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A US card adds in the US Starbucks app only. Make sure the app and account are for the card's country.
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Add it to the app once, then pay at the counter or order ahead — and keep collecting Stars.

Quick answer
Open the Starbucks app, go to the Scan or Pay tab (Cards in some versions) and tap Add card (or the "+" icon), enter the 16-digit card number and the security code from your email, and save. The card then pays in store or for order-ahead purchases, and payments made with it earn Stars.
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Tap Scan or Pay (Cards in some versions), then Add card or the "+" icon.
Type the 16-digit card number and the security code (PIN) from your email, then save.
Show the barcode at the counter, or choose the card when you order ahead in the app.
A Starbucks eGift card has two parts: the card number and an 8-digit security code. Both are needed to add it to the app. Once added, the balance can be topped up and transferred between your own registered cards in the app.
Starbucks cards work in the country they are issued for — pick the country where it will be spent.
A US card adds in the US Starbucks app only. Make sure the app and account are for the card's country.
Check the 16 digits and the security code; paste them separately from the email.
A card can be registered on one Starbucks account. If it was added elsewhere, use that account.
Yes. Paying with a registered card in the app earns Stars in Starbucks Rewards, the same as other payments made through the app.
Yes, at participating stores you can show the card number or barcode from the email, but adding it to the app is faster and protects the balance if the email is lost.
US Starbucks card balances do not expire under Starbucks' standard terms.
Yes. GiftKong sells Starbucks cards for the countries listed above, paid with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero, USDT and four other options. The card details are emailed as soon as the payment confirms.
Starbucks eGift cards paid with crypto, emailed as soon as the payment confirms.
A real person reads every ticket and replies to the email on your order.
