GiftAid fields on gifts

Question

A UK based client is asking me how they set the GiftAid fields on a gift. I have looked in both the Gift and Gift2 APIs but have not seen any GiftAid references.

When I look at the GiftAid API I can see a method

Get gift record with gift splits by gift ID (PREVIEW)

This gets the relevant fields such as

GiftAidQualificationMethod

GiftAidQualificationStatus

claim_number

tax_claim_amount

I appreciate that some of those should be read only but others, most definitely the qualification method should be a field that you can update on the gift. Am I missing something or is the API… missing something?

David Zeidman · Answer

Sorry, I did not see the link that you sent (it did not show up clearly on my mobile but I see it now on desktop).

I think that may be the one that I need. It is not great though as I would have liked to have added those values at the same time as adding a new gift. Especially if you want to add it to a gift batch. It does mean you cannot set these values in a gift batch but have to add them on an individual basis and then update them afterwards.

Not ideal.

Alex Wong · Answer

The link I sent is a PATCH, which edits the gift's giftaid info. It is possible this is what you are looking for instead of a POST (create giftaid).

David Zeidman · Answer

Yes I have checked the GiftAid API but there is just a GET method but no POST or PUT