portal to easily send and manage larger gift card orders.

Instacart gift cards never expire. After you redeem a gift card, the amount automatically applies to your next order. Any remaining balance is added to your account as an Instacart credit that can be used on your following order.

To redeem a gift card in the Instacart mobile app—

1. Sign up for Instacart or log into your existing account

2. Tap the three horizontal lines in the top left-hand corner

3. Tap "Credits, promos & gift cards"

4. Tap "Add promo or gift card"

5. Enter the code and tap "Add to Account"


To redeem a gift card on the Instacart website—

1. Sign up for Instacart or log into your existing account

2. Click "Account" or your name in the top right-hand corner

3. Click "Add promo or gift card"

4. Enter the code and click "Continue"

To view your gift card balance in the Instacart mobile app—

1. Tap the three horizontal lines in the top left-hand corner

2. Tap "Credits, promos & gift cards"

3. Look under "Gift card credit"


To view your gift card balance on the Instacart website—

1. Click your name in the top right-hand corner

2. Click "Your Account"

3. Click "Credits, promos & gift cards"

4. Look under "Gift card credit"


Any remaining gift card credits will automatically apply to your following order.

For more information on all things gift cards, check out our Help Center.