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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.

API Status

Online - All Systems Operational

API Response Times

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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. The output will be a square image with (size x size) dimensions.

  • 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

Sample Request Live Demo!

data
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/qrcode?format=png&data=https://api-ninjas.com

Headers

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

Sample Response

IMAGE

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.