Amex Just Merged Tock Into Resy — But Your Dining Credit Doesn't Work There Until September 15

Amex Just Merged Tock Into Resy — But Your Dining Credit Doesn't Work There Until September 15

American Express folded Tock into Resy on August 12, 2026, adding roughly 8,000 venues to a platform that now covers about 25,000 restaurants. However, Amex Resy statement credits will not trigger at those Tock-sourced venues until September 15, 2026. If you book a Tock restaurant through Resy before that date, the credit will not apply.

Key takeaways

• Tock venues went live on Resy on August 12, 2026.

• About 8,000 Tock venues joined Resy's roughly 25,000-venue platform.

• Nearly 1,200 wineries came over with Tock, including Ridge Vineyards and Heitz Cellar.

• Resy statement credits start working at Tock venues on September 15, 2026 — a 34-day gap.

• Amex acquired Tock for $400 million.

This is one of those benefit changes that's genuinely good news wrapped around one detail that could cost you a hundred dollars if you don't read carefully. Let's separate the two.

What actually changed?

Amex owns both Resy and Tock. On August 12 it merged them, folding Tock's roughly 8,000 venues into Resy's platform for a combined total around 25,000, according to Doctor of Credit and The Points Guy.

Quick context if you don't know the two names: Resy is Amex's restaurant reservation platform — think OpenTable, but owned by a credit card company. Tock is a rival booking platform that specialized in the harder-to-get end of dining: prepaid tasting menus, chef's counters, and winery tastings. Amex bought it for $400 million.

What Tock brings to the table is quality, not just quantity. Its roster includes the sort of restaurants that are famously difficult to book, plus nearly 1,200 wineries — Ridge Vineyards and Heitz Cellar among them. That's a category Resy barely touched before.

Why does the September 15 date matter?

Because your money is on the line, briefly. The Amex Platinum carries a Resy dining credit worth up to $400 a year, doled out as $100 per quarter. It's a use-it-or-lose-it credit — unspent quarters don't roll over. So Platinum holders are, by design, always looking for eligible places to spend it.

Here's the trap: Tock venues are visible and bookable on Resy right now, as of August 12. But purchases at those venues don't start triggering the statement credit until September 15, 2026.

That's a 34-day window where a restaurant appears in the app, looks eligible, and quietly isn't. If you're rushing to burn a quarterly credit before it expires and you pick a newly-added Tock venue, you may simply not get reimbursed.

How do I know if a restaurant is credit-eligible?

Amex has been rolling out a "credit-eligible" label inside Resy, which is exactly the fix this situation needs. Look for it on the listing before you book.

Our advice, plainly: until mid-September, treat the label as the only source of truth. Not the restaurant's reputation, not the fact that it showed up in a Resy search, not a comment on a forum. If the listing doesn't say the credit applies, assume it doesn't. And if you're within days of a quarter closing and you need to burn a credit, book somewhere that was already on Resy before August 12. Boring is fine when there's $100 at stake.

Is this good news overall?

Yes, genuinely — with one honest caveat.

The good: Resy's biggest weakness was always coverage. If you lived somewhere Resy hadn't penetrated, or you wanted the kind of restaurant that takes prepaid bookings, that $400 credit was a lot harder to spend than the marketing suggested. Adding 8,000 venues, particularly Tock's high-end and winery inventory, meaningfully widens where the credit works. From September 15, this is a real improvement to a real benefit.

The caveat: consolidation of this kind tends to come with tighter rules over time, not looser ones. Amex now controls a substantially larger share of restaurant bookings, and it has already been narrowing which venues count toward the credit. This month's change is expansion. We'd be a little surprised if the next one is.

That's not doom — just a reminder not to build your entire annual-fee justification around a single credit whose terms one company can rewrite. If you want the broader picture on how much these credits are really worth against premium annual fees, that's a theme we run through our best travel credit cards guide.

What this means for you

If you hold an Amex Platinum or Gold and you have a quarterly Resy credit sitting unused, don't change anything before September 15. Book restaurants that were already on Resy, check for the credit-eligible label, and enjoy the fact that your options roughly double next month.

If you were on the fence about the Platinum specifically because the Resy credit felt hard to spend where you live, this is a fair reason to re-check. Search your city on Resy after mid-September and count the eligible options. If the number went up meaningfully, the credit's real value to you went up with it. If your city still shows three restaurants, it didn't, and no press release changes that.

FAQ

When did Tock restaurants go live on Resy?

August 12, 2026. They are bookable through Resy now.

When do Amex Resy credits start working at Tock venues?

September 15, 2026. Purchases at Tock-sourced venues before that date will not trigger the statement credit.

How many venues does Resy have now?

Roughly 25,000, of which about 8,000 came from Tock — including nearly 1,200 wineries.

How much is the Amex Platinum Resy credit worth?

Up to $400 per year, issued as $100 per quarter. Unused quarterly amounts do not roll over.

How can I tell whether a restaurant qualifies for the credit?

Amex has added a "credit-eligible" label to listings within Resy. Check for it on the specific venue before booking rather than assuming.

How much did Amex pay for Tock?

$400 million.