Generate QR code easily for free - QR Code Generation as a Service
NAME
QRcode.show - Generate QR code easily for free - QR Code Generation as a Service
USAGE
curl qrcode.show/INPUT
curl qrcode.show -d INPUT
curl qrcode.show -d @/PATH/TO/INPUT
echo INPUT | curl qrcode.show -d @-
USAGE EXAMPLES
curl qrcode.show/https://example.com
curl qrcode.show -d https://example.com
curl qrcode.show -d @/path/to/input.txt
echo https://example.com | curl qrcode.show -d @-
PARAMETERS
| Header | Description | Format / Options | | ------------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | accept | output type | application/octet-stream, text/plain, text/html, image/svg+xml, image/png, image/jpeg | | x-qr-width | default width | | | x-qr-height | default height | | | x-qr-min-width | minimum width | | | x-qr-min-height | minimum height | | | x-qr-max-width | maximum width | | | x-qr-max-height | maximum height | | | x-qr-dark-color | dark color (hex) | rrggbb | | x-qr-light-color | light color (hex) | rrggbb | | x-qr-version-type | QR version type | normal, micro | | x-qr-version-number | QR version number | 1 -> 40 for normal, 1 -> 4 for micro. | | x-qr-ec-level | error checking level | L, M, Q, H | | x-qr-quiet-zone | add quiet zone | true/ false |
PARAMETER EXAMPLES
curl qrcode.show/INPUT -H accept:image/svg+xml
SHELL FUNCTIONS
Shell functions that can be added to .bashrc or .bash_profle for quickly generating QR codes from the command line. The command takes the argument as input or reads from stdin if none was supplied and outputs the QR code to stdout.
qrcode () {
local input="$*"
[ -z "$input" ] && local input="@/dev/stdin"
curl -d "$input" https://qrcode.show
}
qrsvg () {
local input="$*"
[ -z "$input" ] && local input="@/dev/stdin"
curl -d "${input}" https://qrcode.show -H accept:image/svg+xml
}
qrserve () {
local port=${1:-8080}
local dir=${2:-.}
local ip="$(ifconfig | grep -Eo '[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}\.[0-9]{1,3}' | fzf --prompt IP:)" \
&& echo http://$ip:$port | qrcode \
&& python -m http.server $port -b $ip -d $dir
}
FEATURES
- No data collection or retention.
- Fast and simple API that works on both web and terminal.
- Supports GET and POST requests.
- Supports
acceptheader to control the output format.
CREDITS
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RELATED LINKS
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COPYRIGHT
ยฉ Arijit Basu 2026
