Introduction

Welcome to the QBar Scanner Developer API — a RESTful API for creating, managing, and rendering QR codes programmatically.

What You Can Do

• Create QR codes — Single or bulk (up to 50 per request), supporting 9 content types
• Style QR codes — Custom dot patterns, color gradients, corner styles, and embedded logos
• Dynamic QR codes — Trackable short URLs that let you update content without reprinting
• Render images — Server-side SVG generation with automatic CDN caching
• Full CRUD — List, get, update, and delete your QR codes via API

Base URL

All API endpoints are available at:

https://api.qbar-scanner.com/api/v1/

Quick Start

1. Get Your API Key

1. Log in to QBar Scanner
2. Go to Settings → Developer API
3. Click Generate API Key
4. Copy and securely store your key — it's shown only once

2. Create Your First QR Code

curl -X POST https://api.qbar-scanner.com/api/v1/qrcodes \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: qbar_your_api_key_here" \
  -d '{
    "type": "url",
    "content": {
      "url": "https://example.com"
    },
    "name": "My First QR Code",
    "is_dynamic": true
  }'

3. Get the QR Image

curl -H "X-API-Key: qbar_your_api_key_here" \
  "https://api.qbar-scanner.com/api/v1/qrcodes/{id}/image?size=400" \
  -o qrcode.svg

Supported QR Code Types

Type	Description
text	Plain text content
url	Web URL with optional UTM parameters
phone	Phone number for click-to-call
email	Email with subject and message
sms	SMS with phone number and message
whatsapp	WhatsApp message with phone number
wifi	WiFi network configuration
contact	vCard contact information
event	Calendar event (vEvent)

See QR Code Types for detailed content fields per type.

Next Steps

• Authentication — How to authenticate your requests
• API Endpoints — Full endpoint reference
• Code Examples — Ready-to-use examples in 7+ languages