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Managing giveaways

You can import giveaway codes into a giveaway pool, export them as a CSV file, and edit or delete your giveaway pools.

Importing giveaway codes​

You can import codes into a giveaway pool at any time:

  1. On the leftmost menu, click Giveaways.

  2. Click the name of the pool where you want to import the giveaway codes.

  3. In Details, click Import Codes.

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    If there are giveaway codes in your pool, to import more codes, in Codes, click Manage Giveaway Codes > Import Giveaway Codes.

    You can import the same code multiple times. Duplicate codes are treated and distributed to customers as unique codes.

  4. Click Upload a CSV File.

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    Ensure the CSV file does not contain any duplicate records.

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  5. Click Import Giveaways.

Importing codes with custom attributes​

Important

Before you begin, we recommend you:

To import codes with custom attributes:

  1. In your CSV file, add a column called attributes.

  2. Insert a JSON object listing the key-value pairs in the attributes column.

    The pattern is: {"api_name_1": my_integer_value, "api_name_2": "my_string_value", ...}.

    Troubleshooting

    If you use a text editor to edit your CSV file, you may encounter Import Error: Read CSV error parse error on line 2 when you upload the file. To solve it, duplicate all double-quotes.

    The pattern is: "{""api_name_1"": my_integer_value, ""api_name_2"": ""my_string_value"", ...}".

The format of the attribute value depends on the attribute type, as shown in the following table:

Attribute typeAttribute value format
String"value"
Number1
Booleantrue or false
Time"2022-03-15T00:00:00Z"
Location"{\"name\":\"geofence_name\",\"format\":\"geojson-base64\",\"object\":\"geofence_data\"}"
List of strings["value1", "value2", "value3"]
List of numbers[1, 2, 3]
List of dates["2022-02-15T00:00:00+02:00", "2022-10-15T00:00:00+02:00", "2022-03-16T00:00:00+02:00"]
List of locations["{\"name\":\"geofence_name1\",\"format\":\"geojson-base64\",\"object\":\"geofence_data1\"}", "{\"name\":\"geofence_name2\",\"format\":\"geojson-base64\",\"object\":\"geofence_data2\"}", "{\"name\":\"geofence_name3\",\"format\":\"geojson-base64\",\"object\":\"geofence_data3\"}"]
Example

Imagine we want to import a code that has 2 custom attributes:

  • A string attribute called type.
  • A boolean attribute called added_customer_benefits.

The content of the attributes column in our CSV file must be: {"type": "special", "added_customer_benefits": true}.

Displaying giveaway codes​

To display the codes in a giveaway pool:

  1. On the leftmost menu, click Giveaways.
  2. Click the name of the giveaway pool whose codes you want to view, then click Codes.

This page displays all the codes in the pool. It contains the following information for each of them:

ColumnDescription
CodeName/value of the giveaway code.
AwardedIndicates whether the code was awarded (green check box) or not (red check box).
Customer integration IDID of the customer who was awarded the giveaway code, if the giveaway was awarded.
CreatedDate and time when the code was created.
Awardable fromDate and time from which the code can be awarded. Whether the code remains usable or not is determined by the provider of the code.
Awardable untilDate and time from which the code cannot be awarded anymore. Whether the code remains usable or not is determined by the provider of the code.
Attributes

Custom attributes created for giveaways, along with any values added when importing the code.

Learn more about this in our Developer Docs.

Exporting giveaway codes​

You can export the codes of a giveaway pool at any time:

  1. On the leftmost menu, click Giveaways.

  2. Click the name of the pool whose giveaway codes you want to export.

  3. In Codes, click Manage Giveaway Codes > Export Giveaway Codes.

  4. Select a time period to filter the giveaway codes by their creation date.

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    Select Max to export all the giveaway codes in your pool.

  5. Click Export Giveaway Codes.

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The giveaway codes are exported as a CSV file. For details, see the Export giveaway codes of a giveaway pool endpoint.

Editing a giveaway pool​

You can modify some characteristics of a giveaway pool after it was created. For example, you can make it available in different Applications.

  1. On the leftmost menu, click Giveaways.
  2. Click the name of the pool you want to edit.
  3. In Details, edit details like the pool name, description, and connected Applications.
  4. Click Save Changes.

Deleting a giveaway pool​

You can delete a giveaway pool if it is not referenced by the rules of any campaign.

Feature access
Only admins have access to this feature.
  1. On the leftmost menu, click Giveaways.
  2. Click the name of the pool you want to delete.
  3. In Details, click Delete Pool.
  4. To confirm the action, in the pop-up that appears, click Delete Pool.