In addition to manually creating codes, you can also Bulk Upload them. This is ideal when dealing with lots of single-use codes.
Go to Redemption Codes and and click Bulk Creation > Upload New File.
You will see the following screen:
Fig 1. (Above) Bulk upload of redemption codes via CSV
This screens provides most of the information you require to bulk upload your codes, including two template CSV files, one that includes the valid for x number of days option, and one that includes a valid from and valid to option.
The two variations of the CSV file include the following columns:
1. Name, redemption_code, max_uses, editions, valid_for_days
2. Name, redemption_code, max_uses, editions, valid_from, valid_to
As with manually created codes, the columns in your CSV file represent the same information.
For Name, choose something that you can use for internal auditing purposes. The Name of the redemption code must be unique and can only be seen by yourselves with the platform.
For redemption_code, enter your unique random code. We have refrained from adding code generation to the platform so that you are not limited in the format for your codes. Many free code generators exist online, such as the following: https://www.uuidgenerator.net/
For max_uses, enter how many times the code can be redeemed.
NOTE: We wouldn’t recommend selling multi-use codes to end users directly, otherwise they could share those codes with other people who haven’t made a purchase. Multi-use codes are intended for use by Clients, such as schools, colleges or training centres, who send direct invites to their students and redeem access on their behalf.
For editions, you need to enter the appropriate Node ID for your digital publication and if you want to grant access to multiple publications, please separate the Node IDs with semicolons.
For valid_for_days, enter the number of days the end user can access the digital publication, after which access is revoked.
For valid_from, valid_to, enter the dates that the end user should be able to access the publication.
Dates must be formatted as YYYY-MM-DD.
The valid columns are optional and can be omitted if access to the digital publication is intended to be permanent.
Once you have created your CSV file, upload it to the platform to create your redemption codes. Digital publications are automatically assigned as per the information in the editions column of your CSV file.