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can you use apple pay on amazon

You can sometimes use Apple Pay on Amazon, but not everywhere and not in the same way you’d use it in regular apps or at physical stores.

Quick Scoop

  • Amazon does not support Apple Pay as a universal, built‑in checkout method like Apple’s own apps or many retail sites do.
  • Some third‑party sellers on Amazon can enable Apple Pay via their own payment setup, usually visible as an Apple Pay option at checkout in the Amazon app.
  • Even where Apple Pay is not shown, you can still shop using cards that live inside Apple Pay (like Apple Card or other bank cards) by adding them to your Amazon wallet as normal credit/debit cards.

How it works in practice

  • When you check out in the Amazon app, look at the payment methods: if Apple Pay is supported for that seller and region, you’ll see it as an option and can authenticate with Face ID or Touch ID.
  • If you do not see an Apple Pay button, Amazon is processing that order through its usual system (Amazon Pay and stored cards) and you cannot use Apple Pay directly for that specific purchase.

Workarounds people actually use

  • Add your Apple Card (or any card stored in Apple Wallet) as a normal credit/debit card in your Amazon “Your Payments” section and pay that way; you still earn Apple Card rewards but it is not counted as an Apple Pay transaction.
  • Some guides suggest using Apple Pay to buy Amazon gift cards on other sites that accept Apple Pay, then redeeming the code on Amazon as a balance for things like Prime and regular orders.

Why this is a bit confusing

  • Amazon promotes its own Amazon Pay system, so it has been slow and selective about broader digital wallet support like Apple Pay.
  • Blog posts and forum threads disagree because availability can depend on the seller, your country, and ongoing tests Amazon might run, so one shopper may see Apple Pay where another does not.

Fast answer for shoppers

  • If your question is “can you use Apple Pay on Amazon?” the honest answer today is: sometimes, but don’t count on it as a standard option.
  • For a reliable setup, plan on either using your Apple Card (or other Wallet card) as a regular card on Amazon or loading Amazon balance with gift cards bought via Apple Pay elsewhere.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.