Generate a QR code

Use the QR Code tool to generate a QR code from supported data. The tool returns the generated image as a Base64-encoded string together with information about the QR code.

Configure the QR code

Select the output and data formats, then customize the QR code's appearance as needed.

Setting	Description	Required
Output format	The format of the data URI output.	Yes
Data format	The type of data to encode in the QR code.	Yes
Margin	The margin around the square QR code, in pixels.	No
Foreground color	The QR code's foreground color, in hexadecimal or RGB format.	No
Background color	The QR code's background color, in hexadecimal or RGB format.	Yes

The available data formats are Email address, Email message, Phone call, Geolocation, SMS message, URL, Text, and WiFi.

Enter data to encode

The fields available depend on the selected data format.

Email address

Field	Description	Required
Email address	Opens the device's email application and starts a message addressed to this email address when the QR code is scanned.	No

Email message

Field	Description	Required
Email address	Opens the device's email application and starts a message addressed to this email address when the QR code is scanned.	No
Subject	Sets the email subject.	No
Body	Sets the email body. The body can contain up to 150 characters.	No

Phone call

Field	Description	Required
Phone number	Opens the device's phone application with this number when the QR code is scanned.	No

Geolocation

Field	Description	Required
Latitude	The latitude in decimal degrees.	No
Longitude	The longitude in decimal degrees.	No
Altitude	The altitude in meters.	No

SMS message

Field	Description	Required
Mobile message	Opens the device's SMS application when the QR code is scanned.	No
Message	Sets the SMS text. The message can contain up to 130 characters.	No

URL

Field	Description	Required
URL	Opens this URL when the QR code is scanned.	No

Text

Field	Description	Required
Text	Encodes up to 200 characters of plain text. When scanned, the device displays the text and may offer actions such as search or share.	No

WiFi

Field	Description	Required
Network SSID	Identifies the Wi-Fi network that the device attempts to add when the QR code is scanned. This format is supported on Android and iOS 11 or later.	No
Network authentication	The Wi-Fi authentication type. Supported values are nopass, WEP, and WPA.	No
Network password	The Wi-Fi password. The tool ignores this value when authentication is set to nopass.	No

Response parameters

Field	Description
qr_data	Data about the generated QR code.
image	The QR code image as a Base64-encoded string.
error	An error message when the QR code cannot be generated.