Steam gift card redeem

[Evergarden]

Hey guys, I got a USD gift card from my friend as a gift but I cant redeem on my account. My account use Thai baht as a currency. Is Steam not allow to redeem USD gift cards on other regions anymore? or am I having a another problem?

[Anonymous Helper]

Physical Gift cards / Wallet Codes are region locked and can only be be redeemed if your region uses the same currency. It's been this way at least couple of years now.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1122-RTSC-0478

We have made some changes to how Steam Wallet Codes are redeemed on Steam, as part of our ongoing effort to reduce scams like the ones explained HERE. These changes should not impact regular customers who enjoy using Steam wallet codes they purchase at retail in their local currency.

Each Steam User Account is associated with a specific currency, which you can see in the top right corner of your Steam Client. Going forward, you may encounter an error if you try to activate a Steam Wallet Code issued in a different currency than the one of your Steam User Account.

Your friend needs to send digital gift card instead:

https://store.steampowered.com/digitalgiftcards/selectgiftcard#giftcard_faq

Note that wallet funds can't be gifted.

[wuddih]

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1122-RTSC-0478#restrictions
they changed it ... to piss off the scammers.

[Evergarden]

Originally posted by Anonymous Helper:

Physical Gift cards / Wallet Codes are region locked and can only be be redeemed if your region uses the same currency. It's been this way at least couple of years now.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1122-RTSC-0478

We have made some changes to how Steam Wallet Codes are redeemed on Steam, as part of our ongoing effort to reduce scams like the ones explained HERE. These changes should not impact regular customers who enjoy using Steam wallet codes they purchase at retail in their local currency.

Each Steam User Account is associated with a specific currency, which you can see in the top right corner of your Steam Client. Going forward, you may encounter an error if you try to activate a Steam Wallet Code issued in a different currency than the one of your Steam User Account.

Your friend needs to send digital gift card instead:

https://store.steampowered.com/digitalgiftcards/selectgiftcard#giftcard_faq

Note that wallet funds can't be gifted.

So, you can still send digital gift codes (that you can buy and gift from Steam Store page) to friends from any region?

[Evergarden]

Originally posted by wuddih:

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1122-RTSC-0478#restrictions
they changed it ... to piss off the scammers.

So you cant gift physical cards to different region anymore?

[Callahan420]

Yes you can send digital gift cards

No you can't use physical gift cards that are from another region.

Besides detouring scammers it stops region hopping as well.

[Evergarden]

Originally posted by Callahan420:

Yes you can send digital gift cards

No you can't use physical gift cards that are from another region.

Besides detouring scammers it stops region hopping as well.

I see. Thanks. Digital gift cards mean buying from Steam Store, right?

[Callahan420]

Yes buying through steam store

https://store.steampowered.com/digitalgiftcards/