Amex Says Resy Credit Restaurants Were Not Removed

American Express has clarified the Resy Credit update that started circulating after cardholders noticed new eligibility language tied to August 1, 2026. The short version: Amex says the new Resy Credit eligible badge is a clarity tool, not a current mass removal of restaurants.

The Points Guy reported that American Express said it has not removed Resy venues that are eligible today and expects to add more eligible venues later in 2026 when Tock venues become bookable on Resy. Frequent Miler also updated its coverage with the same practical takeaway: the badge matters, but the update no longer looks like a broad near-term cut to the existing restaurant list.

That is an important correction to the first wave of concern. The cardholder language still says restaurants and other food-and-beverage establishments must be indicated as eligible for the Resy Credit on the Resy website or app at the time of purchase. So the operational rule has not gone away. The fear level is lower; the need to check eligibility is still real.

This matters if you count the Resy Credit as part of the value of an American Express Gold Card, American Express Platinum Card, or another eligible Amex product with a Resy dining credit. Dining credits are only worth close to face value when they work at places you would use anyway.

The clarification is good news for cardholders who worried that a familiar Resy restaurant would suddenly stop counting. But it does not mean every Resy listing should be treated as guaranteed. If a venue page does not clearly show the Resy Credit eligible badge, do not assume the statement credit will post.

It also matters for people in smaller dining markets. If your city has only a few practical Resy options, the right question is not just whether the credit exists. The right question is whether the venues you would actually visit are visibly eligible when you plan to dine.

Before using the credit, open the restaurant page in Resy and look for the Resy Credit eligible badge. Do this close to the booking or dining date, because the statement language says eligibility is determined at the time of purchase and eligible locations can change.

If you track benefits manually, add a note next to the Resy Credit: check the Resy eligible badge before dining, enroll if required, pay with the eligible Amex card, and wait for the statement credit to post. For Amex Gold, that reminder belongs with the semiannual Resy credit. For Amex Platinum, it belongs with the quarterly Resy credit.

If you are deciding whether to keep a card, value the credit based on the restaurants that are useful to you after this badge check, not on the headline dollar amount alone.

This is exactly the type of update that can make a benefit tracker more useful than a static spreadsheet. The reset date matters, but the hidden condition matters too: a restaurant needs to be eligible at the time you use the card.

Perkmon should treat Resy guidance as conditional rather than universal. The useful user-facing reminder is: check Resy eligibility, confirm current Amex terms, use the enrolled eligible card, and mark the credit as pending until it posts.

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