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QRCode API

The QRCode API generates custom QR codes for any content. It supports custom colors, size, and several image formats.

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/v1/qrcode GET

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/qrcode

Returns a QRCode image binary specified by input parameters.

Parameters

  • data  required

    Data to encode in the QR code.

  • format  required

    Image format to return. Must be one of the following: png, jpg, jpeg, eps, svg.

  • size  optional

    Size of the QR code image to generate (e.g. 200). The output will be a square image with (size x size) dimensions. The default size is 250.

  • fg_color  optional

    Foreground color of the QR code. Must be a 6-digit hex color (e.g. 00ff00 for green). Default is 000000 (black).

  • bg_color  optional

    Background color of the QR code. Must be a 6-digit hex color (e.g. 00ff00 for green). Default is ffffff (white).

Headers

  • X-Api-Key  required

    API Key associated with your account.

  • Accept  may be required

    Depending on the programming language and HTTP request library (e.g. Python's requests), you may need to add a header indicating the content type(s) to accept in the result. Set the value according to your format parameter:

    • png: image/png
    • jpg: image/jpg
    • jpeg: image/jpeg
    • eps: application/postscript
    • svg: image/svg+xml

Response

Returns the generated QR code image in the format specified by the format parameter (for example PNG, JPG, SVG). The response body is binary image data (or text for SVG/EPS). Returns an error if the request is unsuccessful.

Sample Request Live Demo!

data
format
size
fg_color
bg_color

Try this API endpoint with all available parameters in our API playground

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/qrcode?data=https%3A%2F%2Fapi-ninjas.com&format=png

Headers

X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key

Sample Response

IMAGE
Sample QR code encoding https://api-ninjas.com

Code Examples

1 2 3 4 curl -X GET "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/qrcode?data=https://api-ninjas.com&format=png" \ -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Accept: image/png" \ --output qrcode.png

If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.

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