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name: qrdex description: Create, manage, and track QR codes using the QRdex.io REST API. Use when working with QR code generation, URL shortening with QR codes, WiFi QR codes, email/SMS/WhatsApp QR codes, scan tracking, or any QRdex.io operations. Supports all QR types (url, email, telephone, sms, whatsapp, wifi) with customizable colors and shapes.

QRdex

Manage QR codes via the QRdex.io REST API.

Setup

Set the API key as an environment variable:

export QRDEX_API_KEY="your-api-key"

Get a key from: QRdex.io → Team Settings → API section. API access requires Growth plan or above.

Quick Reference

Base URL: https://qrdex.io/api/v1

All requests require Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY and Content-Type: application/json.

Create a QR Code

curl -X POST https://qrdex.io/api/v1/qr_codes \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "qr_code": {
      "title": "My Website",
      "qr_type": "url",
      "url": "https://example.com"
    }
  }'

QR Types and Required Fields

Type	Required Fields
url	url
email	email_address (optional: email_subject, message)
telephone	telephone_number
sms	telephone_number (optional: message)
whatsapp	telephone_number (optional: message)
wifi	wifi_ssid (optional: wifi_encryption, wifi_password, wifi_hidden)

Common Optional Fields

• foreground_color — hex color (default: #000000)
• background_color — hex color (default: #FFFFFF)
• shape — QR code shape (default: rounded)
• track_scans — enable scan tracking (default: true)

List QR Codes

curl https://qrdex.io/api/v1/qr_codes \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY"

Query params: page, per_page (max 100), qr_type filter.

Get / Update / Delete

# Get
curl https://qrdex.io/api/v1/qr_codes/:id -H "Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY"

# Update (partial — only send changed fields)
curl -X PATCH https://qrdex.io/api/v1/qr_codes/:id \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"qr_code": {"title": "New Title"}}'

# Delete (soft-delete)
curl -X DELETE https://qrdex.io/api/v1/qr_codes/:id -H "Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY"

Download QR Image (SVG)

curl https://qrdex.io/api/v1/qr_codes/:id/image \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QRDEX_API_KEY" -o qr.svg

Returns image/svg+xml. Use the image_url field from any QR code response directly in <img> tags.

Using the Python Script

For programmatic use, use scripts/qrdex_api.py:

# Set API key
export QRDEX_API_KEY="your-key"

# List QR codes
python scripts/qrdex_api.py list

# Create QR codes
python scripts/qrdex_api.py create --title "My Site" --type url --url "https://example.com"
python scripts/qrdex_api.py create --title "WiFi" --type wifi --ssid "Guest" --wifi-password "pass123"
python scripts/qrdex_api.py create --title "Email" --type email --email "hi@example.com"
python scripts/qrdex_api.py create --title "Chat" --type whatsapp --phone "+15551234567" --message "Hello!"

# Get details
python scripts/qrdex_api.py get 123

# Update
python scripts/qrdex_api.py update 123 --title "Updated Title" --fg-color "#FF0000"

# Delete
python scripts/qrdex_api.py delete 123

# Download image
python scripts/qrdex_api.py image 123 -o qr.svg

Error Handling

• 401 — Invalid/missing API key
• 403 — No permission
• 404 — QR code not found or belongs to different team
• 422 — Validation error or plan limit reached
• 429 — Rate limited (100 req/min per key). Check X-RateLimit-Remaining header.

API Reference

For full field descriptions and response schemas, see references/API_REFERENCE.md.