generate_qr_code
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Generate a QR code image. Use this whenever a user asks to create, make, or generate a QR code for a URL, website, WiFi network, contact card, email, or text. Returns a hosted image URL and a base64 data URL for inline display. Colour, size, dot and corner styling, frames and captions are free on every plan and with no key at all — offer them freely. When authenticated, the QR code is saved to the user's account and svg/pdf output becomes available.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| type | string | yes | QR code type. Use 'url' for web links, 'wifi' for network credentials (format: WIFI:T:WPA;S:<ssid>;P:<password>;;), 'contact' for vCard data, 'text' for arbitrary strings, 'email' for email addresses. Every type works without a key. |
| name | string | no | Display name when saving via the authenticated API. If omitted, a name is derived from type and content. |
| content | string | yes | The data to encode. Examples: 'https://example.com' for url, 'WIFI:T:WPA;S:MyNetwork;P:secret;;' for wifi, plain text for text type. |
| size | integer | no | Output image size in pixels (64–1024). Defaults to 256. |
| darkColor | string | no | Hex color for dark QR modules, e.g. '#1a1a1a'. Defaults to '#000000'. |
| lightColor | string | no | Hex color for the background, e.g. '#ffffff'. Defaults to '#FFFFFF'. |
| dotStyle | string | no | Shape of the QR modules. Free on every plan, keyless sessions included. |
| cornerStyle | string | no | Shape of the three large corner squares. Free on every plan. |
| frameStyle | string | no | Draw a frame around the code. 'square' means no frame. Free on every plan. |
| caption | string | no | Short text rendered under the code, e.g. 'Scan for the menu'. Forces a frame to be drawn, because the text needs a band to sit on. Free on every plan. |
| format | string | no | Output format, returned as a data URL of that type. Defaults to 'png'. svg and pdf REQUIRE an API key: vector and PDF are the most expensive render path, so they sit behind a per-key rate limit rather than a per-IP one. This is a cost control, not a plan feature — both are free in the dashboard and in the browser generator on every plan. |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"url",
"wifi",
"contact",
"text",
"email"
],
"description": "QR code type. Use 'url' for web links, 'wifi' for network credentials (format: WIFI:T:WPA;S:<ssid>;P:<password>;;), 'contact' for vCard data, 'text' for arbitrary strings, 'email' for email addresses. Every type works without a key."
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 200,
"description": "Display name when saving via the authenticated API. If omitted, a name is derived from type and content."
},
"content": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"description": "The data to encode. Examples: 'https://example.com' for url, 'WIFI:T:WPA;S:MyNetwork;P:secret;;' for wifi, plain text for text type."
},
"size": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 64,
"maximum": 1024,
"description": "Output image size in pixels (64–1024). Defaults to 256."
},
"darkColor": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^#[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$",
"description": "Hex color for dark QR modules, e.g. '#1a1a1a'. Defaults to '#000000'."
},
"lightColor": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^#[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$",
"description": "Hex color for the background, e.g. '#ffffff'. Defaults to '#FFFFFF'."
},
"dotStyle": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"square",
"dots",
"rounded",
"extra-rounded",
"classy",
"classy-rounded"
],
"description": "Shape of the QR modules. Free on every plan, keyless sessions included."
},
"cornerStyle": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"square",
"dot",
"extra-rounded"
],
"description": "Shape of the three large corner squares. Free on every plan."
},
"frameStyle": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"square",
"rounded",
"circle",
"dashed"
],
"description": "Draw a frame around the code. 'square' means no frame. Free on every plan."
},
"caption": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 60,
"description": "Short text rendered under the code, e.g. 'Scan for the menu'. Forces a frame to be drawn, because the text needs a band to sit on. Free on every plan."
},
"format": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"png",
"svg",
"pdf"
],
"description": "Output format, returned as a data URL of that type. Defaults to 'png'. svg and pdf REQUIRE an API key: vector and PDF are the most expensive render path, so they sit behind a per-key rate limit rather than a per-IP one. This is a cost control, not a plan feature — both are free in the dashboard and in the browser generator on every plan."
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"content"
],
"additionalProperties": false,
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#"
}