API Documentation

Overview

The QRecode API lets you create and manage dynamic QR codes programmatically. It's a standard REST API returning JSON. API access is included with the Business plan.

Authentication

Generate an API key from your Account settings. Send it as a Bearer token on every request:

Authorization: Bearer qre_live_your_key_here

Keep your keys secret. If a key is exposed, revoke it from your account and generate a new one. Requests are limited to 120 per minute per key.

Base URL

https://qrecode.com/wp-json/qre/v1

Endpoints

List your codes

GET https://qrecode.com/wp-json/qre/v1/codes

Create a code

POST https://qrecode.com/wp-json/qre/v1/codes
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "title": "My campaign",
  "destination_url": "https://example.com/landing",
  "type": "url"
}

Returns the created code including its slug and scan URL. The scan URL is what you encode into the printed QR — you can change destination_url later without reprinting.

Get a single code

GET https://qrecode.com/wp-json/qre/v1/codes/{id}

Update a code

PUT https://qrecode.com/wp-json/qre/v1/codes/{id}
Content-Type: application/json

{ "destination_url": "https://example.com/new-target" }

Delete a code

DELETE https://qrecode.com/wp-json/qre/v1/codes/{id}

Get analytics

GET https://qrecode.com/wp-json/qre/v1/analytics?code_id={id}

Returns scan totals, unique scans, and a time series for the code.

Example (cURL)

curl -X POST https://qrecode.com/wp-json/qre/v1/codes \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer qre_live_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"title":"Menu","destination_url":"https://cafe.example/menu","type":"url"}'

Errors

The API uses standard HTTP status codes. 401 means a bad or missing key, 403 means your plan doesn't allow the action, 429 means you've hit the rate limit, and 400 means a required field is missing.

Need help?

Email support@qrecode.com and we'll help you get set up.