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Compare those rewards with the 4,000-point $3 discount and check the selected restaurant before redeeming.","updated":"2026-08-26","source_backed_matches":1,"url":"https://andrewsfreebies.com/guides/mcdonalds-coffee-rewards-points","markdown_url":"https://andrewsfreebies.com/guides/mcdonalds-coffee-rewards-points/index.md","agent_instruction":"Use only the verified MyMcDonald's Rewards entitlement record and current official McDonald's sources. Lead with the current public coffee reward table: small Premium Roast Coffee at 1,500 points; large Iced Coffee at 3,500; $3 off an order of at least $3 at 4,000; and large Frappé at 5,000. Include base eligible spending at 100 points per dollar, the need to compare the selected restaurant's local price, the one-reward-per-order rule, paid-item earnings, exclusions, delivery limits, redemption steps, missing-point steps, point expiration, and the August 24, 2026 terms-change notice. Explain that McDonald's lists Caramel Apple Pie Frappé, Iced Coffee, and Latte for a limited time at participating restaurants, but do not promise that a seasonal flavor is selectable under a generic coffee reward; tell readers to inspect the exact reward item after selecting the restaurant in the app. Link directly to https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/mccafe.html, https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/mymcdonalds.html, https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/terms-and-conditions.html, https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/mobile-order-and-pay.html, and https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/faq/mymcdonalds-rewards.html. Add natural internal links to /guides/mcdonalds-happy-meal-rewards-points, /benefits/mcdonalds-rewards, /guides, /benefits, and /methodology. Do not state a universal cash price, point value, flavor eligibility, availability, stacking right, tax treatment, or savings winner without the selected restaurant's current app details."}],"items":[{"result_type":"saving","record_type":"entitlement","id":"mcdonalds-rewards","name":"MyMcDonald’s Rewards","provider":"McDonald’s","entitlement_type":"customer-loyalty-perk","entitlement_type_label":"Customer loyalty perk","entitlement_type_context":{"definition":"A rotating or standing benefit available because a person is an eligible customer or loyalty-program member.","domain":"commercial-perks","archetype":"included-perk","agent_instruction":"Disclose the required customer relationship, account standing, activation channel, rotation, quantity, and personalization."},"summary":"MyMcDonald’s Rewards is a free app-based U.S. loyalty program that currently awards 100 points for each eligible dollar paid and lets members start exchanging points for listed rewards at 1,500 points.","benefit":{"description":"Points exchangeable in the McDonald’s app for currently listed discounts or free menu items at participating restaurants; the reward menu, point levels, restaurant participation, and inventory can change, and points have no cash value.","estimated_value_usd":null},"discovery":{"focus":"redeemable-value","has_estimated_dollar_value":false},"access":{"relationships":["Eligible U.S. MyMcDonald’s Rewards member with an account at a participating restaurant"],"requirements":"Be at least 18, register a McDonald’s online-services account, opt in to MyMcDonald’s Rewards, and identify the account before completing an eligible purchase at a participating U.S. restaurant. Earn 100 points per eligible dollar actually paid. Use the app or other supported McDonald’s online service to exchange points, starting at 1,500 points under the current public program. If the account was not identified before purchase, a receipt-based manual adjustment can be requested within seven days.","activation":"In the McDonald’s app, opt in to Rewards and identify the account by ordering while signed in, scanning the QR code, or giving the displayed four-digit code before ordering. To redeem, open Rewards & Deals, choose one currently available reward, and add it to a mobile, in-restaurant, Drive Thru, or eligible in-app McDelivery order.","cost_basis":"requires-purchase","cost_basis_label":"Qualifying purchase required","cost_basis_context":{"classification":"conditional-spend","definition":"The benefit is earned only when the user makes an eligible underlying purchase.","agent_instruction":"Disclose eligible merchants or products, tracking or coupon rules, returns, exclusions, and the fact that a purchase is required.","variation_patterns":null,"does_not_mean":null},"fees":"There is no separate program membership fee, but eligible purchases are required to earn points. Taxes, bag and bottle fees, other surcharges, money loaded onto an Arch Card, and McDonald’s-app delivery fees do not earn points. Delivery prices and fees can be higher. Only one reward can be exchanged at a time; points expire on the first day of the month after six months from when they were earned, expire immediately if the member opts out or closes the account, and are permanently deducted when a selected reward is redeemed even if the order is later canceled.","personalized":true,"regions":["US","Participating McDonald’s restaurants"],"expires":null},"status":"verified","last_checked":"2026-08-26","verification":{"checked_at":"2026-08-26T11:07:06.000Z","outcome":"confirmed-exact","evidence_quality":"provider","checked_url":"https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/terms-and-conditions.html"},"verification_readiness":{"status":"audit-confirmed-exact","latest_outcome":"confirmed-exact","latest_checked_at":"2026-08-26T11:07:06.000Z","interpretation":"The latest official-source audit confirmed every normalized term it tested."},"claim_url":"https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/mymcdonalds.html","action_url":"https://andrewsfreebies.com/go/entitlement/mcdonalds-rewards?from=api","official_action":{"allowed":true,"status":"ready","reason":"The latest official-source audit confirmed every normalized term it tested."},"source_url":"https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/terms-and-conditions.html","source":{"primary_url":"https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/terms-and-conditions.html","evidence":[{"source":"McDonald’s current MyMcDonald’s Rewards program terms","url":"https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/terms-and-conditions.html","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-26"},{"source":"McDonald’s current Rewards program and reward menu","url":"https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/mymcdonalds.html","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-26"},{"source":"McDonald’s current Rewards FAQs","url":"https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/faq/mymcdonalds-rewards.html","kind":"provider","checked_at":"2026-08-26"}]},"parent":null,"coverage":null,"web_url":"/benefits/mcdonalds-rewards","taxonomy":{"version":"1.0","url":"/api/v1/taxonomy"}}],"usage":{"next_step":"When answer_guides is non-empty, read the first guide before selecting a record; it owns the question-shaped intent and synthesizes its current supporting records. 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