# QR Generator — Zapi reference > Generate QR code images from text or URL input with size and format options. **Base URL:** `https://api.zapi.ink` **Auth:** Send `x-api-key: YOUR_KEY` header on every request. Get a free key at https://zapi.ink/dashboard/keys. **Response envelope:** success `{ project, data, timestamp }` (`data` is the payload); errors `{ content, message, errors }` **Rate limit:** free tier 100 req/min and 600 req/month; paid plans at https://zapi.ink/pricing. **Related:** - Detail page: https://zapi.ink/api/web-tools/qr-generate - Category in the catalog: https://zapi.ink/?cat=web-tools - Category reference: https://zapi.ink/category/web-tools/llms.txt - Concise index: https://zapi.ink/llms.txt - Full reference: https://zapi.ink/llms-full.txt --- ## QR Generator **Category:** web-tools · **Slug:** `qr-generate` **Detail page:** https://zapi.ink/api/web-tools/qr-generate Generate QR code images from text or URL input with size and format options. **Tags:** utility, qr ### Encode QR Encode input text into a QR code image. - **Method:** `GET` - **Endpoint:** `https://api.zapi.ink/v1/web-tools:qr-generate/encode` - **Cache TTL:** 300s **Parameters:** | Name | Type | Location | Required | Description | |------|------|----------|----------|-------------| | `data` | string | query | yes | Text/URL to encode (max 2KB) | | `size` | number | query | no | Image size in pixels (100-1000). Default 300 | | `format` | enum(png|svg|jpg) | query | no | Output format. Default png | **cURL:** ```bash curl "https://api.zapi.ink/v1/web-tools:qr-generate/encode?data=https%3A%2F%2Fzpi.web.id&size=500&format=png" \ -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" ``` **JavaScript / TypeScript:** ```javascript const res = await fetch("https://api.zapi.ink/v1/web-tools:qr-generate/encode?data=https%3A%2F%2Fzpi.web.id&size=500&format=png", { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.ZAPI_KEY } }); const data = await res.json(); ``` **Python:** ```python import requests r = requests.get("https://api.zapi.ink/v1/web-tools:qr-generate/encode?data=https%3A%2F%2Fzpi.web.id&size=500&format=png", headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}) data = r.json() ``` **Example response:** ```json { "ok": true, "size": 500, "format": "png", "imageUrl": "https://api.qrserver.com/v1/create-qr-code/?data=https%3A%2F%2Fzpi.web.id&size=500x500&format=png" } ``` --- _Generated: 2026-10-16T17:07:33.000Z_