How can I recover a Minecraft gift card that is missing partical activation code?

Hi Michael,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Xbox Community. I understand that you're having issues redeeming your gift card. If you’re unable to read all 25 characters of your digital code, you can try chatting with the Code Assist bot. When you begin the chat, enter “damaged code” in the Your question field to get connected.

Note: Take a picture of the front and back of the card, and have proof of purchase such as a picture of the receipt.

Go here to start a chat session for your damaged code:

https://microsoft-rtm.directly.com/index.html

if you’re still not sure what may be wrong with your code, I would recommend that you contact Xbox support through the link below:

https://support.xbox.com/contact-us

You may also contact the retailer where you made your purchase to request a replacement code.

Make sure that you provide as much info as possible, including your proof of purchase, the code, and your error.

Regards,

Alvaro

Damaged gift card how do I get a new code

I missed some number of my Xbox gift card.

Hi Ivan,

Thank you for coming to the Xbox forums.

When you buy a gift card from a retailer, the card becomes activated once they scan the card's bar code. If you're getting an error message that the code is not activated, you may just need to wait a few hours, up to 24 hours sometimes. If you haven't done
so, I recommend also trying to redeem the code online as well as from the console. If the code hasn't been activated, return it to the place where it was purchased and ask for them to activate it so it can be redeemed. Make sure to take your proof of purchase
with you.

Please review this support article
"Redeem a gift card or code to your Microsoft account" for more information on how to redeem a gift card and what to do if there is an error.

Web translation:

please help

yesterday I bought a 200 gift card but the cashier did not activate the card someone knows how I can activate it is to buy my game pass this month please help

Response:

Hi there,

in a situation like this, it's best to wait 24hours and then try again. if that doesn't work the only option would be to take the card back to the retailer to have it activated. See this link for more information in regards to this issue:

https://support.xbox.com/help/subsc...es-gifting/troubleshoot-gift-card-code-issues

That does not make sense to me as the card was a gift. Dont retailers activate cards when they are purchased? I have the card and we can read a portion of the redeem code.