# Raise

> Raise is a digital gift card marketplace and commerce platform. Raise for Business exposes the Raise Commerce API (business/v2) — a REST/JSON API to browse retailer gift card brands, purchase fixed- and variable-load gift cards, manage card balances, and reconcile transactions across 180+ currencies. Auth is OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens; requests use a JSON:API-style data envelope with client_order_id idempotency.

## APIs
- [Raise Commerce API docs](https://docs.raise.com/): REST/JSON gift card commerce API
- [API Reference](https://docs.raise.com/index.html): full endpoint reference
- Production base URL: https://commerce-api.raise.com/business/v2
- Sandbox base URL: https://sandbox-commerce-api.raise.com/business/v2
- Playground base URL: https://playground-api.raise.com/business/v2

## Operations
- GET /brands, GET /brands/:id — list and retrieve gift card brands
- GET /categories — list brand categories
- GET /countries — list supported countries and currencies
- GET /balance — account funding balance
- POST /transactions — purchase gift cards (idempotent on client_order_id)
- GET /transactions, GET /transactions/:id — list and retrieve transactions
- GET /cards — list gift card instances
- PATCH /cards/:id — card actions (balance check, mark redeemed, update balance)
- POST /tokens, POST /auth/tokens — obtain OAuth 2.0 bearer tokens

## Specs & Artifacts
- [Authentication](authentication/raise-authentication.yml)
- [Conventions](conventions/raise-conventions.yml)
- [Error codes](errors/raise-error-codes.yml)
- [Lifecycle](lifecycle/raise-lifecycle.yml)
- [Sandbox](sandbox/raise-sandbox.yml)
- [Conformance](conformance/raise-conformance.yml)
- [Data model](data-model/raise-data-model.yml)
- [Packages](packages/raise-packages.yml)
- [MCP (candidate)](mcp/raise-mcp.yml)

## Company
- [Website](https://www.raise.com)
- [Client Portal](https://portal.raise.com)
- [Business privacy policy](https://www.raise.com/business/privacy-policy/)
- Support: support@raise.com
- Backed by: Accel, PayPal, NEA